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2025 Vermont Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average Vermont customer went without power for about 4.1 hours — the 29th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.1
Peak customers out
8,478
Rank (worst state)
29th
Counties affected
14

Vermont outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Vermont counties in 2025

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

1Orleans County8,4782Washington County6,4203Caledonia County6,0634Rutland County5,4335Windham County5,2276Windsor County4,4307Orange County4,3998Chittenden County4,1099Addison County3,04210Grand Isle County2,63411Lamoille County2,18612Bennington County2,16113Essex County2,08414Franklin County1,746

Biggest Vermont outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Orleans CountyJanuary 22, 20258,478
Orleans CountyNovember 20, 20257,762
Washington CountyJuly 3, 20256,420
Caledonia CountyAugust 23, 20256,063
Washington CountyDecember 19, 20255,990
Orleans CountyDecember 19, 20255,950
Rutland CountyMarch 29, 20255,433
Windham CountyMay 31, 20255,227
Windsor CountyMarch 29, 20254,430
Orleans CountyAugust 18, 20254,406
Vermont 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.