National ranking

U.S. Home Energy Resilience Rankings

A standardized city comparison intended for research, planning and discussion—not a prediction of whether a specific home will retain power.

Rank	City	Score	Solar	Seasonal	Hazard resilience	Affordability	10 kW solar / yr
#1	Las Vegas, NV	91	95	96	83	87	17,583 kWh
#2	Boise, ID	89	85	86	87	100	16,838 kWh
#3	Henderson, NV	87	85	96	83	87	16,796 kWh
#4	Tucson, AZ	87	85	100	83	83	16,822 kWh
#5	Albuquerque, NM	86	86	98	75	87	16,892 kWh
#6	El Paso, TX	83	85	100	62	87	16,776 kWh
#7	Salt Lake City, UT	82	79	90	66	100	16,324 kWh
#8	Cheyenne, WY	81	60	89	87	100	14,786 kWh
#9	Phoenix, AZ	80	87	100	54	83	16,945 kWh
#10	Mesa, AZ	80	87	100	54	83	16,942 kWh
#11	Chandler, AZ	80	87	100	54	83	16,931 kWh
#12	Scottsdale, AZ	80	87	100	54	83	16,949 kWh
#13	Portland, OR	77	71	83	71	91	15,648 kWh
#14	Denver, CO	76	62	91	75	87	14,926 kWh
#15	Aurora, CO	76	62	91	75	87	14,927 kWh
#16	Wichita, KS	76	64	94	71	87	15,131 kWh
#17	Plano, TX	76	68	100	58	87	15,402 kWh
#18	Lubbock, TX	75	68	100	54	87	15,458 kWh
#19	Indianapolis, IN	74	62	91	66	87	14,923 kWh
#20	Lincoln, NE	73	60	90	58	100	14,819 kWh
#21	Kansas City, MO	73	62	92	58	91	14,990 kWh
#22	Virginia Beach, VA	73	56	95	62	91	14,515 kWh
#23	Charlotte, NC	73	58	97	58	91	14,677 kWh
#24	Toledo, OH	73	50	88	83	83	14,035 kWh
#25	Fort Wayne, IN	72	60	89	62	87	14,792 kWh
#26	Fort Worth, TX	72	67	100	45	87	15,376 kWh
#27	Atlanta, GA	72	60	100	54	87	14,775 kWh
#28	Arlington, TX	72	67	100	45	87	15,374 kWh
#29	Columbus, OH	72	53	91	75	83	14,204 kWh
#30	Cincinnati, OH	72	54	92	75	83	14,290 kWh
#31	Cleveland, OH	72	51	89	79	83	14,050 kWh
#32	Sioux Falls, SD	71	57	86	62	91	14,546 kWh
#33	Colorado Springs, CO	71	63	92	54	87	15,017 kWh
#34	Dallas, TX	71	67	100	41	87	15,378 kWh
#35	Knoxville, TN	71	58	96	50	96	14,604 kWh
#36	Des Moines, IA	70	59	88	54	91	14,741 kWh
#37	Billings, MT	70	60	83	58	91	14,822 kWh
#38	Laredo, TX	70	68	100	37	87	15,450 kWh
#39	Madison, WI	70	57	86	71	74	14,593 kWh
#40	Richmond, VA	70	56	94	54	91	14,446 kWh
#41	Birmingham, AL	70	68	100	37	83	15,452 kWh
#42	Jackson, MS	70	67	100	33	91	15,330 kWh
#43	Washington, DC	70	54	92	75	70	14,309 kWh
#44	Savannah, GA	70	58	100	50	87	14,608 kWh
#45	Raleigh, NC	70	58	97	50	91	14,622 kWh
#46	Durham, NC	70	58	96	50	91	14,601 kWh
#47	Pittsburgh, PA	70	52	90	79	70	14,156 kWh
#48	Seattle, WA	69	68	80	37	100	15,439 kWh
#49	Lexington, KY	69	55	94	50	96	14,396 kWh
#50	Little Rock, AR	69	68	98	24	96	15,425 kWh
#51	Greensboro, NC	69	57	96	45	91	14,593 kWh
#52	Detroit, MI	69	50	87	79	70	13,967 kWh
#53	Fresno, CA	69	94	95	58	13	17,526 kWh
#54	Stockton, CA	69	93	94	62	13	17,404 kWh
#55	Louisville, KY	68	63	93	33	96	15,075 kWh
#56	Nashville, TN	68	66	96	24	96	15,284 kWh
#57	Chicago, IL	68	59	88	58	74	14,712 kWh
#58	Milwaukee, WI	68	57	86	62	74	14,596 kWh
#59	Wilmington, DE	68	53	91	66	74	14,226 kWh
#60	Sacramento, CA	68	92	93	58	13	17,342 kWh
#61	Oakland, CA	68	93	94	58	13	17,420 kWh
#62	Reno, NV	67	91	91	0	87	17,247 kWh
#63	Corpus Christi, TX	67	68	100	24	87	15,480 kWh
#64	San Jose, CA	67	93	94	50	13	17,466 kWh
#65	Memphis, TN	66	67	97	16	96	15,385 kWh
#66	Omaha, NE	66	60	89	29	100	14,774 kWh
#67	San Antonio, TX	66	71	100	16	87	15,642 kWh
#68	St. Paul, MN	66	43	84	71	83	13,405 kWh
#69	Miami, FL	66	57	100	33	87	14,576 kWh
#70	Houston, TX	65	71	100	12	87	15,676 kWh
#71	Minneapolis, MN	65	43	84	66	83	13,402 kWh
#72	Tulsa, OK	64	66	96	12	96	15,285 kWh
#73	New Orleans, LA	64	71	100	0	96	15,695 kWh
#74	Charleston, WV	63	55	93	33	87	14,365 kWh
#75	Charleston, SC	63	58	100	20	87	14,678 kWh
#76	Philadelphia, PA	63	53	91	50	70	14,205 kWh
#77	Orlando, FL	63	61	100	16	87	14,854 kWh
#78	Spokane, WA	62	68	80	8	100	15,434 kWh
#79	Austin, TX	62	72	100	0	87	15,727 kWh
#80	Oklahoma City, OK	62	67	97	0	96	15,353 kWh
#81	St. Louis, MO	61	63	93	8	91	15,037 kWh
#82	Baltimore, MD	61	53	92	41	70	14,271 kWh
#83	Jersey City, NJ	61	52	90	54	57	14,128 kWh
#84	New York, NY	60	52	90	62	43	14,129 kWh
#85	Anaheim, CA	59	97	99	12	13	17,784 kWh
#86	Santa Ana, CA	59	97	100	12	13	17,775 kWh
#87	Irvine, CA	59	97	100	12	13	17,768 kWh
#88	Jacksonville, FL	59	63	100	0	87	15,033 kWh
#89	Honolulu, HI	59	82	100	41	0	16,531 kWh
#90	Tampa, FL	59	60	100	3	87	14,795 kWh
#91	St. Petersburg, FL	59	60	100	3	87	14,777 kWh
#92	Manchester, NH	59	49	87	66	39	13,900 kWh
#93	Los Angeles, CA	57	97	99	0	13	17,795 kWh
#94	Riverside, CA	57	97	99	0	13	17,798 kWh
#95	Fargo, ND	57	40	81	29	100	13,212 kWh
#96	Bakersfield, CA	57	96	97	8	13	17,663 kWh
#97	Newark, NJ	57	52	90	37	57	14,126 kWh
#98	Buffalo, NY	57	49	87	54	43	13,911 kWh
#99	San Diego, CA	56	96	100	0	13	17,672 kWh
#100	Chula Vista, CA	56	96	100	0	13	17,664 kWh
#101	Providence, RI	56	50	88	66	22	14,018 kWh
#102	Anchorage, AK	55	51	61	62	48	14,078 kWh
#103	Portland, ME	54	48	86	45	43	13,834 kWh
#104	Boston, MA	45	50	87	29	17	13,964 kWh
#105	Burlington, VT	43	34	84	12	57	12,752 kWh

Data status is recorded per city in the downloadable dataset.