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Louisiana Ranking #1 Again - State With Longest Power Outages
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:39 pm
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:39 pm
https://www.ooma.com/blog/states-with-the-most-and-longest-power-outages/
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Louisiana has the longest power outages in the U.S., with an average of 470 minutes per outage per customer. That’s almost eight hours without access to electricity per outage.
The 10 states with the most power outages each year per customer
Maine: 4.75
Alaska: 3.66
Louisiana: 2.65
Tennessee: 2.50
West Virginia: 2.41
Hawaii: 2.38
Mississippi: 2.13
Georgia: 2.01
Oklahoma: 1.98
Kentucky: 1.97
The 10 states with the longest power outages per customer (in minutes)
Louisiana: 470
Mississippi: 399
West Virginia: 341
Idaho: 338
New Jersey: 335
Texas: 328
Montana: 322
Connecticut: 310
North Dakota: 304
Maine: 291
quote:
Over the five years of data collected in the EIA’s reports, Louisiana experienced the longest outages in 2021, which were attributed to the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida. The average power outage in the state in 2021 was 1,297 minutes per customer, or 21.6 hours.
This post was edited on 8/20/25 at 4:48 pm
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Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:41 pm to Shexter
I see so many light poles leaning over or bending from too much tension. Combine that with a Louisiana thunderstorm and you're out of power.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:42 pm to Shexter
Doesn’t surprise me. In BR every time it goes down it seems to be at least 12-24 hours to get it back
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:42 pm to Shexter
I'm sure the number is skewed from hurricanes. When half the state is without power for several weeks, that would bump up your average.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:44 pm to Shexter
Excellent evidence for why we continue to protect Entergy from all wrongdoing and keep letting them charge more and more for BS
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:46 pm to Shexter
Entergy is just so incredible, right? Similar weather, typography, and flora as Florida - but their network is actually maintained.
Energy can't even change street light bulbs when they are required to.
Energy can't even change street light bulbs when they are required to.
This post was edited on 8/20/25 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:48 pm to lowhound
quote:
I'm sure the number is skewed from hurricanes.
I added it to the OP
quote:
Over the five years of data collected in the EIA’s reports, Louisiana experienced the longest outages in 2021, which were attributed to the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida. The average power outage in the state in 2021 was 1,297 minutes per customer, or 21.6 hours.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:48 pm to dewster
That’ll be another fee added to our Entergy bill.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:49 pm to Shexter
I'm sure the hurricanes the past 20 years didn't help... 
My power was out 16 days after Katrina, 10 days after Ida, 5 days after Gustov, 3 days after Zeta.
My power was out 16 days after Katrina, 10 days after Ida, 5 days after Gustov, 3 days after Zeta.
This post was edited on 8/20/25 at 4:52 pm
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:50 pm to lowhound
quote:I wouldn't say the number is "skewed" (distorted from true value), it's just a fact that hurricanes knock out power, often for a long time, and Louisiana's ranking reflects that.
I'm sure the number is skewed from hurricanes. When half the state is without power for several weeks, that would bump up your average.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:51 pm to Shexter
I was at a function today where Landry said that Louisiana is on the precipice of being the best ever. This can't be true.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 4:54 pm to Ping Pong
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leaning over or bending from too much tension.
I thought it was from lack of maintenance and good old La. black jack mud. If Entergy ever did regular maintenance, imagine how much better things would run. Same for La DOTD.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 5:16 pm to Shexter
I'm sure this will improve greatly when Facebook builds its datacenter.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 5:48 pm to Shexter
Careful. This post may result in a combating negative press recovery fee from Entergy
Posted on 8/20/25 at 6:11 pm to Shexter
My power went out 18mins after this was posted... 
Posted on 8/20/25 at 6:19 pm to Shexter
Worst state in the union.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 6:19 pm to Shexter
And Helena Moreno swore up and down those old power lines that Entergy owns will be updated, while being a council woman. You folks in NOLA better pray that a hurricane doesn't sniff the area, because Latoya ain't doing shite now. No leadership whatsoever
Posted on 8/20/25 at 6:23 pm to lowhound
quote:
I'm sure the number is skewed from hurricanes. When half the state is without power for several weeks, that would bump up your average.
That and once it is restored, the infrastructure doesn’t just recover.
Posted on 8/20/25 at 6:28 pm to BregmansWheelbarrow
Just cut down all the damn trees and problem solved 
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