Vermont averaged 1.61 times the US outage time per person
That ranks 6 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. November and December made up 41% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.
Windham County had the most outage time per resident of 14 rated counties.
Counties ranked by outage time
| Rank | County | Major outages per year | Longest (hours) | Times US rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windham County | 5.8 | 114 | 4.35 |
| 2 | Orange County | 3.6 | 82 | 3.50 |
| 3 | Windsor County | 5.2 | 95 | 3.29 |
| 4 | Essex County | 1.6 | 59 | 3.07 |
| 5 | Washington County | 3.4 | 110 | 1.74 |
| 6 | Bennington County | 3.3 | 62 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Rutland County | 3.1 | 56 | 1.44 |
| 8 | Addison County | 2.2 | 61 | 1.42 |
| 9 | Orleans County | 2.1 | 72 | 1.27 |
| 10 | Caledonia County | 2.0 | 62 | 1.09 |
| 11 | Lamoille County | 1.4 | 50 | 1.05 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 1.3 | 80 | 0.79 |
| 13 | Grand Isle County | 0.4 | 55 | 0.65 |
| 14 | Chittenden County | 1.9 | 60 | 0.51 |
Rank uses outage time per resident. Times US rate compares each county with the national average.
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