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Power Outages in Bristol County, MA

Is there a power outage in Bristol County, MA right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Bristol County, MA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Taunton - (MA) and Town of North Attleborough - (MA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.

Bristol County, MA is served by 5 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.

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October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Bristol County, MA", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/massachusetts/bristol-county

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Scattered outages

3 customers without power

Across 1 reported incident.

Not counted: no live feed for City of Taunton - (MA) and Town of North Attleborough - (MA).

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No outage contact on file for Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company, Town of North Attleborough - (MA), City of Taunton - (MA) and Town of Mansfield - (MA); check your electric bill or the utility's website.

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Live status by utility · Bristol County

0.0%of this county's ~581,443 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: City of Taunton - (MA), Town of North Attleborough - (MA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Massachusetts Electric CoLive · county0---0-
NSTAR Electric CompanyLive · county0---0-
Town of Mansfield - (MA)Live · county3-----
City of Taunton - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of North Attleborough - (MA)No live feedcan't see------

Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company and Town of Mansfield - (MA) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Bristol 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.

Power-dependent
4,352
Oxygen service
893
Dialysis (facility)
506
Home health / hospice
947
By ZIP code (34)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
0278040128306≤11
02740318≤11213≤11
0270325316162≤11
0272124018171≤11
0272023112162≤11
0277721513125≤11
02745153141010
02790147≤11103≤11
02747143≤1184≤11
02719142≤1188≤11
02767133≤1199≤11
02724132≤11930
02723118≤11860
02760117≤1171≤11
02726115≤1176≤11
0276611313800
02748109≤1164≤11
02746109≤11730
0237592≤11530
0277172≤11450
0274469≤1142≤11
0274367≤1137≤11
0204866≤11410
0276962≤11450
0235662≤11470
0271849041≤11
0271747≤11290
02764430260
0277935≤11270
0271526≤11180
0270223≤11120
02725160120
02791≤11≤11≤110
02763≤110≤11≤11

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Bristol County, MA

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Bristol County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Bristol County

Bristol County has been under 41 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 7, 2026.

  • Flood Warning ×12
  • Wind Advisory ×5
  • High Wind Warning ×5
  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×4
  • Flood Watch ×4
  • Coastal Flood Statement ×3

Latest Bristol County, MA outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 35m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 649 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 45m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 816 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 25m

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,180 customers out (0.8% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 15m

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 846 customers out (0.3% of the county)

Outage trend · Bristol County, MA
3customers out · peak 20
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 16:40 UTC
Bristol County, MA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 20 customers out; latest 3 as of Oct 19, 2026 16:40 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.051015206 PMOct 196 AM12 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Bristol County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Bristol Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Bristol County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 105,218 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 2.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Bristol County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.7h, 2016 2.0h, 2017 4.0h, 2018 12.4h, 2019 1.3h, 2020 4.1h, 2021 6.3h, 2022 1.5h, 2023 3.5h, 2024 1.2h, 2025 2.3h. Highlighted: 2018.0510150.7h20152.0h20164.0h201712.4h20181.3h20194.1h20206.3h20211.5h20223.5h20231.2h20242.3h2025
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Worst year here was 2018 (peak 71,353 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201588612,2320.7
201695620,5472.0
20171,03737,5794.0
20181,08271,35312.4
201995412,4211.3
20201,01428,1314.1
20211,082105,2186.3
20221,11343,1261.5
202399233,0553.5
20241,10818,4791.2
202597638,3602.3

Cost of power in Bristol County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Bristol 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.

27.9¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 37% since 2015
vs Massachusetts avg 30.5¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
October 27, 2021105,2181d 15h
March 2, 201871,3533d 15h
January 29, 202243,1262d 11h
July 3, 202538,3603h
October 29, 201737,5795d 4h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High ice storms exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Bristol County: FAQ

How often does Bristol County, MA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Bristol County, MA logged 976 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Bristol County, MA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 105,218 customers without power, beginning October 27, 2021 and lasting about 1d 15h.
Is there a power outage in Bristol County, MA right now?
Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Bristol County, MA across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for City of Taunton - (MA) and Town of North Attleborough - (MA), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Which utilities serve Bristol County, MA?
Tracked electric providers include Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company, Town of Mansfield - (MA).
Nearby counties
Barnstable CountyBristol CountyDukes CountyNewport County
Cities & towns in Bristol County

New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton, Attleboro. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Bristol County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Bristol County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Bristol County.

02048, 02356, 02357, 02375, 02702, 02703, 02715, 02717, 02718, 02719, 02720, 02721, 02723, 02724, 02725, 02726, 02740, 02743, 02744, 02745, 02746, 02747, 02748, 02760, 02763, 02764, 02766, 02767, 02769, 02771, 02777, 02779, 02780, 02790, 02791

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Bristol County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Massachusetts →

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Massachusetts Electric Co2.2 hrsLive · county-
NSTAR Electric Company1.9 hrsLive · county-
Town of North Attleborough - (MA)0.2 hrsNo live feed-
City of Taunton - (MA)1.1 hrsNo live feed-
Town of Mansfield - (MA)0.3 hrsLive · county-

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/25005 and /api/v1/counties/25005/history. Live data as of .