Weather-Related Power Outages Becoming More Frequent and Intense

Annual number of major weather-related power outages in the United States from 2000 to 2023

This bar chart shows the annual number of weather-related power outages in the U.S. from 2000 to 2023. These power outages peaked in 2022.

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Major outages are events that affect at least 50,000 homes or businesses or that interrupt service of at least 300 MW.

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