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Power outage history
New York
4.3hours
without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 33rd of 51.
Electricity customers 8,345,066 Across 62 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2020 10 hours without power, average customer
County by county
Where New York goes dark
Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.
Fewer hours64+ h / yr
Year by year
Hours in the dark, statewide
The record
New York's largest outages
Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.
| Began | Storm | Peak out | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2020 | Hurricane Isaias | 843,857 | 10.1% |
| Mar 2, 2018 | Winter storm | 355,862 | 4.3% |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Windstorm | 241,836 | 2.9% |
| Mar 8, 2017 | Windstorm | 240,352 | 2.9% |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Thunderstorms | 232,055 | 2.8% |
| May 15, 2018 | Thunderstorms | 205,161 | 2.5% |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Windstorm | 196,964 | 2.4% |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Winter storm | 189,104 | 2.3% |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Windstorm | 185,976 | 2.2% |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Thunderstorms | 184,962 | 2.2% |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Winter storm | 182,731 | 2.2% |
Every county
All 62 counties
| County | Hours / yr | Major outages since 2018 | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | 99 | 178 | 2,561 |
| Schuyler | 25 | 112 | 4,852 |
| Putnam | 25 | 19 | 47,493 |
| Sullivan | 23 | 38 | 40,509 |
| Warren | 18 | 28 | 36,391 |
| Ulster | 17 | 14 | 89,470 |
| Columbia | 17 | 36 | 30,817 |
| Essex | 17 | 49 | 23,389 |
| Delaware | 15 | 18 | 23,975 |
| Greene | 15 | 34 | 23,513 |
| Chenango | 13 | 22 | 25,004 |
| Steuben | 12 | 23 | 27,662 |
| Dutchess | 12 | 12 | 150,017 |
| Herkimer | 11 | 59 | 27,865 |
| Washington | 11 | 34 | 29,152 |
| Tioga | 11 | 29 | 24,210 |
| Yates | 10 | 68 | 12,531 |
| Cattaraugus | 10 | 16 | 24,980 |
| Fulton | 9.8 | 23 | 26,643 |
| Schoharie | 9.8 | 28 | 14,522 |
| Lewis | 9.4 | 33 | 12,631 |
| Westchester | 9.2 | 4 | 368,730 |
| Saratoga | 9.1 | 18 | 117,711 |
| Rensselaer | 8.9 | 9 | 80,326 |
| Otsego | 8.3 | 9 | 31,300 |
| Orange | 7.8 | 2 | 176,531 |
| Orleans | 7.5 | 15 | 20,376 |
| Allegany | 6.7 | 14 | 27,503 |
| Franklin | 6.4 | 12 | 23,669 |
| Madison | 6.3 | 14 | 34,017 |
| Albany | 5.8 | 3 | 185,574 |
| Nassau | 5.7 | 2 | 427,483 |
| Broome | 5.6 | 5 | 113,772 |
| Montgomery | 5.5 | 15 | 24,995 |
| Rockland | 5.5 | 5 | 133,071 |
| Oswego | 5.5 | 19 | 57,759 |
| Schenectady | 5.3 | 7 | 78,627 |
| Seneca | 5.3 | 26 | 17,541 |
| Wyoming | 5.3 | 23 | 21,392 |
| Oneida | 5.2 | 3 | 120,802 |
| Jefferson | 4.7 | 9 | 62,240 |
| St. Lawrence | 4.7 | 8 | 57,536 |
| Suffolk | 4.5 | 2 | 657,677 |
| Cayuga | 4.5 | 23 | 40,433 |
| Chemung | 4.5 | 6 | 45,622 |
| Chautauqua | 4.4 | 11 | 49,280 |
| Clinton | 4.3 | 6 | 44,965 |
| Cortland | 4.1 | 17 | 23,943 |
| Tompkins | 3.8 | 7 | 63,720 |
| Wayne | 3.7 | 12 | 55,917 |
| Genesee | 3.6 | 11 | 29,240 |
| Livingston | 3.5 | 8 | 33,457 |
| Onondaga | 3.4 | 4 | 134,654 |
| Erie | 3.3 | 2 | 521,085 |
| Niagara | 3.1 | 4 | 106,178 |
| Monroe | 2.9 | 1 | 302,455 |
| Ontario | 2.7 | 2 | 75,985 |
| Richmond | 2.2 | 3 | 166,680 |
| Queens | 1.3 | 1 | 847,158 |
| Bronx | 1.1 | 0 | 479,084 |
| Kings | 0.7 | 0 | 915,206 |
| New York | 0.1 | 0 | 873,185 |
Who keeps the lights on
Utilities in New York
Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.
| Utility | Type | Outage min / yr | Excl. major storms | ¢/kWh | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc | Investor Owned | 26 | 18 | 36.7 | 3.1M |
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | Investor Owned | 242 | 140 | 19.9 | 1.5M |
| Long Island Power Authority | State | 68 | 62 | 26.2 | 1.0M |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | Investor Owned | 302 | 146 | 22.6 | 794k |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corp | Investor Owned | 133 | 89 | 22.0 | 354k |
| Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | Investor Owned | 290 | 182 | 27.7 | 271k |
| Orange & Rockland Utils Inc | Investor Owned | 155 | 109 | 26.2 | 213k |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | – | – | 24.8 | 43k |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | – | – | 18.6 | 17k |
| Village of Fairport | Municipal | 93 | 18 | 7.8 | 16k |
| Jamestown Board of Public Util | Municipal | 11 | – | 8.5 | 16k |
| Village of Freeport | Municipal | 12 | 12 | 13.5 | 13k |
| City of Plattsburgh | Municipal | – | – | 5.3 | 8.8k |
| SunPower Capital, LLC | Behind the Meter | – | – | 28.1 | 8.7k |
| Town of Massena | Municipal | 21 | 21 | 8.0 | 8.1k |
| Spruce Finance | Behind the Meter | – | – | 19.1 | 8.0k |
| Village of Solvay | Municipal | – | – | 7.5 | 4.7k |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Investor Owned | – | – | 15.3 | 3.4k |