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2025 District of Columbia Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average District of Columbia customer went without power for about 1.8 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
1.8
Peak customers out
31,577
Rank (worst state)
49th
Counties affected
1

District of Columbia outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit District of Columbia counties in 2025

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

1District of Columbia31,577

Biggest District of Columbia outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
District of ColumbiaMarch 3, 202531,577
District of ColumbiaMay 4, 20256,183
District of ColumbiaMarch 12, 20253,440
District of ColumbiaJune 18, 20253,072
District of ColumbiaMay 4, 20252,986
District of ColumbiaFebruary 20, 20252,840
District of ColumbiaJuly 27, 20252,433
District of ColumbiaOctober 30, 20252,408
District of ColumbiaJuly 25, 20252,382
District of ColumbiaAugust 14, 20252,363
District of Columbia by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPANCMO

Part of the 2025 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.