Power Outages in Worcester County, MA
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 72 customers are without power in Worcester County, MA across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.7 hours.
Worcester County, MA is served by 3 tracked utilities.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Worcester 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
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×1
Latest Worcester County, MA outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 590 customers out (0.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 43m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 559 customers out
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 23m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 14, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 13, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Worcester 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 Worcester Countyisn't available yet.
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.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 70,225 customers out) · decade average 7.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 918 | 11,082 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 961 | 18,833 | 4.2 |
| 2017 | 1,040 | 43,714 | 7.1 |
| 2018 | 952 | 64,022 | 11.4 |
| 2019 | 986 | 18,095 | 6.2 |
| 2020 | 963 | 70,225 | 17.8 |
| 2021 | 940 | 22,270 | 4.7 |
| 2022 | 934 | 21,950 | 4.1 |
| 2023 | 969 | 30,832 | 9.2 |
| 2024 | 958 | 11,735 | 3.8 |
| 2025 | 590 | 12,731 | 6.7 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 7.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
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?
- Yes — about 72 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Worcester County, MA?
- Tracked electric providers include NATIONAL GRID, UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS, Unitil.
Worcester, Leominster, Fitchburg. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Worcester County level shown above.
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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL GRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| UNITIL ENERGY SYSTEMS | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| Unitil | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/25027 and /api/v1/counties/25027/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Massachusetts customers). Live data as of .