Vermont power outages in 2024
Vermont customers averaged 895.8 minutes (14 h 56 min) without power in 2024, rank 9 of 51 and above the 297-minute median. Major event days made up 74% of those minutes.
- All events
- 895.8 min
- Excl. major event days
- 231.8 min
- Outages per customer
- 3.34
- Customers counted
- 40,741
Outages here run long, so it's worth pricing a home standby generator alongside a battery. Never run a fuel generator indoors or in a garage.
Utility breakdown, 2024
1 utilities reported IEEE-standard reliability data in Vermont for 2024. The five largest by customers:
| Utility | Type | Customers | Outage min, all events | Excl. major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc | Co-op | 40,741 | 895.8 | 231.8 |
Trend since 2013
Highest year: 2017 (1,792 min). Lowest: 2020 (158 min). Outage minutes swing widely from year to year because big storms dominate the total.
| Year | Avg outage minutes (all events) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 240.0 |
| 2014 | 240.0 |
| 2015 | 193.4 |
| 2016 | 198.8 |
| 2017 | 1,792.4 |
| 2018 | 929.8 |
| 2019 | 334.0 |
| 2020 | 158.4 |
| 2021 | 215.3 |
| 2022 | 914.6 |
| 2023 | 486.3 |
| 2024 | 895.8 |
Customer-weighted average of utilities reporting under the IEEE standard each year. Our 2024 figure matches EIA's own state total exactly; earlier years may cover a different set of utilities.
How much came from major storms
In 2024, 664.0 of Vermont's 895.8 outage minutes (74%) fell on major event days, the large storm-driven outages that utilities report separately. On a normal day, customers averaged 231.8 minutes for the year.
State and utility incentives
- Green Mountain Power customers can lease two home batteries for 10 years at $55 a month or a one-time $5,500. Source: Green Mountain Power, Energy Storage lease, accessed October 23, 2026.
- GMP's Bring Your Own Device program pays $850 per kW (3-hour) or $950 per kW (4-hour), up to 10 kW, plus $100 per kW in constrained areas, in exchange for sharing stored energy at peaks. Source: Green Mountain Power, Bring Your Own Device, accessed October 23, 2026.
Programs change. Confirm terms with the program before you buy.