2022 Wyoming Power Outage Report
In 2022, the average Wyoming customer went without power for about 2.4 hours, the 40th worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.4
vs prior year
▲ 10%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
789K
Peak customers out
10,628
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
71%
of WY customers
Counties reporting
21
Wyoming year over year
All 21 Wyoming counties, 2022
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crook County | 11.6 | 53K | 4,545 | 1,756 | 335 |
| 2 | Converse County | 11.2 | 85K | 7,624 | 5,684 | 1,264 |
| 3 | Weston County | 7.7 | 30K | 3,933 | 841 | 231 |
| 4 | Johnson County | 5.4 | 30K | 5,448 | 3,889 | 265 |
| 5 | Campbell County | 4.4 | 123K | 28,060 | 3,047 | 507 |
| 6 | Albany County | 4.0 | 93K | 23,303 | 9,790 | 299 |
| 7 | Sheridan County | 3.7 | 66K | 17,618 | 4,930 | 214 |
| 8 | Washakie County | 2.8 | 742 | 265 | 241 | 108 |
| 9 | Carbon County | 2.3 | 25K | 10,767 | 2,221 | 315 |
| 10 | Sweetwater County | 2.2 | 55K | 25,475 | 10,627 | 448 |
| 11 | Park County | 2.1 | 29K | 14,005 | 956 | 193 |
| 12 | Big Horn County | 1.8 | 7,077 | 3,930 | 1,139 | 115 |
| 13 | Hot Springs County | 1.7 | 4,030 | 2,310 | 2,310 | 58 |
| 14 | Natrona County | 1.7 | 81K | 47,992 | 4,501 | 642 |
| 15 | Uinta County | 1.6 | 20K | 12,368 | 2,523 | 187 |
| 16 | Sublette County | 1.3 | 6,596 | 5,123 | 884 | 180 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 0.9 | 12K | 12,820 | 2,172 | 143 |
| 18 | Fremont County | 0.8 | 22K | 26,823 | 2,226 | 273 |
| 19 | Laramie County | 0.8 | 42K | 52,987 | 4,846 | 589 |
| 20 | Teton County | 0.1 | 1,057 | 18,592 | 110 | 25 |
| 21 | Platte County | - | 2,901 | - | 424 | 10 |
Biggest Wyoming outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweetwater County, WY | December 31, 2022 06:15 | December 31, 2022 07:30 | 1h 15m | 10,627 | 7,973 |
| 2 | Albany County, WY | August 9, 2022 19:45 | August 10, 2022 09:00 | 13h 15m | 9,790 | 60K |
| 3 | Albany County, WY | April 12, 2022 17:15 | April 12, 2022 21:45 | 4h 30m | 7,688 | 5,931 |
| 4 | Converse County, WY | May 12, 2022 18:15 | May 13, 2022 06:15 | 12h | 5,684 | 43K |
| 5 | Albany County, WY | August 14, 2022 14:15 | August 15, 2022 06:15 | 16h | 5,297 | 3,456 |
| 6 | Sheridan County, WY | September 11, 2022 10:30 | September 11, 2022 14:00 | 3h 30m | 4,930 | 7,571 |
| 7 | Laramie County, WY | April 5, 2022 14:00 | April 5, 2022 14:15 | 15m | 4,846 | 1,212 |
| 8 | Natrona County, WY | December 22, 2022 03:45 | December 22, 2022 12:30 | 8h 45m | 4,501 | 22K |
| 9 | Sweetwater County, WY | April 5, 2022 09:30 | April 5, 2022 15:15 | 5h 45m | 4,493 | 5,713 |
| 10 | Sweetwater County, WY | July 13, 2022 01:00 | July 13, 2022 01:15 | 15m | 4,464 | 1,116 |
| 11 | Sweetwater County, WY | April 21, 2022 14:15 | April 21, 2022 22:00 | 7h 45m | 4,324 | 6,506 |
| 12 | Laramie County, WY | September 28, 2022 18:15 | September 28, 2022 20:30 | 2h 15m | 4,095 | 1,026 |
| 13 | Johnson County, WY | August 12, 2022 07:15 | August 12, 2022 08:00 | 45m | 3,889 | 1,947 |
| 14 | Natrona County, WY | December 27, 2022 16:15 | December 28, 2022 19:45 | 1d 3h | 3,787 | 14K |
| 15 | Sheridan County, WY | April 23, 2022 03:30 | April 23, 2022 23:45 | 20h 15m | 3,262 | 8,055 |
| 16 | Campbell County, WY | January 2, 2022 16:30 | January 3, 2022 17:30 | 1d 1h | 3,047 | 13K |
| 17 | Sweetwater County, WY | May 19, 2022 17:15 | May 19, 2022 17:45 | 30m | 2,780 | 698 |
| 18 | Natrona County, WY | August 12, 2022 03:45 | August 13, 2022 10:45 | 1d 7h | 2,767 | 5,193 |
| 19 | Albany County, WY | July 14, 2022 12:15 | July 14, 2022 13:15 | 1h | 2,677 | 1,338 |
| 20 | Converse County, WY | April 23, 2022 10:00 | April 24, 2022 09:45 | 23h 45m | 2,654 | 8,594 |
| 21 | Laramie County, WY | July 11, 2022 15:00 | July 11, 2022 20:00 | 5h | 2,576 | 5,155 |
| 22 | Albany County, WY | June 14, 2022 13:30 | June 15, 2022 01:00 | 11h 30m | 2,531 | 9,438 |
| 23 | Uinta County, WY | January 31, 2022 18:00 | January 31, 2022 19:45 | 1h 45m | 2,523 | 1,477 |
| 24 | Natrona County, WY | May 11, 2022 03:30 | May 11, 2022 07:15 | 3h 45m | 2,483 | 626 |
| 25 | Converse County, WY | June 20, 2022 19:15 | June 21, 2022 02:00 | 6h 45m | 2,427 | 930 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 71% of Wyoming's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.