2024 District of Columbia Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 1.6 hours, the 49th worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
1.6
vs prior year
▼ 37%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
513K
Peak customers out
24,929
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of DC customers
Counties reporting
1
District of Columbia year over year
Month by month, 2024
Customer-hours without power across District of Columbia; August was the worst.
All 1 District of Columbia counties, 2024
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 | District of Columbia | 1.6 | 513K | 325,122 | 24,929 | 1,001 |
Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2024
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia, DC | August 27, 2024 13:15 | August 28, 2024 07:15 | 18h | 24,929 | 8,411 |
| 2 | District of Columbia, DC | December 19, 2024 03:15 | December 19, 2024 03:45 | 30m | 14,828 | 5,970 |
| 3 | District of Columbia, DC | December 28, 2024 19:15 | December 28, 2024 19:30 | 15m | 13,950 | 3,488 |
| 4 | District of Columbia, DC | July 31, 2024 19:45 | August 3, 2024 07:30 | 2d 11h | 4,279 | 47K |
| 5 | District of Columbia, DC | November 24, 2024 03:45 | November 25, 2024 01:00 | 21h 15m | 3,754 | 25K |
| 6 | District of Columbia, DC | January 30, 2024 22:15 | February 3, 2024 01:15 | 3d 3h | 3,188 | 12K |
| 7 | District of Columbia, DC | June 10, 2024 11:45 | June 11, 2024 00:15 | 12h 30m | 2,789 | 3,140 |
| 8 | District of Columbia, DC | December 13, 2024 12:15 | December 14, 2024 07:15 | 19h | 2,680 | 1,811 |
| 9 | District of Columbia, DC | August 6, 2024 05:30 | August 6, 2024 07:30 | 2h | 2,660 | 679 |
| 10 | District of Columbia, DC | March 27, 2024 12:15 | March 27, 2024 20:00 | 7h 45m | 2,518 | 1,288 |
| 11 | District of Columbia, DC | October 25, 2024 19:15 | October 26, 2024 03:00 | 7h 45m | 2,325 | 10K |
| 12 | District of Columbia, DC | June 21, 2024 13:45 | June 24, 2024 00:00 | 2d 10h | 2,286 | 21K |
| 13 | District of Columbia, DC | March 19, 2024 11:15 | March 20, 2024 00:15 | 13h | 2,127 | 2,088 |
| 14 | District of Columbia, DC | July 22, 2024 11:15 | July 23, 2024 05:15 | 18h | 2,054 | 10K |
| 15 | District of Columbia, DC | March 2, 2024 22:30 | March 3, 2024 10:00 | 11h 30m | 2,040 | 5,587 |
| 16 | District of Columbia, DC | July 17, 2024 10:15 | July 20, 2024 10:00 | 2d 23h | 1,971 | 13K |
| 17 | District of Columbia, DC | October 4, 2024 11:45 | October 5, 2024 02:45 | 15h | 1,959 | 4,707 |
| 18 | District of Columbia, DC | September 16, 2024 03:45 | September 16, 2024 09:45 | 6h | 1,882 | 4,780 |
| 19 | District of Columbia, DC | August 21, 2024 07:00 | August 21, 2024 07:30 | 30m | 1,870 | 935 |
| 20 | District of Columbia, DC | December 29, 2024 12:45 | December 29, 2024 14:15 | 1h 30m | 1,831 | 1,762 |
| 21 | District of Columbia, DC | December 25, 2024 05:45 | December 26, 2024 01:45 | 20h | 1,820 | 12K |
| 22 | District of Columbia, DC | July 8, 2024 10:00 | July 10, 2024 06:15 | 1d 20h | 1,807 | 4,667 |
| 23 | District of Columbia, DC | October 1, 2024 09:30 | October 2, 2024 06:15 | 20h 45m | 1,676 | 7,046 |
| 24 | District of Columbia, DC | July 15, 2024 06:45 | July 17, 2024 09:30 | 2d 2h | 1,640 | 14K |
| 25 | District of Columbia, DC | January 9, 2024 13:30 | January 11, 2024 05:45 | 1d 16h | 1,598 | 25K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of District of Columbia's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.