Power Outages in Bristol County, MA
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Bristol County, MA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Bristol County, MA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Outage started July 18, 2026 · peaked at 241 customers without power · resolved
- Rip Current StatementMODERATE
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Bristol County has been under 12 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Rip Current Statement on July 19, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Rip Current Statement ×3
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Bristol County, MA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 22m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,187 customers out (0.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Bristol 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 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.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 71,353 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 886 | 12,232 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 956 | 20,547 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 1,037 | 37,579 | 4.0 |
| 2018 | 1,082 | 71,353 | 12.4 |
| 2019 | 954 | 12,421 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 1,014 | 28,131 | 4.1 |
| 2021 | 1,082 | 105,218 | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 1,113 | 43,126 | 1.5 |
| 2023 | 992 | 33,055 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 1,108 | 18,479 | 1.2 |
| 2025 | 976 | 38,360 | 2.3 |
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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 — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Bristol County, MA?
- Tracked electric providers include Eversource - Eastern MA, NATIONAL GRID.
New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton, Attleboro. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Bristol County level shown above.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL GRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Eversource - Eastern MA | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/25005 and /api/v1/counties/25005/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Massachusetts customers). Live data as of .