Power Out Map
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Power outage history

Vermont

8.2hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 10th of 51.

Largest outage on record Windstorm, October 30, 2017 74,170 customers out · 20% of the state
Electricity customers 380,092 Across 14 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2022 14 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where Vermont goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Windham37 h
  2. 2Essex25 h
  3. 3Orange16 h
  4. 4Windsor15 h
  5. 5Orleans11 h
  6. 6Addison9.5 h
  7. 7Grand Isle9.1 h
  8. 8Washington7.7 h
  9. 9Bennington7.5 h
  10. 10Caledonia7.3 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Chittenden2.3 h
  2. 2Franklin4.5 h
  3. 3Lamoille5.2 h
  4. 4Rutland6.7 h
  5. 5Caledonia7.3 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 5 10 15 20 ’15 ’16 ’17 11 ’18 6.8 ’19 3.8 ’20 4.2 ’21 14 ’22 11 ’23 11 ’24 4.1 ’25 US 6.6

The record

Vermont's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Oct 30, 2017 Windstorm 74,170 19.5%
Dec 23, 2022 Windstorm 72,555 19.1%
Nov 1, 2019 Windstorm 55,970 14.7%
Dec 16, 2022 Winter storm 55,316 14.5%
Aug 9, 2024 Hurricane Debby 49,422 13.0%
Nov 27, 2018 Winter storm 39,805 10.5%
Mar 14, 2023 Winter storm 37,070 9.8%
Nov 27, 2023 Winter storm 33,998 8.9%
Apr 4, 2024 Winter storm 33,792 8.9%
Jan 10, 2024 Windstorm 29,701 7.8%
Apr 5, 2018 Windstorm 28,666 7.5%
Jan 13, 2024 Windstorm 28,536 7.5%

Every county

All 14 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Windham 37 113 15,121
Essex 25 144 2,162
Orange 16 39 17,755
Windsor 15 17 38,107
Orleans 11 31 12,150
Addison 9.5 26 17,215
Grand Isle 9.1 65 2,040
Washington 7.7 18 41,387
Bennington 7.5 18 23,874
Caledonia 7.3 19 17,476
Rutland 6.7 10 37,828
Lamoille 5.2 15 17,497
Franklin 4.5 5 24,391
Chittenden 2.3 3 113,089

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in Vermont

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Green Mountain Power Corp Investor Owned 265 190 23.3 228k
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc Cooperative 251 151 24.3 36k
City of Burlington Electric Municipal – – 19.8 18k
Sunrun Inc. Behind the Meter – – 29.5 2.6k
Tesla Inc. Behind the Meter – – 20.6 1.6k