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Power Outages in Plymouth County, MA

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Plymouth County, MA across 1 reported incident. City of Hingham - (MA), Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company and Town of Middleborough - (MA) publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Hull Municipal Light Plant - (MA), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.4 hours.

Plymouth County, MA is served by 5 tracked utilities.

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

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Scattered outages

1 customers without power

Across 1 reported incident.

Not counted: no live feed for Hull Municipal Light Plant - (MA).

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Plymouth County

0.0%of this county's ~608,164 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Hull Municipal Light Plant - (MA). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: City of Hingham - (MA), Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company, Town of Middleborough - (MA).

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
City of Hingham - (MA)Live · total onlynot by county------
Massachusetts Electric CoLive · total onlynot by county------
NSTAR Electric CompanyLive · total onlynot by county------
Town of Middleborough - (MA)Live · total onlynot by county------
Hull Municipal Light Plant - (MA)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Plymouth 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
4,124
Oxygen service
841
Dialysis (facility)
465
Home health / hospice
864
By ZIP code (32)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
0236043930303≤11
0230135821223≤11
0230225215173≤11
0234621917159≤11
0205019712144≤11
02370156≤111200
02324152≤111120
02043128≤11800
02351117≤1185≤11
02571107≤11780
02382106≤1186≤11
023591061270≤11
02330105≤1181≤11
02333103≤1176≤11
0204598≤1164≤11
0233988≤1163≤11
0234187≤1161≤11
0233287≤1161≤11
0234784≤1161≤11
0206678≤11510
0236474≤1152≤11
0233872≤11560
0253863≤11450
0237961≤11480
0273957≤11370
0257654≤1137≤11
0206146≤1133≤11
02738370250
0277030≤1122≤11
0255822015≤11
0236721≤11180
02350≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Plymouth County, MA

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

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Recent NWS alert activity · Plymouth County

Plymouth County has been under 57 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 7, 2026.

  • Flood Warning ×12
  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×7
  • High Surf Advisory ×7
  • Wind Advisory ×5
  • High Wind Warning ×5
  • Flood Watch ×4

Latest Plymouth County, MA outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 46m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,254 customers out (0.4% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 55m

  4. GREW

    Outage grew to 935 customers out (0.3% of the county)

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 534 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 24m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 510 customers out (0.2% of the county)

Outage trend · Plymouth County, MA
1customers out · peak 139
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Plymouth County, MA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 139 customers out; latest 1 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.050100150Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Plymouth 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 Plymouth Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Plymouth County went about 2.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 281,672 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 2.4 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Plymouth County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.0h, 2016 2.9h, 2017 5.1h, 2018 31.6h, 2019 5.4h, 2020 7.4h, 2021 30.4h, 2022 3.0h, 2023 7.5h, 2024 1.8h, 2025 2.4h. Highlighted: 2018.0102030401.0h20152.9h20165.1h201731.6h20185.4h20197.4h202030.4h20213.0h20227.5h20231.8h20242.4h2025
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Worst year here was 2018 (peak 141,383 customers out) · decade average 8.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201591313,7281.0
201687924,8852.9
20171,08549,4565.1
20181,026141,38331.6
201994060,6025.4
20201,07146,2257.4
20211,104281,67230.4
20221,10326,4473.0
20231,02064,9537.5
20241,0859,6641.8
202579947,1212.4

Cost of power in Plymouth County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Plymouth 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.

28.4¢/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
October 26, 2021281,6721d 23h
March 2, 2018141,3833d 15h
October 28, 2021125,4778d 6h
March 12, 201865,3108d 19h
December 18, 202364,9533d 22h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Relatively High ice storms exposure · 8.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormRelatively High
Strong windRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Plymouth County: FAQ

How often does Plymouth County, MA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Plymouth County, MA logged 799 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Plymouth County, MA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 281,672 customers without power, beginning October 26, 2021 and lasting about 1d 23h.
Is there a power outage in Plymouth County, MA right now?
Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Plymouth County, MA?
Tracked electric providers include City of Hingham - (MA), Massachusetts Electric Co, NSTAR Electric Company, Town of Middleborough - (MA).
Nearby counties
Barnstable CountyBristol CountyNorfolk CountySuffolk County
Cities & towns in Plymouth County

Brockton. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Plymouth County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Plymouth County

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

02043, 02045, 02047, 02050, 02061, 02066, 02301, 02302, 02324, 02325, 02330, 02332, 02333, 02338, 02339, 02341, 02346, 02347, 02350, 02351, 02359, 02360, 02364, 02366, 02367, 02370, 02379, 02382, 02538, 02558, 02571, 02576, 02738, 02739, 02770

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-
Hull Municipal Light Plant - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of Middleborough - (MA)-Live · total only-
City of Hingham - (MA)-Live · total only-

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/25023 and /api/v1/counties/25023/history. Live data as of .