Every month, when you pay your electric bill, there’s probably a feeling of frustration running through your body. It gets worse when the lights go out.
According to poweroutage.us, the average monthly bill in Delaware runs about $152.86, which leads some to wonder what they get for their money.
One study says Delaware is getting dependable service with some of the fewest hours lost to power outages. Here’s what you should know.
Where does Delaware rank for power outages?
A study by emergency electricians at The Local Electrician identified states with the fewest severe power outages.
The analysis examined 2023 data from the Energy Information Administration on the number of power outages and duration for the average customer in every state before calculating the total hours of interruptions annually.
Delaware was ranked fourth with 1.01 hours of total outage time per customer. Residents experienced an average of 0.69 interruptions, with a typical outage lasting 1.46 hours.
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Which state is the best for power outages?
Rhode Island is the most reliable state for electricity. State residents on average experienced just 0.87 hours of total outage time in 2023. They faced only 0.67 interruptions, with a typical outage lasting 1.31 hours.
Before you think only smaller states ranked highly, coming in second was Illinois with .95 hours per customer. Illinois had 0.61 interruptions per customer with an average outage duration of 1.55 hours.
Finishing third was Nebraska with 0.95 hours of total outage per customer. Nebraska had the fewest outages at 0.48 interruptions on average, but the outages lasted an average of 1.97 hours.
Which state is the worst for power outages?
West Virginia was the worst with 6.43 hours of total outage time per customer. Residents experienced an average of 1.87 interruptions, with a typical outage lasting 3.44 hours.
Alaska was second and Mississippi was third.
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: How bad are power outages in Delaware?
