Power outages are a common occurrence in the U.S., especially in areas prone to heavy wind, rain, or snow. The Ooma team studied data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration to show that the number and length of outages are different in every state. They ranked states by both the number of outages and the length of outages in their new graphic, so we can see the areas where Americans are left without power the most. Maine emerged as the state with the most power outages every year, experiencing 4.75 outages on average. This also leads to Mainers experiencing the longest amount of time without power, an average of 1,386 minutes a year, which is just under 24 hours. Maine’s high number of outages are likely due to it being the most heavily forested state in the U.S. Falling trees and limbs are a common cause of power outages, and this is coupled with Maine’s strong snow and ice storms and aging infrastructure to create the perfect storm for power outages. Explore the team’s extensive study to learn more about how long the power is out for in each state and what might be impacting these drastically different statistics.
These are the ten states with the most power outages every year: 1. Maine: 4.75 2. Alaska: 3.66 3. Louisiana: 2.65 4. Tennessee: 2.50 5. West Virginia: 2.41 6. Hawaii: 2.38 7. Mississippi: 2.13 8. Georgia: 2.01 9. Oklahoma: 1.98 10. Kentucky: 1.97 If you want to avoid the inconvenience of power outages, your best bet is Utah or Wisconsin, which have fewer than one power outage per year on average. The minimal outages in Utah are due to mild weather and a strong, well-maintained power grid. These ten states have the fewest power outages per year: 1. Utah: 0.67 2. Wisconsin: 0.68 3. Nebraska: 0.81 4. Colorado: 0.84 5. Wyoming: 0.88 6. Kansas: 0.89 7. Maryland: 0.91 8. Delaware: 0.95 9. Minnesota: 1.04 10. Iowa: 1.05
