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2023 District of Columbia Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 37th worst of any US state that year, 1.1× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
26,583
Rank (worst state)
37th
Counties affected
1

District of Columbia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

2.5h20152.5h20161.4h20174.8h20182.2h20191.5h20201.9h20211.5h20222.5h20231.6h20241.8h2025

Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2023

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

1District of Columbia26,583

Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
District of ColumbiaNovember 20, 202326,583
District of ColumbiaJuly 28, 202315,831
District of ColumbiaJuly 27, 20238,259
District of ColumbiaMarch 18, 20237,691
District of ColumbiaJuly 10, 20234,711
District of ColumbiaJuly 14, 20234,570
District of ColumbiaAugust 24, 20234,467
District of ColumbiaJune 7, 20234,291
District of ColumbiaDecember 1, 20234,046
District of ColumbiaJuly 24, 20233,736
District of Columbia 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.