Power Outages in Franklin County, MA
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Massachusetts Electric Co and NSTAR Electric Company in Franklin County, MA. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.0 hours.
Franklin County, MA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/massachusetts/franklin-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, MA", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/massachusetts/franklin-county
No active outages are reported by Massachusetts Electric Co and NSTAR Electric Company in Franklin County.
0.0%of this county's ~147,139 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| NSTAR Electric Company | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Massachusetts Electric Co and NSTAR Electric Company 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, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Franklin 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 (27)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01301 | 174 | ≤11 | 114 | ≤11 |
| 01364 | 100 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 01376 | 63 | ≤11 | 53 | 0 |
| 01370 | 37 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 01373 | 26 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 01337 | 24 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 01360 | 19 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01344 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01339 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 01375 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01341 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 01351 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01039 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01354 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01340 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 01379 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01378 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 01367 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01355 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01350 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01349 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01346 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01342 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01338 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | ≤11 |
| 01330 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01072 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 01054 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on October 16, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 3.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 10,330 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 3.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 9,863 customers out) · decade average 3.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 440 | 5,194 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | 527 | 5,218 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 560 | 5,327 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 596 | 3,279 | 1.9 |
| 2019 | 325 | 5,146 | 3.9 |
| 2020 | 580 | 9,863 | 7.5 |
| 2021 | 588 | 5,299 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 577 | 5,314 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 585 | 8,588 | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 618 | 3,927 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 634 | 10,330 | 3.0 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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 ice storms exposure · 3.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, MA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, MA logged 634 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, MA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 10,330 customers without power, beginning January 17, 2025 and lasting about 1h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, MA right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Franklin County, MA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, MA?
- Tracked electric providers include Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
01054, 01072, 01093, 01301, 01330, 01337, 01338, 01339, 01340, 01341, 01342, 01344, 01346, 01347, 01349, 01350, 01351, 01354, 01355, 01360, 01364, 01367, 01370, 01373, 01375, 01376, 01378, 01379, 01380
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 · county | - |
| NSTAR Electric Company | 1.9 hrs | Live · 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/25011 and /api/v1/counties/25011/history.