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2022 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 13.6 hours — the 5th worst of any US state that year, 1.8× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
13.6
Peak customers out
21,318
Rank (worst state)
5th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

2.6h20154.3h201610.2h201711.4h20186.8h20193.8h20204.3h202113.6h202210.7h202311.2h20244.1h2025

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2022

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Windsor County21,3182Chittenden County18,0733Washington County13,6294Franklin County10,0665Addison County9,8906Rutland County8,9047Orange County7,9998Windham County6,6509Orleans County5,24110Bennington County4,27911Caledonia County3,65012Lamoille County2,94113Grand Isle County1,97214Essex County1,582

Biggest Vermont outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Windsor CountyDecember 16, 202221,318
Chittenden CountyDecember 23, 202218,073
Washington CountyDecember 23, 202213,629
Chittenden CountyApril 19, 202211,317
Franklin CountyDecember 23, 202210,066
Addison CountyDecember 23, 20229,890
Rutland CountyDecember 16, 20228,904
Rutland CountyDecember 22, 20228,620
Orange CountyDecember 16, 20227,999
Chittenden CountyJuly 5, 20227,240
Vermont by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVAKMI

Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.