2024 US Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average US customer tracked by EAGLE-I went without power for about 11.2 hours, the 1st worst of the 11 loaded years (2015–2025). Figures include major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
11.2
Customer-hours out
1703.9M
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of US customers
Largest county peak
1,660,703
customers out at once
Outage events
1,350,365
Counties reporting
3,007
2024 in context
Hardest-hit counties in 2024
Top 25 two ways: per customer (counties tracking at least 1,000 customers, so tiny counties don't swing the list) and total customer-hours (where the most people were affected).
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yancey County, NC | 891.9 | 1.8M | 2,023 | 2,023 | 435 |
| 2 | Mitchell County, NC | 666.3 | 1.1M | 1,696 | 1,696 | 436 |
| 3 | Atkinson County, GA | 377.6 | 1.6M | 4,283 | 4,283 | 489 |
| 4 | Buncombe County, NC | 357.0 | 11.6M | 32,499 | 32,499 | 448 |
| 5 | Rutherford County, NC | 332.3 | 2.4M | 7,084 | 7,084 | 611 |
| 6 | Jeff Davis County, GA | 319.3 | 2.6M | 8,107 | 8,107 | 621 |
| 7 | Madison County, NC | 301.8 | 673K | 2,231 | 2,231 | 429 |
| 8 | San Jacinto County, TX | 269.2 | 1.4M | 5,355 | 5,355 | 536 |
| 9 | Appling County, GA | 265.9 | 2.7M | 9,991 | 9,991 | 756 |
| 10 | McDowell County, NC | 255.0 | 3.2M | 12,442 | 12,442 | 544 |
| 11 | McCormick County, SC | 249.0 | 1.0M | 4,091 | 4,091 | 279 |
| 12 | Polk County, NC | 244.7 | 1.3M | 5,215 | 5,215 | 473 |
| 13 | Jefferson County, GA | 242.4 | 2.1M | 8,747 | 8,747 | 560 |
| 14 | Glascock County, GA | 225.2 | 380K | 1,689 | 1,689 | 178 |
| 15 | Austin County, TX | 224.2 | 2.2M | 9,780 | 9,780 | 503 |
| 16 | Waller County, TX | 218.9 | 4.1M | 18,532 | 18,532 | 448 |
| 17 | Warren County, GA | 208.7 | 565K | 2,705 | 2,705 | 265 |
| 18 | Lincoln County, GA | 191.1 | 778K | 4,071 | 4,071 | 366 |
| 19 | Edgefield County, SC | 188.2 | 2.4M | 12,717 | 12,717 | 557 |
| 20 | Johnson County, GA | 188.0 | 855K | 4,550 | 4,550 | 466 |
| 21 | Tattnall County, GA | 185.6 | 1.4M | 7,806 | 7,806 | 512 |
| 22 | Bacon County, GA | 185.5 | 1.1M | 6,119 | 6,119 | 570 |
| 23 | Madison County, FL | 185.1 | 1.7M | 9,415 | 9,415 | 610 |
| 24 | Burke County, NC | 185.1 | 3.7M | 19,746 | 19,746 | 607 |
| 25 | McDuffie County, GA | 184.1 | 2.0M | 10,984 | 10,984 | 530 |
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County, TX | 96.3 | 176.0M | 1,827,686 | 1,660,703 | 22 |
| 2 | Pinellas County, FL | 138.2 | 49.9M | 361,147 | 361,147 | 233 |
| 3 | Hillsborough County, FL | 39.4 | 39.3M | 998,906 | 520,308 | 436 |
| 4 | Greenville County, SC | 154.2 | 32.1M | 208,040 | 208,040 | 450 |
| 5 | King County, WA | 27.5 | 26.5M | 963,744 | 518,386 | 45 |
| 6 | Spartanburg County, SC | 164.4 | 24.3M | 147,558 | 147,558 | 579 |
| 7 | Montgomery County, TX | 101.1 | 23.3M | 230,040 | 230,040 | 212 |
| 8 | Dallas County, TX | 18.7 | 17.8M | 948,355 | 386,856 | 40 |
| 9 | Cuyahoga County, OH | 29.3 | 17.7M | 602,248 | 223,470 | 155 |
| 10 | Fort Bend County, TX | 24.2 | 16.8M | 694,780 | 236,443 | 328 |
| 11 | Sarasota County, FL | 53.2 | 16.5M | 310,646 | 255,131 | 260 |
| 12 | Manatee County, FL | 61.3 | 16.3M | 266,408 | 220,455 | 390 |
| 13 | Richmond County, GA | 124.1 | 14.6M | 117,219 | 96,050 | 849 |
| 14 | Henderson County, NC | - | 13.8M | - | 131,460 | 678 |
| 15 | Brazoria County, TX | 92.3 | 13.3M | 144,164 | 144,164 | 562 |
| 16 | Lee County, FL | 20.8 | 13.1M | 628,635 | 273,470 | 175 |
| 17 | Los Angeles County, CA | 3.4 | 13.0M | 3,762,600 | 40,281 | 29 |
| 18 | Anderson County, SC | 125.3 | 12.7M | 101,520 | 101,520 | 600 |
| 19 | Pasco County, FL | 43.8 | 12.2M | 279,260 | 174,494 | 636 |
| 20 | Aiken County, SC | 153.0 | 12.1M | 79,309 | 79,309 | 930 |
| 21 | Galveston County, TX | 83.6 | 12.1M | 144,421 | 144,421 | 535 |
| 22 | Buncombe County, NC | 357.0 | 11.6M | 32,499 | 32,499 | 448 |
| 23 | Columbia County, GA | 169.7 | 11.4M | 66,977 | 66,977 | 700 |
| 24 | Lowndes County, GA | 154.6 | 10.9M | 70,771 | 61,947 | 556 |
| 25 | Polk County, FL | 34.3 | 10.8M | 313,954 | 209,976 | 434 |
States in 2024
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Change compares with the closest earlier loaded year; coverage is EAGLE-I's share of the state's customers.
| # | State | Hrs / customer | vs prior yr | Customer-hours | Peak out | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina | 48.3 | ▲ 1701% | 136.9M | 1,294,179 | n/a |
| 2 | Maine | 38.0 | ▼ 2% | 31.2M | 332,458 | n/a |
| 3 | North Carolina | 36.3 | ▲ 237% | 88.9M | 585,053 | n/a |
| 4 | Georgia | 25.3 | ▲ 282% | 130.0M | 1,068,636 | n/a |
| 5 | Texas | 24.4 | ▲ 205% | 335.1M | 2,658,351 | n/a |
| 6 | Florida | 24.2 | ▲ 617% | 270.9M | 3,241,635 | n/a |
| 7 | West Virginia | 21.6 | ▲ 59% | 21.8M | 145,292 | n/a |
| 8 | Louisiana | 15.8 | ▲ 24% | 38.2M | 393,436 | n/a |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 14.2 | ▲ 50% | 10.6M | 182,958 | n/a |
| 10 | Nebraska | 12.1 | ▲ 942% | 10.9M | 219,263 | n/a |
| 11 | Washington | 12.1 | ▲ 359% | 42.1M | 706,953 | n/a |
| 12 | Oregon | 11.8 | ▲ 289% | 24.4M | 236,562 | n/a |
| 13 | Vermont | 11.2 | ▲ 5% | 4.3M | 49,422 | n/a |
| 14 | Kentucky | 9.8 | ▼ 35% | 22.8M | 225,780 | n/a |
| 15 | Mississippi | 9.2 | ▼ 17% | 14.4M | 112,352 | n/a |
| 16 | Ohio | 9.0 | ▲ 33% | 50.8M | 426,489 | n/a |
| 17 | Hawaii | 8.6 | ▼ 18% | 4.4M | 29,800 | n/a |
| 18 | Michigan | 8.5 | ▼ 68% | 41.3M | 380,776 | n/a |
| 19 | Arkansas | 8.5 | ▼ 37% | 14.1M | 137,053 | n/a |
| 20 | Montana | 8.5 | ▲ 374% | 5.1M | 64,485 | n/a |
| 21 | Virginia | 8.3 | ▲ 80% | 32.8M | 231,175 | n/a |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 7.0 | ▲ 45% | 43.3M | 197,171 | n/a |
| 23 | Alaska | 6.7 | ▼ 20% | 1.8M | 64,387 | n/a |
| 24 | California | 6.1 | ▼ 23% | 96.4M | 888,942 | n/a |
| 25 | Missouri | 5.8 | ▼ 39% | 13.3M | 126,560 | n/a |
| 26 | New Mexico | 5.2 | ▲ 88% | 5.2M | 69,291 | n/a |
| 27 | Indiana | 5.2 | ▼ 13% | 16.8M | 174,518 | n/a |
| 28 | Alabama | 4.9 | ▼ 22% | 12.7M | 100,498 | n/a |
| 29 | Tennessee | 4.8 | ▼ 56% | 16.5M | 128,592 | n/a |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 4.8 | ▼ 66% | 9.9M | 100,087 | n/a |
| 31 | Colorado | 4.7 | ▲ 122% | 13.1M | 184,972 | n/a |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 4.6 | ▲ 38% | 14.2M | 109,888 | n/a |
| 33 | Idaho | 4.6 | ▲ 90% | 4.2M | 41,301 | n/a |
| 34 | Kansas | 4.3 | ▼ 1% | 6.2M | 78,751 | n/a |
| 35 | New York | 4.0 | ▲ 79% | 33.4M | 185,976 | n/a |
| 36 | Minnesota | 4.0 | ▲ 35% | 10.9M | 155,534 | n/a |
| 37 | New Jersey | 3.9 | ▲ 62% | 16.2M | 121,285 | n/a |
| 38 | Iowa | 3.2 | ▲ 60% | 5.1M | 69,005 | n/a |
| 39 | Utah | 3.0 | ▲ 24% | 3.9M | 25,582 | n/a |
| 40 | Illinois | 3.0 | ▼ 25% | 17.9M | 391,133 | n/a |
| 41 | Maryland | 2.8 | ▼ 22% | 7.5M | 58,328 | n/a |
| 42 | Nevada | 2.7 | ▼ 13% | 3.8M | 37,231 | n/a |
| 43 | Wyoming | 2.4 | ▲ 20% | 781K | 28,026 | n/a |
| 44 | South Dakota | 2.3 | ▼ 2% | 1.1M | 27,312 | n/a |
| 45 | Delaware | 2.2 | ▼ 5% | 1.1M | 33,670 | n/a |
| 46 | Massachusetts | 1.9 | ▼ 62% | 6.4M | 33,984 | n/a |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 1.8 | ▼ 9% | 907K | 29,934 | n/a |
| 48 | Arizona | 1.6 | ▼ 19% | 5.3M | 80,409 | n/a |
| 49 | District of Columbia | 1.6 | ▼ 37% | 513K | 24,929 | n/a |
| 50 | North Dakota | 1.2 | ▼ 71% | 545K | 7,397 | n/a |
| 51 | Connecticut | - | - | 4.0M | 50,001 | n/a |
Territories in 2024
Reported on their own: not ranked with the states, and not part of the national figures above.
| Territory | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 124.0 | 7.0M | n/a |
| Puerto Rico | 82.0 | 121.8M | n/a |
Biggest single outages of 2024
The 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County, TX | July 8, 2024 08:45 | July 19, 2024 05:30 | 10d 20h | 1,660,703 | 137.5M |
| 2 | Hillsborough County, FL | September 27, 2024 23:30 | October 28, 2024 13:30 | 30d 14h | 520,308 | 37.1M |
| 3 | King County, WA | November 8, 2024 17:00 | January 1, 2025 00:00 | 53d 7h | 518,386 | 22.9M |
| 4 | Harris County, TX | April 6, 2024 11:45 | May 18, 2024 05:45 | 41d 18h | 502,077 | 12.9M |
| 5 | Dallas County, TX | May 24, 2024 09:15 | June 30, 2024 10:15 | 37d 1h | 386,856 | 15.4M |
| 6 | Pinellas County, FL | September 23, 2024 06:00 | November 14, 2024 23:00 | 52d 17h | 361,147 | 48.1M |
| 7 | Harris County, TX | May 18, 2024 06:45 | May 24, 2024 00:15 | 5d 17h | 291,108 | 18.3M |
| 8 | Lee County, FL | September 26, 2024 07:00 | November 14, 2024 07:15 | 49d | 273,470 | 12.4M |
| 9 | Sarasota County, FL | September 23, 2024 10:15 | October 17, 2024 03:00 | 23d 16h | 255,131 | 15.7M |
| 10 | Harris County, TX | May 24, 2024 09:15 | June 26, 2024 07:30 | 32d 22h | 251,830 | 2.7M |
| 11 | Fort Bend County, TX | July 8, 2024 14:15 | July 10, 2024 00:45 | 1d 10h | 236,443 | 6.7M |
| 12 | Montgomery County, TX | July 7, 2024 12:45 | August 5, 2024 07:45 | 28d 19h | 230,040 | 19.9M |
| 13 | Cuyahoga County, OH | August 4, 2024 16:00 | September 13, 2024 02:45 | 39d 10h | 223,470 | 16.2M |
| 14 | Manatee County, FL | September 23, 2024 10:15 | November 4, 2024 05:15 | 41d 19h | 220,455 | 15.9M |
| 15 | Polk County, FL | October 9, 2024 08:15 | November 13, 2024 05:45 | 34d 21h | 209,976 | 10.0M |
| 16 | Greenville County, SC | September 25, 2024 00:15 | October 13, 2024 06:15 | 18d 6h | 208,040 | 31.5M |
| 17 | Sacramento County, CA | February 4, 2024 16:15 | February 10, 2024 10:45 | 5d 18h | 207,107 | 2.2M |
| 18 | King County, WA | September 3, 2024 00:00 | September 16, 2024 11:45 | 13d 11h | 197,763 | 234K |
| 19 | Volusia County, FL | October 6, 2024 13:15 | October 28, 2024 06:00 | 21d 16h | 177,834 | 9.0M |
| 20 | Pasco County, FL | September 26, 2024 10:45 | November 19, 2024 01:15 | 53d 14h | 174,494 | 11.8M |
| 21 | Orange County, FL | October 9, 2024 13:00 | October 25, 2024 08:45 | 15d 19h | 158,190 | 5.7M |
| 22 | Douglas County, NE | August 1, 2024 01:15 | August 12, 2024 00:00 | 10d 22h | 157,876 | 6.9M |
| 23 | Cook County, IL | July 5, 2024 03:15 | August 11, 2024 08:30 | 37d 5h | 155,204 | 3.8M |
| 24 | Spartanburg County, SC | September 25, 2024 01:00 | October 15, 2024 05:30 | 20d 4h | 147,558 | 23.8M |
| 25 | Santa Clara County, CA | January 21, 2024 08:00 | March 11, 2024 02:30 | 49d 18h | 145,840 | 3.7M |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of US electricity customers in 2024; utilities it does not see are missing from every figure here. “Hrs per customer” divides outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers (a SAIDI-like measure including major event days), so it is not the EIA-861 SAIDI utilities file.