2023 U.S. Virgin Islands Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average U.S. Virgin Islands customer went without power for about 41.8 hours (a territory, not ranked with the states) (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
41.8
vs prior year
▼ 6%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
2.4M
Peak customers out
26,280
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of VI customers
Counties reporting
3
U.S. Virgin Islands year over year
Month by month, 2023
Customer-hours without power across U.S. Virgin Islands; October was the worst.
All 3 U.S. Virgin Islands 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 | St. John Island | 71.3 | 191K | 2,683 | 2,683 | 162 |
| 2 | St. Thomas Island | 50.8 | 1.2M | 22,725 | 19,691 | 424 |
| 3 | St. Croix Island | 32.5 | 1.0M | 30,899 | 26,128 | 557 |
Biggest U.S. Virgin Islands 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 | St. Croix Island, VI | February 7, 2023 10:15 | February 8, 2023 03:00 | 16h 45m | 26,128 | 18K |
| 2 | St. Croix Island, VI | January 15, 2023 23:00 | January 18, 2023 13:00 | 2d 14h | 25,087 | 25K |
| 3 | St. Croix Island, VI | June 11, 2023 13:45 | June 14, 2023 01:45 | 2d 12h | 22,737 | 19K |
| 4 | St. Thomas Island, VI | October 4, 2023 01:00 | October 7, 2023 18:30 | 3d 17h | 19,691 | 277K |
| 5 | St. Croix Island, VI | January 12, 2023 12:30 | January 12, 2023 18:45 | 6h 15m | 19,220 | 11K |
| 6 | St. Croix Island, VI | September 30, 2023 09:15 | October 13, 2023 12:15 | 13d 3h | 18,303 | 84K |
| 7 | St. Croix Island, VI | April 17, 2023 12:15 | April 17, 2023 16:45 | 4h 30m | 18,287 | 27K |
| 8 | St. Croix Island, VI | July 4, 2023 04:00 | July 4, 2023 19:15 | 15h 15m | 18,273 | 12K |
| 9 | St. Croix Island, VI | November 2, 2023 13:15 | November 7, 2023 15:30 | 5d 2h | 18,240 | 12K |
| 10 | St. Croix Island, VI | June 2, 2023 00:45 | June 7, 2023 14:15 | 5d 13h | 16,537 | 337K |
| 11 | St. Croix Island, VI | October 25, 2023 11:15 | November 1, 2023 21:15 | 7d 10h | 15,494 | 20K |
| 12 | St. Thomas Island, VI | January 1, 2023 00:00 | February 10, 2023 00:30 | 40d | 14,625 | 50K |
| 13 | St. Thomas Island, VI | June 11, 2023 13:45 | June 23, 2023 04:00 | 11d 14h | 13,703 | 34K |
| 14 | St. Thomas Island, VI | June 2, 2023 13:00 | June 2, 2023 19:00 | 6h | 12,890 | 30K |
| 15 | St. Thomas Island, VI | August 21, 2023 17:15 | August 26, 2023 07:30 | 4d 14h | 12,625 | 62K |
| 16 | St. Thomas Island, VI | May 12, 2023 13:45 | May 12, 2023 19:00 | 5h 15m | 11,298 | 12K |
| 17 | St. Croix Island, VI | June 7, 2023 22:15 | June 11, 2023 12:15 | 3d 14h | 10,787 | 8,034 |
| 18 | St. Croix Island, VI | March 13, 2023 11:15 | March 13, 2023 20:15 | 9h | 10,529 | 2,653 |
| 19 | St. Croix Island, VI | August 17, 2023 21:45 | August 19, 2023 21:00 | 1d 23h | 10,528 | 24K |
| 20 | St. Croix Island, VI | June 28, 2023 12:45 | June 29, 2023 21:00 | 1d 8h | 10,301 | 27K |
| 21 | St. Thomas Island, VI | May 25, 2023 20:45 | May 26, 2023 17:30 | 20h 45m | 10,079 | 9,834 |
| 22 | St. Thomas Island, VI | March 17, 2023 00:00 | March 18, 2023 01:30 | 1d 1h | 10,036 | 14K |
| 23 | St. Thomas Island, VI | March 14, 2023 01:45 | March 14, 2023 03:30 | 1h 45m | 10,008 | 3,079 |
| 24 | St. Thomas Island, VI | April 10, 2023 19:15 | April 10, 2023 21:45 | 2h 30m | 9,747 | 2,445 |
| 25 | St. Thomas Island, VI | May 18, 2023 13:15 | May 19, 2023 18:30 | 1d 5h | 9,561 | 29K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of U.S. Virgin Islands'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.