Of all power outages reports between 2000 and 2023, 80 percent of them were caused by weather-related events. Severe weather was the leading cause of weather related power outages in the United States, with 58 percent of power outages related to it in the same time frame. Winter weather was the second-highest leading event, with 23 percent of outages attributed to it.
Percentage distribution of weather-related power outages from 2000 to 2023 in the United States, by type of weather event
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Climate Central. (April 24, 2024). Percentage distribution of weather-related power outages from 2000 to 2023 in the United States, by type of weather event [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469809/percentage-distribution-of-weather-related-power-outages/
Climate Central. "Percentage distribution of weather-related power outages from 2000 to 2023 in the United States, by type of weather event." Chart. April 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469809/percentage-distribution-of-weather-related-power-outages/
Climate Central. (2024). Percentage distribution of weather-related power outages from 2000 to 2023 in the United States, by type of weather event. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469809/percentage-distribution-of-weather-related-power-outages/
Climate Central. "Percentage Distribution of Weather-related Power Outages from 2000 to 2023 in The United States, by Type of Weather Event." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469809/percentage-distribution-of-weather-related-power-outages/
Climate Central, Percentage distribution of weather-related power outages from 2000 to 2023 in the United States, by type of weather event Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469809/percentage-distribution-of-weather-related-power-outages/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Percentage distribution of weather-related power outages from 2000 to 2023 in the United States, by type of weather event [Graph], Climate Central, April 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1469809/percentage-distribution-of-weather-related-power-outages/
