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Power Outages in Middlesex County, MA

As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Middlesex County, MA across 3 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority, Town of Belmont - (MA) and Town of Groton - (MA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.

Middlesex County, MA is served by 12 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

8 customers without power

Across 3 reported incidents.

  • Town of Wakefield - (MA)6 out
  • Massachusetts Electric Co1 out
  • Town of Concord - (MA)1 out

Not counted: no live feed for Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority, Town of Belmont - (MA) and Town of Groton - (MA).

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Live status by utility · Middlesex County

1.0%of this county's ~807,605 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority, Town of Belmont - (MA), Town of Groton - (MA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

Only visible while reporting outages: Unitil Energy Systems. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Town of Concord - (MA)Live · county18,3860.0%-1-
Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light CoLive · county0---0-
Massachusetts Electric CoLive · county1---0-
NSTAR Electric CompanyLive · county0---0-
Town of Hudson - (MA)Live · county0-----
Town of Littleton - (MA)Live · county0-----
Town of Reading - (MA)Live · county0---0-
Town of Wakefield - (MA)Live · county6-----
Unitil Energy SystemsOutages onlynone reported------
Massachusetts Bay Trans AuthorityNo live feedcan't see------
Town of Belmont - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of Groton - (MA)No live feedcan't see------

Town of Concord - (MA), Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co, Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company, Town of Hudson - (MA), Town of Littleton - (MA), Town of Reading - (MA) and Town of Wakefield - (MA) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Municipalities in Middlesex County

Town-by-town counts as reported by Massachusetts Electric Co, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .

TownUtilityOutServed% outUtility ETRSmall outages
BILLERICAMassachusetts Electric Co117,5230.0%--

Active outages in Middlesex County0

No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Middlesex 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
8,025
Oxygen service
1,162
Dialysis (facility)
1,071
Home health / hospice
2,043
By ZIP code (80)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
0214826813147≤11
0215525812140≤11
0180123612165≤11
0182622714158≤11
01821211≤11139≤11
01876209≤11131≤11
01852197≤11124≤11
01760183≤1193≤11
01752183≤11119≤11
01701183≤1186≤11
02149179≤11103≤11
01854154≤1186≤11
01824154≤11930
01851148≤1183≤11
02472136≤1163≤11
01749134≤11900
01880132≤1170≤11
01803131≤1183≤11
02180125≤11720
02176117≤1160≤11
01887113≤1175≤11
02139105≤1146≤11
02453104≤1161≤11
02474101≤1158≤11
01867101≤1153≤11
0213899≤1152≤11
0170297≤1156≤11
0214590053≤11
0186490≤1157≤11
0188688≤1148≤11
0214485≤1143≤11
0247684≤1145≤11
0185079≤1156≤11
0146377058≤11
0189075≤1130≤11
0186275≤1153≤11
0214374≤1133≤11
0242173≤1132≤11
0247872≤11270
0187970≤11460
0214168≤1128≤11
0214067≤1128≤11
0245966≤1124≤11
0245166≤11380
0177665≤11330
0174264≤11270
0172164≤1140≤11
0145063≤1130≤11
0245262≤1134≤11
0186362≤1145≤11
0175462≤1129≤11
0174862≤1133≤11
0172062≤1136≤11
0174657≤1130≤11
0146449≤1135≤11
0246548≤1120≤11
0245847≤1123≤11
02420460150
0146046≤1130≤11
0173045≤11220
0146944≤1132≤11
0143244≤1128≤11
0246043≤11≤11≤11
0177837≤1116≤11
0249332≤11≤11≤11
0246632014≤11
0246131≤11≤110
0177331≤11160
0174127≤11≤110
01775240120
01431190160
01827140≤110
0171913≤11≤11≤11
0214212≤11≤110
02468≤110≤110
02464≤11≤11≤110
02462≤11000
01770≤110≤110
01718≤11000
01474≤11≤11≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Middlesex County, MA

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

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Recent NWS alert activity · Middlesex County

Middlesex County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 7, 2026.

  • Wind Advisory ×7
  • Flood Watch ×4
  • Flood Warning ×2
  • Frost Advisory ×2
  • Tsunami Warning ×1

Latest Middlesex County, MA outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 4d 8h

  2. GREW

    Outage grew to 593 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  3. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 338 customers out

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 602 customers out

  5. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,930 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  6. GREW

    Outage grew to 1,141 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 577 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 25m

Outage trend · Middlesex County, MA
8customers out · peak 73
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Middlesex County, MA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 73 customers out; latest 8 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.020406080Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Middlesex County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 148,898 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 4.0 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Middlesex County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.7h, 2016 4.1h, 2017 7.8h, 2018 16.3h, 2019 3.3h, 2020 4.7h, 2021 2.5h, 2022 2.8h, 2023 7.5h, 2024 3.0h, 2025 4.0h. Highlighted: 2018.051015202.7h20154.1h20167.8h201716.3h20183.3h20194.7h20202.5h20212.8h20227.5h20233.0h20244.0h2025
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Worst year here was 2018 (peak 148,898 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201566144,6462.7
201645632,3594.1
201763266,5667.8
2018561148,89816.3
201979129,5083.3
202067131,3594.7
202175214,5552.5
202272620,9812.8
202363585,5797.5
202438916,4143.0
202523119,3214.0

Cost of power in Middlesex County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Middlesex 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.

28.0¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 38% 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
March 7, 2018148,89819d 14h
December 18, 202385,5794d 1h
October 29, 201766,5666d 7h
May 29, 201544,64622h
March 14, 201744,5042d 13h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High ice storms exposure · 5.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormVery High
HurricaneRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Middlesex County: FAQ

How often does Middlesex County, MA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Middlesex County, MA logged 231 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Middlesex County, MA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 148,898 customers without power, beginning March 7, 2018 and lasting about 19d 14h.
Is there a power outage in Middlesex County, MA right now?
Yes, about 8 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Middlesex County, MA?
Tracked electric providers include Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co, Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company, Town of Concord - (MA), Town of Hudson - (MA), Town of Littleton - (MA).
Nearby counties
Essex CountyHillsborough CountyNorfolk CountySuffolk County
Cities & towns in Middlesex County

Cambridge, Lowell, Newton, Somerville, Framingham, Malden, Waltham, Medford, Everett, Woburn, Marlborough. Town-level outage counts are in the municipalities table above.

ZIP codes in Middlesex County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Middlesex County (showing 40 of 81).

01431, 01432, 01450, 01460, 01463, 01464, 01469, 01474, 01701, 01702, 01718, 01719, 01720, 01721, 01730, 01731, 01741, 01742, 01746, 01748, 01749, 01752, 01754, 01760, 01770, 01773, 01775, 01776, 01778, 01801, 01803, 01821, 01824, 01826, 01827, 01850, 01851, 01852, 01854, 01862

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 · county-
NSTAR Electric Company1.9 hrsLive · county-
Unitil Energy Systems1.6 hrsOutages only-
Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co1.2 hrsLive · county-
Town of Reading - (MA)0.8 hrsLive · county-
Massachusetts Bay Trans Authority-No live feed-
Town of Hudson - (MA)-Live · county-
Town of Littleton - (MA)-Live · county-
Town of Groton - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of Belmont - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of Concord - (MA)-Live · county-
Town of Wakefield - (MA)-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/25017 and /api/v1/counties/25017/history. Live data as of .