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2023 Delaware Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Delaware customer went without power for about 2.3 hours — the 41st worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.3
Peak customers out
61,872
Rank (worst state)
41st
Counties affected
3

Delaware outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

3.1h20152.9h20162.9h20172.4h20181.9h20194.3h20201.3h20211.7h20222.3h20232.2h20242.4h2025

Hardest-hit Delaware counties in 2023

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

1New Castle County61,8722Sussex County7,9693Kent County6,146

Biggest Delaware outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
New Castle CountyDecember 12, 202361,872
New Castle CountyAugust 6, 202323,275
Sussex CountyNovember 1, 20237,969
Sussex CountyDecember 12, 20236,943
New Castle CountySeptember 20, 20236,294
Kent CountyDecember 12, 20236,146
New Castle CountyJune 25, 20235,264
New Castle CountyAugust 21, 20234,986
Kent CountyMarch 21, 20233,971
Sussex CountySeptember 23, 20233,615
Delaware by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.