2024 U.S. Virgin Islands Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average U.S. Virgin Islands customer went without power for about 124.0 hours (a territory, not ranked with the states) (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
124.0
vs prior year
▲ 197%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
7.0M
Peak customers out
49,514
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of VI customers
Counties reporting
3
U.S. Virgin Islands year over year
Month by month, 2024
Customer-hours without power across U.S. Virgin Islands; August was the worst.
All 3 U.S. Virgin Islands 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 | St. John Island | 186.4 | 500K | 2,683 | 2,683 | 183 |
| 2 | St. Thomas Island | 169.5 | 3.9M | 22,725 | 22,725 | 152 |
| 3 | St. Croix Island | 85.2 | 2.6M | 30,899 | 24,106 | 261 |
Biggest U.S. Virgin Islands 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 | St. Croix Island, VI | August 9, 2024 15:15 | August 15, 2024 22:30 | 6d 7h | 24,106 | 868K |
| 2 | St. Croix Island, VI | October 23, 2024 05:00 | October 23, 2024 19:45 | 14h 45m | 24,058 | 70K |
| 3 | St. Thomas Island, VI | October 31, 2024 05:30 | December 1, 2024 21:15 | 31d 15h | 22,725 | 256K |
| 4 | St. Thomas Island, VI | August 10, 2024 14:15 | August 15, 2024 22:30 | 5d 8h | 22,725 | 807K |
| 5 | St. Croix Island, VI | February 5, 2024 16:15 | February 20, 2024 21:45 | 15d 5h | 22,453 | 111K |
| 6 | St. Thomas Island, VI | August 15, 2024 23:15 | August 25, 2024 11:30 | 9d 12h | 21,092 | 452K |
| 7 | St. Thomas Island, VI | June 19, 2024 11:30 | July 18, 2024 08:00 | 28d 20h | 20,937 | 458K |
| 8 | St. Thomas Island, VI | May 3, 2024 22:30 | May 22, 2024 16:30 | 18d 18h | 19,990 | 425K |
| 9 | St. Croix Island, VI | December 11, 2024 13:45 | December 15, 2024 20:45 | 4d 7h | 18,911 | 12K |
| 10 | St. Croix Island, VI | January 1, 2024 00:00 | February 1, 2024 15:00 | 31d 15h | 18,295 | 135K |
| 11 | St. Croix Island, VI | June 26, 2024 11:30 | July 14, 2024 03:00 | 17d 15h | 18,293 | 101K |
| 12 | St. Croix Island, VI | April 28, 2024 15:15 | April 28, 2024 19:30 | 4h 15m | 18,293 | 57K |
| 13 | St. Croix Island, VI | May 3, 2024 20:30 | May 8, 2024 04:00 | 4d 7h | 18,292 | 293K |
| 14 | St. Thomas Island, VI | October 22, 2024 13:45 | October 27, 2024 20:30 | 5d 6h | 17,949 | 32K |
| 15 | St. Croix Island, VI | July 24, 2024 13:30 | July 28, 2024 22:45 | 4d 9h | 17,116 | 50K |
| 16 | St. Croix Island, VI | August 29, 2024 11:15 | September 25, 2024 03:45 | 26d 16h | 16,843 | 101K |
| 17 | St. Thomas Island, VI | August 9, 2024 07:30 | August 9, 2024 21:15 | 13h 45m | 16,401 | 22K |
| 18 | St. Thomas Island, VI | August 29, 2024 11:15 | October 19, 2024 20:00 | 51d 8h | 14,433 | 406K |
| 19 | St. Croix Island, VI | April 6, 2024 09:45 | April 9, 2024 11:00 | 3d 1h | 13,128 | 20K |
| 20 | St. Thomas Island, VI | July 20, 2024 10:15 | July 20, 2024 12:45 | 2h 30m | 13,068 | 11K |
| 21 | St. Croix Island, VI | August 15, 2024 23:15 | August 25, 2024 11:30 | 9d 12h | 12,486 | 267K |
| 22 | St. Thomas Island, VI | January 1, 2024 00:00 | March 4, 2024 21:00 | 63d 21h | 11,987 | 121K |
| 23 | St. Croix Island, VI | July 15, 2024 13:45 | July 16, 2024 20:00 | 1d 6h | 11,661 | 63K |
| 24 | St. Croix Island, VI | April 14, 2024 11:45 | April 18, 2024 22:45 | 4d 11h | 11,493 | 29K |
| 25 | St. Croix Island, VI | November 3, 2024 04:45 | November 4, 2024 01:45 | 21h | 10,629 | 9,945 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of U.S. Virgin Islands'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.