Power Outages in Belknap County, NH
New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc and Public Service Co of NH publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for New Hampton Village Precinct and Town of Wolfeboro - (NH). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.5 hours.
Belknap County, NH is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-hampshire/belknap-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Belknap County, NH". https://massoutage.com/new-hampshire/belknap-county
New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc and Public Service Co of NH publish no county-level figures.
No live feed for New Hampton Village Precinct and Town of Wolfeboro - (NH): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~32,610 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: New Hampton Village Precinct, Town of Wolfeboro - (NH). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc, Public Service Co of NH.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Co of NH | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New Hampton Village Precinct | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wolfeboro - (NH) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Belknap 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.
By ZIP code (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03246 | 225 | 13 | 164 | ≤11 |
| 03249 | 74 | ≤11 | 54 | 0 |
| 03220 | 68 | ≤11 | 52 | ≤11 |
| 03253 | 59 | ≤11 | 43 | 0 |
| 03809 | 48 | ≤11 | 36 | 0 |
| 03269 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 03256 | 23 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 03237 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 03225 | 21 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 03226 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 03837 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 03810 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 03218 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Belknap County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Belknap County right now.
Latest Belknap County, NH outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 40m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 598 customers out (1.3% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,753 customers out (3.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Belknap County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Belknap County went about 10.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,394 customers.
The US EIA reports New Hampshire utilities averaged 2.5 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 10.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 20,092 customers out) · decade average 14.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 221 | 6,092 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 366 | 3,531 | 2.6 |
| 2017 | 485 | 20,394 | 34.8 |
| 2018 | 986 | 3,665 | 5.4 |
| 2019 | 628 | 6,569 | 6.4 |
| 2020 | 777 | 9,254 | 14.0 |
| 2021 | 621 | 6,170 | 8.2 |
| 2022 | 631 | 19,985 | 24.2 |
| 2023 | 537 | 4,877 | 11.8 |
| 2024 | 546 | 20,092 | 35.0 |
| 2025 | 565 | 6,091 | 10.5 |
Cost of power in Belknap County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Belknap 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.
- Public Service Co of NH24.2¢263,458 cust
- New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc24.7¢70,173 cust
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.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 14.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Belknap County: FAQ
- How often does Belknap County, NH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Belknap County, NH logged 565 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Belknap County, NH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,394 customers without power, beginning October 30, 2017 and lasting about 5d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Belknap County, NH right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Belknap County, NH. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Belknap County, NH?
- Tracked electric providers include New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc, Public Service Co of NH.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Belknap County.
03218, 03220, 03225, 03226, 03237, 03246, 03249, 03253, 03256, 03269, 03809, 03810, 03837
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NH | 2.7 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Town of Wolfeboro - (NH) | - | No live feed | - |
| New Hampton Village Precinct | - | 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 New Hampshire customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/33001 and /api/v1/counties/33001/history.