2023 Wyoming Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average Wyoming customer went without power for about 2.0 hours, the 46th 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
▼ 18%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
644K
Peak customers out
11,899
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of WY customers
Counties reporting
21
Wyoming year over year
All 21 Wyoming 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 | Crook County | 17.8 | 81K | 4,545 | 1,273 | 328 |
| 2 | Converse County | 5.0 | 38K | 7,624 | 1,955 | 1,227 |
| 3 | Johnson County | 4.4 | 24K | 5,448 | 851 | 299 |
| 4 | Washakie County | 4.3 | 1,150 | 265 | 248 | 83 |
| 5 | Weston County | 3.3 | 13K | 3,933 | 1,140 | 232 |
| 6 | Big Horn County | 3.0 | 12K | 3,930 | 1,582 | 98 |
| 7 | Campbell County | 2.9 | 81K | 28,060 | 2,529 | 457 |
| 8 | Hot Springs County | 2.7 | 6,227 | 2,310 | 2,310 | 79 |
| 9 | Sublette County | 2.7 | 14K | 5,123 | 1,503 | 211 |
| 10 | Albany County | 2.3 | 53K | 23,303 | 9,786 | 257 |
| 11 | Natrona County | 2.0 | 95K | 47,992 | 11,854 | 626 |
| 12 | Sheridan County | 1.9 | 34K | 17,618 | 3,907 | 205 |
| 13 | Park County | 1.6 | 23K | 14,005 | 2,769 | 224 |
| 14 | Sweetwater County | 1.6 | 40K | 25,475 | 4,060 | 508 |
| 15 | Carbon County | 1.4 | 15K | 10,767 | 762 | 278 |
| 16 | Fremont County | 1.3 | 34K | 26,823 | 5,370 | 316 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 1.1 | 14K | 12,820 | 633 | 209 |
| 18 | Uinta County | 1.0 | 12K | 12,368 | 1,357 | 170 |
| 19 | Laramie County | 0.9 | 47K | 52,987 | 4,086 | 548 |
| 20 | Teton County | 0.4 | 8,124 | 18,592 | 204 | 72 |
| 21 | Platte County | - | 618 | - | 383 | 25 |
Biggest Wyoming 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 | Natrona County, WY | March 20, 2023 02:00 | March 20, 2023 12:30 | 10h 30m | 11,854 | 40K |
| 2 | Albany County, WY | May 16, 2023 09:15 | May 16, 2023 15:00 | 5h 45m | 9,786 | 38K |
| 3 | Natrona County, WY | June 16, 2023 09:00 | June 16, 2023 11:00 | 2h | 7,538 | 15K |
| 4 | Fremont County, WY | August 15, 2023 14:45 | August 15, 2023 20:15 | 5h 30m | 5,370 | 12K |
| 5 | Fremont County, WY | October 13, 2023 07:15 | October 13, 2023 09:30 | 2h 15m | 5,065 | 9,005 |
| 6 | Natrona County, WY | November 25, 2023 18:00 | November 25, 2023 21:00 | 3h | 4,309 | 1,582 |
| 7 | Natrona County, WY | November 21, 2023 09:45 | November 21, 2023 12:15 | 2h 30m | 4,308 | 4,316 |
| 8 | Laramie County, WY | February 3, 2023 21:15 | February 3, 2023 22:15 | 1h | 4,086 | 4,073 |
| 9 | Sweetwater County, WY | June 27, 2023 13:45 | June 27, 2023 22:00 | 8h 15m | 4,060 | 2,305 |
| 10 | Sweetwater County, WY | April 29, 2023 22:00 | April 30, 2023 02:15 | 4h 15m | 4,024 | 3,290 |
| 11 | Laramie County, WY | December 26, 2023 02:30 | December 26, 2023 11:30 | 9h | 3,951 | 6,356 |
| 12 | Sheridan County, WY | February 16, 2023 03:15 | February 16, 2023 10:00 | 6h 45m | 3,907 | 9,753 |
| 13 | Sheridan County, WY | September 26, 2023 20:30 | September 27, 2023 01:15 | 4h 45m | 3,176 | 1,829 |
| 14 | Laramie County, WY | July 7, 2023 15:15 | July 7, 2023 20:45 | 5h 30m | 3,136 | 835 |
| 15 | Park County, WY | June 20, 2023 11:15 | June 20, 2023 11:30 | 15m | 2,769 | 692 |
| 16 | Natrona County, WY | July 17, 2023 13:30 | July 17, 2023 20:00 | 6h 30m | 2,646 | 668 |
| 17 | Campbell County, WY | September 11, 2023 22:45 | September 12, 2023 18:30 | 19h 45m | 2,529 | 654 |
| 18 | Hot Springs County, WY | May 18, 2023 18:45 | May 18, 2023 21:45 | 3h | 2,310 | 4,049 |
| 19 | Fremont County, WY | August 15, 2023 10:30 | August 15, 2023 11:15 | 45m | 2,238 | 1,679 |
| 20 | Albany County, WY | October 22, 2023 00:30 | October 22, 2023 02:30 | 2h | 2,231 | 3,345 |
| 21 | Natrona County, WY | July 12, 2023 10:45 | July 12, 2023 22:15 | 11h 30m | 2,201 | 5,452 |
| 22 | Converse County, WY | December 31, 2023 08:15 | December 31, 2023 12:30 | 4h 15m | 1,955 | 8,305 |
| 23 | Laramie County, WY | January 1, 2023 12:15 | January 1, 2023 21:00 | 8h 45m | 1,881 | 1,419 |
| 24 | Natrona County, WY | December 21, 2023 00:15 | December 21, 2023 10:45 | 10h 30m | 1,819 | 1,839 |
| 25 | Natrona County, WY | April 29, 2023 20:45 | April 30, 2023 00:30 | 3h 45m | 1,800 | 1,363 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Wyoming'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.