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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 any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
1.6
Peak customers out
24,929
Rank (worst state)
49th
Counties affected
1

District of Columbia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

2.5h20152.5h20161.4h20174.8h20182.2h20191.5h20201.9h20211.5h20222.5h20231.6h20241.8h2025

Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2024

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

1District of Columbia24,929

Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
District of ColumbiaAugust 27, 202424,929
District of ColumbiaDecember 19, 202414,828
District of ColumbiaDecember 28, 202413,950
District of ColumbiaJuly 31, 20244,279
District of ColumbiaNovember 24, 20243,754
District of ColumbiaJanuary 30, 20243,188
District of ColumbiaJune 10, 20242,789
District of ColumbiaDecember 13, 20242,680
District of ColumbiaAugust 6, 20242,660
District of ColumbiaMarch 27, 20242,518
District of Columbia by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.