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2024 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 11.2 hours — the 13th worst of any US state that year, 1.5× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
11.2
Peak customers out
18,305
Rank (worst state)
13th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

2.6h20154.3h201610.2h201711.4h20186.8h20193.8h20204.3h202113.6h202210.7h202311.2h20244.1h2025

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2024

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

1Chittenden County18,3052Washington County10,8303Windsor County8,3294Rutland County8,0845Addison County7,2866Windham County6,8517Orange County5,8818Franklin County4,8749Orleans County4,86010Lamoille County3,97111Caledonia County3,55112Bennington County3,21013Grand Isle County2,86514Essex County2,214

Biggest Vermont outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Chittenden CountyAugust 9, 202418,305
Washington CountyMarch 10, 202410,830
Chittenden CountyJanuary 10, 20249,883
Windsor CountyMarch 10, 20248,329
Washington CountyApril 4, 20248,091
Rutland CountyJanuary 13, 20248,084
Addison CountyJanuary 10, 20247,286
Windsor CountyApril 4, 20247,195
Rutland CountyApril 3, 20247,162
Windham CountyFebruary 29, 20246,851
Vermont 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.