Power Outages in Hampshire County, MA
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 41 customers are without power in Hampshire County, MA across 3 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Hampshire County, MA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- NATIONAL GRID
- Eversource - Eastern MA
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Hampshire County has been under 6 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Hampshire 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 Hampshire Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hampshire County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 29,373 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 16,358 customers out) · decade average 2.4 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 536 | 5,185 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 662 | 5,643 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 593 | 29,373 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | 663 | 4,396 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 404 | 12,304 | 2.6 |
| 2020 | 643 | 16,358 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 686 | 13,543 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 665 | 12,397 | 1.4 |
| 2023 | 622 | 11,129 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 717 | 8,344 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 719 | 8,149 | 3.5 |
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 2.4 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hampshire County: FAQ
- How often does Hampshire County, MA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hampshire County, MA logged 719 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hampshire County, MA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 29,373 customers without power, beginning November 15, 2017 and lasting about 5h.
- Is there a power outage in Hampshire County, MA right now?
- Yes — about 41 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hampshire County, MA?
- Tracked electric providers include Eversource - Eastern MA, NATIONAL GRID.
Amherst Town. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Hampshire County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hampshire County.
01002, 01003, 01007, 01012, 01026, 01027, 01032, 01033, 01035, 01038, 01039, 01050, 01053, 01060, 01062, 01063, 01066, 01070, 01073, 01075, 01082, 01084, 01088, 01096, 01098, 01243
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/25015 and /api/v1/counties/25015/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Massachusetts customers). Live data as of .