Power Outages in Berkshire County, MA
AVANGRID has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Massachusetts Electric Co and NSTAR Electric Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Town of Chester. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.
Berkshire County, MA is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/massachusetts/berkshire-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Berkshire County, MA". https://massoutage.com/massachusetts/berkshire-county
AVANGRID only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
Massachusetts Electric Co and NSTAR Electric Company publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for Town of Chester: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~284,790 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Chester. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: AVANGRID. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
System-wide total only, no county split: Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVANGRID | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Massachusetts Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| NSTAR Electric Company | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Chester | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Berkshire Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (26)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01201 | 302 | 17 | 127 | ≤11 |
| 01247 | 185 | ≤11 | 118 | ≤11 |
| 01220 | 96 | ≤11 | 69 | 0 |
| 01267 | 48 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 01226 | 46 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 01238 | 45 | ≤11 | 27 | 0 |
| 01230 | 40 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 01240 | 28 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 01235 | 24 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 01225 | 23 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 01223 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 01237 | 21 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 01253 | 15 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 01236 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01262 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 01257 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01266 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 01270 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01264 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01259 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01258 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01256 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01255 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01254 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01245 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01222 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Berkshire County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Berkshire County right now.
Berkshire County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Wind Advisory ×3
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 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 693 customers out (0.7% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 627 customers out (0.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Berkshire County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Pittsfieldno outage reported
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.
The US EIA reports Massachusetts utilities averaged 2.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 2.9 hrs.
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 |
Cost of power in Berkshire County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Berkshire County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Massachusetts Electric Co33.7¢438,150 cust
- NSTAR Electric Company21.5¢306,795 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
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?
- No major outage is currently reported for Berkshire County, MA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Berkshire County, MA?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Electric Co | 2.2 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| NSTAR Electric Company | 1.9 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| AVANGRID | - | Outages only | - |
| Town of Chester | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Massachusetts customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/25003 and /api/v1/counties/25003/history.