2023 Arizona Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Arizona customer went without power for about 2.0 hours, the 45th worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.0
vs prior year
▼ 1%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
6.5M
Peak customers out
92,227
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of AZ customers
Counties reporting
14
Arizona year over year
All 14 Arizona counties, 2023
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 | Santa Cruz County | 23.4 | 31K | 1,340 | 1,340 | 47 |
| 2 | Gila County | 6.7 | 196K | 29,489 | 7,836 | 252 |
| 3 | Pima County | 3.6 | 1.8M | 492,744 | 54,076 | 324 |
| 4 | Navajo County | 3.4 | 287K | 84,388 | 10,085 | 379 |
| 5 | La Paz County | 3.2 | 27K | 8,403 | 1,705 | 47 |
| 6 | Pinal County | 3.2 | 291K | 92,098 | 7,552 | 592 |
| 7 | Coconino County | 3.0 | 414K | 138,090 | 10,604 | 290 |
| 8 | Greenlee County | 1.9 | 5,114 | 2,735 | 620 | 80 |
| 9 | Apache County | 1.9 | 55K | 29,549 | 4,284 | 140 |
| 10 | Yuma County | 1.8 | 193K | 109,100 | 9,794 | 269 |
| 11 | Maricopa County | 1.6 | 2.8M | 1,742,493 | 83,324 | 477 |
| 12 | Yavapai County | 1.4 | 340K | 246,408 | 7,882 | 424 |
| 13 | Mohave County | 0.4 | 53K | 149,928 | 5,513 | 112 |
| 14 | Cochise County | 0.3 | 27K | 80,227 | 4,771 | 93 |
Biggest Arizona outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maricopa County, AZ | September 1, 2023 01:30 | September 2, 2023 19:30 | 1d 18h | 83,324 | 317K |
| 2 | Pima County, AZ | July 24, 2023 02:15 | August 18, 2023 19:15 | 25d 17h | 54,076 | 861K |
| 3 | Maricopa County, AZ | July 27, 2023 04:15 | July 31, 2023 23:30 | 4d 19h | 46,077 | 170K |
| 4 | Maricopa County, AZ | September 12, 2023 13:45 | September 16, 2023 03:30 | 3d 13h | 43,095 | 257K |
| 5 | Pima County, AZ | January 6, 2023 13:15 | January 23, 2023 09:30 | 16d 20h | 20,927 | 121K |
| 6 | Pima County, AZ | July 17, 2023 17:15 | July 23, 2023 20:00 | 6d 2h | 20,224 | 197K |
| 7 | Pima County, AZ | August 21, 2023 15:30 | September 15, 2023 18:45 | 25d 3h | 18,896 | 168K |
| 8 | Maricopa County, AZ | February 21, 2023 14:45 | February 23, 2023 13:15 | 1d 22h | 13,195 | 88K |
| 9 | Coconino County, AZ | February 22, 2023 06:30 | February 24, 2023 19:30 | 2d 13h | 10,604 | 174K |
| 10 | Maricopa County, AZ | May 19, 2023 00:15 | May 20, 2023 05:15 | 1d 5h | 10,351 | 46K |
| 11 | Navajo County, AZ | December 20, 2023 17:45 | December 21, 2023 00:00 | 6h 15m | 10,085 | 2,541 |
| 12 | Pima County, AZ | July 11, 2023 05:45 | July 13, 2023 21:45 | 2d 16h | 9,997 | 37K |
| 13 | Navajo County, AZ | February 22, 2023 02:30 | March 3, 2023 16:15 | 9d 13h | 9,877 | 55K |
| 14 | Yuma County, AZ | August 20, 2023 19:00 | August 22, 2023 03:15 | 1d 8h | 9,794 | 45K |
| 15 | Pima County, AZ | February 14, 2023 15:15 | February 18, 2023 00:15 | 3d 9h | 9,540 | 19K |
| 16 | Maricopa County, AZ | June 9, 2023 03:30 | June 11, 2023 06:30 | 2d 3h | 9,028 | 20K |
| 17 | Maricopa County, AZ | December 4, 2023 14:45 | December 6, 2023 14:00 | 1d 23h | 8,976 | 33K |
| 18 | Maricopa County, AZ | March 2, 2023 15:00 | March 2, 2023 23:00 | 8h | 8,964 | 12K |
| 19 | Maricopa County, AZ | December 21, 2023 04:45 | December 21, 2023 12:00 | 7h 15m | 8,876 | 10K |
| 20 | Maricopa County, AZ | February 14, 2023 08:00 | February 16, 2023 01:00 | 1d 17h | 8,600 | 22K |
| 21 | Maricopa County, AZ | July 16, 2023 21:45 | July 25, 2023 09:00 | 8d 11h | 8,580 | 102K |
| 22 | Pima County, AZ | December 11, 2023 15:15 | December 11, 2023 20:00 | 4h 45m | 8,510 | 11K |
| 23 | Yavapai County, AZ | February 22, 2023 06:45 | February 24, 2023 00:30 | 1d 17h | 7,882 | 40K |
| 24 | Gila County, AZ | July 5, 2023 03:15 | July 5, 2023 10:15 | 7h | 7,836 | 3,960 |
| 25 | Maricopa County, AZ | October 5, 2023 13:30 | October 7, 2023 21:15 | 2d 7h | 7,823 | 20K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Arizona's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.