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In 2015, the Blackout Tracker recorded 3,571 outages – affecting 13.2 million – in the U.S.

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Total outages by cause

• Outages by faulty equipment/human error: 942

• Outages by Vehicle accident: 419

• Outages by Weather/Falling trees: 1,069

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Outages by animals

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Last year, researchers at Johns Hopkins University theorized that where you live can predict the likelihood of experiencing hurricane-related power outages in the future.

1. New York, N.Y.2. Philadelphia, Penn.3. Jacksonville, Fla.

Hurricane-related outages

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Homeowners learning from experience:

A recent Harris Poll found that two-thirds of people who had experienced a prolonged power outage were motivated by their time in the dark to better prepare.

The survey, conducted last spring and sponsored by Briggs & Stratton, also found that one out of every four homeowners had lost power for 12 hours or longer at least once in the last two years — with approximately 66 percent confirming that they would alter their approach prior to the next outage.

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Find out more interesting facts about 2015 power outages in the Annual Report. Download for free here.