Power Outages in Suffolk County, MA
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Suffolk County, MA across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 0.9 hours.
Suffolk County, MA is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Suffolk County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Suffolk 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 Suffolk Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Suffolk County went about 0.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 27,817 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 11,082 customers out) · decade average 0.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 384 | 10,428 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 742 | 12,603 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 900 | 6,486 | 0.6 |
| 2018 | 688 | 11,082 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 614 | 9,193 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 861 | 9,052 | 0.7 |
| 2021 | 838 | 8,264 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 963 | 22,288 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 944 | 15,082 | 0.7 |
| 2024 | 983 | 10,679 | 0.6 |
| 2025 | 808 | 27,817 | 0.9 |
Relatively High hurricanes exposure · 0.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Suffolk County: FAQ
- How often does Suffolk County, MA lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Suffolk County, MA logged 808 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 0.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Suffolk County, MA?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 27,817 customers without power, beginning May 14, 2025 and lasting about 1d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Suffolk County, MA right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Suffolk County, MA?
- Tracked electric providers include Eversource - Eastern MA, NATIONAL GRID.
Boston, Revere. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Suffolk County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Suffolk County.
02108, 02109, 02110, 02111, 02113, 02114, 02115, 02116, 02118, 02119, 02120, 02121, 02122, 02124, 02125, 02126, 02127, 02128, 02129, 02130, 02131, 02132, 02133, 02134, 02135, 02136, 02150, 02151, 02152, 02163, 02199, 02203, 02205, 02210, 02215
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/25025 and /api/v1/counties/25025/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Massachusetts customers). Live data as of .