Alaska averaged 0.99 times the US outage time per person
That ranks 17 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. December and January made up 31% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.
Kenai Peninsula Borough had the most outage time per resident of 6 rated counties.
Counties ranked by outage time
| Rank | County | Major outages per year | Longest (hours) | Times US rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 5.8 | 118 | 1.72 |
| 2 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 4.7 | 178 | 1.68 |
| 3 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 0.7 | 19 | 1.26 |
| 4 | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 2.2 | 100 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Anchorage Municipality | 2.6 | 59 | 0.46 |
| 6 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | 0.1 | 8 | 0.19 |
Rank uses outage time per resident. Times US rate compares each county with the national average.
When outages hit Alaska
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These counties have short histories, very small populations, or customer counts that look too high for the population.
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