Power Outages in Utah by City

Power outage record for Utah

• 2024: Utah electric customers averaged 1.03 outages and 120 minutes without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes Utah 8th of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
• Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 107 minutes (US 126). Most outage time came from everyday faults rather than a few big storms.
• Six-year record: the worst year was 2020 (575 minutes), the best 2022 (111). 2024 was well below the 2019–2023 average of 215 minutes.
• Largest utilities: PacifiCorp, 1,030,158 customers, 118 minutes; Provo City Corp, 41,303 customers, 35 minutes; City of St George, 33,533 customers, 30 minutes.
• Spread between utilities: among 5 utilities with 25,000+ customers, Dixie Escalante R E A, Inc had the least outage time (27 minutes) and PacifiCorp the most (118 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
• Storm record since 2015: 4,807 NOAA storm reports in Utah, led by thunderstorm wind 1,492, flash flood 540, high wind 507. Power outages are named in 33 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
• May 1, 2016, Northern Wasatch Front (high wind): “The wind caused damage to power lines and power poles, with over 39,000 customers impacted by power outages.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
• April 30, 2016, Northern Wasatch Front (high wind): “The wind caused damage to power lines and power poles, with over 39,000 customers impacted by power outages.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
• September 22, 2016, Weber (tornado): “The many downed trees across the area caused widespread power outages, with over 37,000 customers impacted.” Source: NOAA Storm Events Database

Checked September 2026.