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Power Outages in Worcester County, MA

As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, no outages are reported by Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co, Massachusetts Electric Co and Town of Templeton - (MA) in Worcester County, MA. Unitil Energy Systems has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for Town of Ashburnham - (MA), Town of Boylston - (MA), Town of Holden - (MA), Town of Paxton - (MA), Town of Princeton - (MA), Town of Shrewsbury - (MA), Town of Sterling - (MA) and Town of West Boylston - (MA). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.

Worcester County, MA is served by 12 tracked utilities.

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No outages reported

No active outages are reported by Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co, Massachusetts Electric Co and Town of Templeton - (MA) in Worcester County.

Unitil Energy Systems only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

No live feed for Town of Ashburnham - (MA), Town of Boylston - (MA), Town of Holden - (MA), Town of Paxton - (MA), Town of Princeton - (MA), Town of Shrewsbury - (MA), Town of Sterling - (MA) and Town of West Boylston - (MA): outages in theirservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Worcester County

0.0%of this county's ~422,911 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Town of Ashburnham - (MA), Town of Boylston - (MA), Town of Holden - (MA), Town of Paxton - (MA), Town of Princeton - (MA), Town of Shrewsbury - (MA), Town of Sterling - (MA), Town of West Boylston - (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
Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light CoLive · county0---0-
Massachusetts Electric CoLive · county0---0-
Town of Templeton - (MA)Live · county0-----
Unitil Energy SystemsOutages onlynone reported------
Town of Ashburnham - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of Boylston - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of Holden - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of Paxton - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of Princeton - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of Sterling - (MA)No live feedcan't see------
Town of West Boylston - (MA)No live feedcan't see------

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

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Worcester 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
6,380
Oxygen service
1,438
Dialysis (facility)
898
Home health / hospice
1,664
By ZIP code (81)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
0142031417216≤11
01453312≤11229≤11
01604225≤11155≤11
0144021715181≤11
01605200≤11122≤11
01545184≤11116≤11
01570174≤111240
01602168≤11111≤11
01603165≤11104≤11
01757144≤11980
01331137≤11108≤11
01606134≤1191≤11
01501133≤11910
01550132≤11105≤11
01527124≤11980
01562111≤1193≤11
01475108≤1184≤11
01610107≤1170≤11
01581102≤11660
01609100≤1151≤11
0154098≤11780
0156994≤1166≤11
0157193≤1168≤11
0150791≤1167≤11
0152084≤1158≤11
0151084≤1163≤11
0153277≤11500
0146273≤1150≤11
0152469≤11560
0150468≤1151≤11
0154367≤1145≤11
0160765≤1144≤11
0147365≤11410
0151663≤1141≤11
01566620360
0158358≤11460
0158857≤1144≤11
0153555≤11460
0159050029≤11
0146850≤1140≤11
0158549≤11380
0100549≤1133≤11
0156448≤1130≤11
0153443≤11310
01506390310
0143638≤1127≤11
0174737≤11210
01568370220
0153636≤1124≤11
0152336018≤11
0177235020≤11
0143035≤1130≤11
0145232≤1123≤11
01518300200
01505300230
01612290190
0156029≤11260
0151928≤11120
0154226≤11200
01503260220
01756250230
0103122≤11170
0174021≤1114≤11
0160821014≤11
0145121≤11≤110
0108321≤11160
01537200180
01611190130
0152918015≤11
01522150≤110
0154114≤11≤110
0136814≤11≤110
01068130≤110
01515120≤110
01561≤110≤110
01531≤110≤110
01467≤11000
01434≤110≤110
01366≤11≤11≤110
01092≤110≤110
01037≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Worcester County, MA

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

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

No active NWS alerts for Worcester County right now.

Recent NWS alert activity · Worcester County

Worcester County has been under 21 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on October 16, 2026.

  • Wind Advisory ×7
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
  • Flood Watch ×4
  • Flood Warning ×3
  • Frost Advisory ×2

Latest Worcester County, MA outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 5h 45m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 783 customers out (0.4% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 45m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,203 customers out (1.0% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 45m

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,520 customers out (0.7% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 5h 34m

  8. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 480 customers out

Outage trend · Worcester County, MA
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 04:31 UTC
Worcester County, MA: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 04:31 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.816 AM12 PM6 PMOct 19
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Worcester County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

  • Worcesterno outage reported
  • Leominsterno outage reported
  • Fitchburgno outage reported

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Worcester County went about 6.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 70,225 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 6.7 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Worcester County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.8h, 2016 4.2h, 2017 7.1h, 2018 11.4h, 2019 6.2h, 2020 17.8h, 2021 4.7h, 2022 4.1h, 2023 9.2h, 2024 3.8h, 2025 6.7h. Highlighted: 2020.051015202.8h20154.2h20167.1h201711.4h20186.2h201917.8h20204.7h20214.1h20229.2h20233.8h20246.7h2025
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Worst year here was 2020 (peak 70,225 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201591811,0822.8
201696118,8334.2
20171,04043,7147.1
201895264,02211.4
201998618,0956.2
202096370,22517.8
202194022,2704.7
202293421,9504.1
202396930,8329.2
202495811,7353.8
202559012,7316.7

Cost of power in Worcester County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Worcester 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.

33.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 63% 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, 202070,2254d 13h
March 7, 201864,0223d 16h
October 7, 202044,5404d 6h
October 30, 201743,7144d 8h
March 14, 202330,8323d 2h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High ice storms exposure · 7.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

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

How often does Worcester County, MA lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Worcester County, MA logged 590 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Worcester County, MA?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 70,225 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 4d 13h.
Is there a power outage in Worcester County, MA right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Worcester County, MA. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Worcester County, MA?
Tracked electric providers include Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co, Massachusetts Electric Co, Town of Templeton - (MA), Unitil Energy Systems.
Nearby counties
Cheshire CountyFranklin CountyHampden CountyHampshire County
Cities & towns in Worcester County

Worcester, Leominster, Fitchburg. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Worcester County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Worcester County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Worcester County (showing 40 of 85).

01005, 01031, 01037, 01068, 01074, 01083, 01092, 01094, 01331, 01366, 01368, 01420, 01430, 01434, 01436, 01438, 01440, 01451, 01452, 01453, 01462, 01468, 01473, 01475, 01501, 01503, 01504, 01505, 01506, 01507, 01510, 01515, 01516, 01518, 01519, 01520, 01522, 01523, 01524, 01525

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-
Unitil Energy Systems1.6 hrsOutages only-
Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co1.2 hrsLive · county-
Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)13.8 hrsNo live feed-
Town of Princeton - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of Ashburnham - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of West Boylston - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of Templeton - (MA)-Live · county-
Town of Sterling - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of Boylston - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of Holden - (MA)-No live feed-
Town of Paxton - (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/25027 and /api/v1/counties/25027/history.