Power Outages in Berkshire County, MA
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 76 customers are without power in Berkshire County, MA across 4 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Berkshire County, MA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- NATIONAL GRID
- Eversource - Eastern MA
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Berkshire County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Heat Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Berkshire County, MA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 667 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 31m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 935 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Berkshire 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 Berkshire Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Berkshire County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,030 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 19,280 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 746 | 18,171 | 1.9 |
| 2016 | 753 | 14,312 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 769 | 6,562 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 791 | 3,131 | 1.8 |
| 2019 | 598 | 8,647 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 806 | 19,280 | 7.2 |
| 2021 | 788 | 7,115 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 808 | 4,427 | 2.1 |
| 2023 | 779 | 25,030 | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 831 | 7,671 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 844 | 10,881 | 2.9 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Berkshire County: FAQ
- How often does Berkshire County, MA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Berkshire County, MA logged 844 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Berkshire County, MA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,030 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2023 and lasting about 3d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Berkshire County, MA right now?
- Yes — about 76 customers are currently without power across 4 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Berkshire County, MA?
- Tracked electric providers include Eversource - Eastern MA, NATIONAL GRID.
Pittsfield. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Berkshire County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Berkshire County.
01029, 01201, 01220, 01222, 01223, 01224, 01225, 01226, 01229, 01230, 01235, 01236, 01237, 01238, 01240, 01242, 01244, 01245, 01247, 01253, 01254, 01255, 01256, 01257, 01258, 01259, 01260, 01262, 01264, 01266, 01267, 01270, 01343
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL GRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Eversource - Eastern MA | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/25003 and /api/v1/counties/25003/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Massachusetts customers). Live data as of .