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Power Outages in Hampden County, MA

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 5 customers are without power in Hampden County, MA across 2 reported incidents. City of Chicopee - (MA), City of Holyoke - (MA), City of Westfield - (MA), Massachusetts Electric Co and NSTAR Electric Company publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for City of Russell - (MA) and Town of Chester, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.

Hampden County, MA is served by 7 tracked utilities.

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October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hampden County, MA", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/massachusetts/hampden-county

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Hampden County, MA
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Scattered outages

5 customers without power

Across 2 reported incidents.

  • City of Holyoke - (MA)3 out
  • NSTAR Electric Company2 out

Not counted: no live feed for City of Russell - (MA) and Town of Chester.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Hampden County

0.0%of this county's ~497,099 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

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

System-wide total only, no county split: City of Chicopee - (MA), City of Holyoke - (MA), City of Westfield - (MA), Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
City of Chicopee - (MA)Live · total onlynot by county------
City of Holyoke - (MA)Live · total onlynot by county------
City of Westfield - (MA)Live · total onlynot by county------
Massachusetts Electric CoLive · total onlynot by county------
NSTAR Electric CompanyLive · total onlynot by county------
City of Russell - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of ChesterNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Hampden 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
5,003
Oxygen service
937
Dialysis (facility)
514
Home health / hospice
965
By ZIP code (35)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
01040398≤11202≤11
01020379≤11263≤11
0108535320231≤11
01109338≤11143≤11
01104331≤111420
0108925116151≤11
01013236≤11144≤11
01108225≤1193≤11
01105190≤1169≤11
01056181≤11118≤11
01119143≤1169≤11
01107133≤11420
01028133≤11900
01001131≤1197≤11
01118128≤11700
01030108≤1167≤11
01095107≤11640
0106992≤1164≤11
0115183≤11390
0110680≤1144≤11
01103790280
0107779≤1163≤11
0105774≤1152≤11
0112951≤11300
0103644≤1121≤11
0102234≤11260
0101028≤1118≤11
0108127≤11180
0112821≤11120
0152120013≤11
01080200140
0101114≤11≤110
01071120≤110
01034≤110≤110
01008≤110≤11≤11

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

🔔 Alerts for Hampden County, MA

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Recent NWS alert activity · Hampden County

Hampden County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on October 16, 2026.

  • Wind Advisory ×6
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
  • Frost Advisory ×2

Latest Hampden County, MA outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 25m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 501 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 45m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 591 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 20m

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,921 customers out (1.0% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 35m

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 833 customers out (0.4% of the county)

Outage trend · Hampden County, MA
5customers out · peak 378
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Hampden County, MA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 378 customers out; latest 5 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0100200300400Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Hardest-hit cities in Hampden 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 Hampden Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Hampden County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 56,663 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 2.7 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Hampden County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 0.8h, 2016 0.9h, 2017 2.7h, 2018 0.9h, 2019 1.8h, 2020 13.6h, 2021 2.8h, 2022 11.0h, 2023 12.0h, 2024 2.4h, 2025 2.7h. Highlighted: 2020.0510150.8h20150.9h20162.7h20170.9h20181.8h201913.6h20202.8h202111.0h202212.0h20232.4h20242.7h2025
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Worst year here was 2020 (peak 56,663 customers out) · decade average 4.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20158205,7460.8
20169846,1730.9
20171,02420,3292.7
20181,0675,8580.9
201969910,7911.8
202092156,66313.6
20214786,9782.8
2022123,14211.0
202312620,29212.0
2024385,9882.4
2025820,0872.7

Cost of power in Hampden County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Hampden 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.

25.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 36% 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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
August 4, 202056,6635d 10h
October 7, 202030,3673d 1h
January 1, 202223,142365d
October 30, 201720,3293d 22h
February 16, 202320,29230d 8h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 4.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneRelatively High
Ice stormRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Hampden County: FAQ

How often does Hampden County, MA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Hampden County, MA logged 8 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Hampden County, MA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 56,663 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 5d 10h.
Is there a power outage in Hampden County, MA right now?
Yes, about 5 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Hampden County, MA?
Tracked electric providers include City of Chicopee - (MA), City of Holyoke - (MA), City of Westfield - (MA), Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company.
Nearby counties
Berkshire CountyCapitol Planning RegionHampshire CountyNortheastern Connecticut Planning Region
Cities & towns in Hampden County

Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hampden County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Hampden County

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

01001, 01008, 01009, 01010, 01011, 01013, 01020, 01022, 01028, 01030, 01034, 01036, 01040, 01056, 01057, 01069, 01071, 01077, 01079, 01080, 01081, 01085, 01089, 01095, 01097, 01103, 01104, 01105, 01106, 01107, 01108, 01109, 01118, 01119, 01128, 01129, 01144, 01151, 01521

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Massachusetts Electric Co2.2 hrsLive · total only-
NSTAR Electric Company1.9 hrsLive · total only-
City of Chicopee - (MA)0.2 hrsLive · total only-
City of Holyoke - (MA)0.6 hrsLive · total only-
City of Westfield - (MA)3.2 hrsLive · total only-
Town of Chester-No live feed-
City of Russell - (MA)-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/25013 and /api/v1/counties/25013/history. Live data as of .