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How long did the power go out in 2024?
Hours without power for the average electricity customer in each state, from what utilities report to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
| State | Hours without power | Outages per customer | Average outage (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 52.3 | 2.4 | 22.1 |
| Maine | 29.1 | 3.6 | 8.0 |
| North Carolina | 24.0 | 1.8 | 13.3 |
| Florida | 22.0 | 1.8 | 12.4 |
| Texas | 21.2 | 2.1 | 10.0 |
| Georgia | 20.5 | 2.1 | 9.7 |
| West Virginia | 19.4 | 2.8 | 6.9 |
| New Hampshire | 15.4 | 2.0 | 7.6 |
| Louisiana | 12.1 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| Vermont | 11.6 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| Kentucky | 10.8 | 2.0 | 5.5 |
| Nebraska | 10.7 | 1.2 | 8.7 |
| Washington | 10.4 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
| Oregon | 9.8 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| Mississippi | 9.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| Ohio | 8.5 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| Arkansas | 8.5 | 2.1 | 4.0 |
| Michigan | 7.8 | 1.4 | 5.8 |
| Virginia | 7.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| Montana | 5.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.6 | 1.4 | 4.1 |
| Alaska | 5.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Hawaii | 5.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Indiana | 5.2 | 1.3 | 4.1 |
| Kansas | 4.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| California | 4.7 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| Alabama | 4.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| New Mexico | 4.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 |
| Tennessee | 4.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Oklahoma | 4.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| Wisconsin | 4.4 | 1.0 | 4.3 |
| Colorado | 4.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| Idaho | 3.9 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Missouri | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
| New York | 3.7 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| Minnesota | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| New Jersey | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| Iowa | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Nevada | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Illinois | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Connecticut | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Wyoming | 2.3 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| Utah | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Maryland | 2.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| Delaware | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| Rhode Island | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Massachusetts | 1.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| North Dakota | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Arizona | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| South Dakota | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| District of Columbia | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
- A state's average hides big local differences. Your own utility may be well above or below it.
- Utilities can count outages by different methods, so treat small gaps between states with care.
- Utilities report these figures themselves. 2024 had several major hurricanes, so 1 year can look very different from the next.
- Reporting utilities serve about 90% of US customers. Many small co-ops and city-owned utilities don't report, so their customers aren't in these averages.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 final data. Public domain.
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