Power Outages in Barnstable County, MA
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Barnstable County, MA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Barnstable County, MA is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Barnstable County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Rip Current Statement on July 19, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Rip Current Statement ×3
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Barnstable County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Barnstable Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Barnstable County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 273,634 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 128,268 customers out) · decade average 17.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 491 | 26,547 | 4.6 |
| 2016 | 808 | 19,240 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | 1,003 | 50,097 | 9.9 |
| 2018 | 950 | 128,268 | 68.4 |
| 2019 | 594 | 41,360 | 10.7 |
| 2020 | 1,090 | 18,757 | 4.6 |
| 2021 | 1,028 | 273,634 | 49.7 |
| 2022 | 964 | 85,305 | 21.7 |
| 2023 | 890 | 13,901 | 4.8 |
| 2024 | 994 | 26,740 | 5.5 |
| 2025 | 939 | 24,294 | 4.2 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 17.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Barnstable County: FAQ
- How often does Barnstable County, MA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Barnstable County, MA logged 939 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Barnstable County, MA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 273,634 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2021 and lasting about 2d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Barnstable County, MA right now?
- Yes — about 2 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Barnstable County, MA?
- Tracked electric providers include Eversource - Eastern MA.
Barnstable Town. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Barnstable County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Barnstable County (showing 40 of 47).
02532, 02534, 02536, 02537, 02540, 02542, 02553, 02556, 02559, 02561, 02562, 02563, 02601, 02630, 02631, 02632, 02633, 02635, 02637, 02638, 02639, 02641, 02642, 02643, 02644, 02645, 02646, 02647, 02648, 02649, 02650, 02652, 02653, 02655, 02657, 02659, 02660, 02663, 02664, 02666
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eversource - Eastern MA | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/25001 and /api/v1/counties/25001/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Massachusetts customers). Live data as of .