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2023 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 10.7 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, 1.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
10.7
Peak customers out
16,009
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

2.6h20154.3h201610.2h201711.4h20186.8h20193.8h20204.3h202113.6h202210.7h202311.2h20244.1h2025

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2023

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

1Washington County16,0092Windham County15,9043Orleans County8,4684Windsor County8,0285Bennington County7,9946Caledonia County6,4997Rutland County5,6998Chittenden County5,3789Orange County4,91310Addison County3,17311Essex County2,68212Franklin County2,01013Lamoille County1,99514Grand Isle County392

Biggest Vermont outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Washington CountyNovember 27, 202316,009
Windham CountyMarch 14, 202315,904
Windham CountyJanuary 23, 20239,527
Orleans CountyJuly 15, 20238,468
Windsor CountyMarch 14, 20238,028
Bennington CountySeptember 7, 20237,994
Windham CountySeptember 7, 20237,764
Orleans CountyDecember 11, 20236,917
Washington CountyJanuary 15, 20236,573
Caledonia CountyNovember 27, 20236,499
Vermont 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.