Power Outages in Chemung County, NY
As of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Chemung County, NY across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
Chemung County, NY is served by 4 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/new-york/chemung-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Chemung County, NY", live data as of October 19, 2026 12:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-york/chemung-county
Not counted: no live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp.
0.1%of this county's ~40,208 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: New York State Elec & Gas Corp. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
Only visible while reporting outages: AVANGRID. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Live · county | 0 | 31 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) | Live · county | 0 | 18 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| AVANGRID | Outages only | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co and Tri-County Rural Elec Coop Inc (PA) reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Chemung County
Town-by-town counts as reported by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co. | ||||||
Show 1 town with no outages
| CHEMUNG TOWN | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 0 | 31 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Chemung County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Chemung 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14845 | 264 | ≤11 | 205 | ≤11 |
| 14904 | 250 | ≤11 | 196 | ≤11 |
| 14901 | 217 | ≤11 | 158 | ≤11 |
| 14905 | 101 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 14903 | 93 | ≤11 | 79 | 0 |
| 14871 | 59 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 14838 | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 14861 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 14894 | 27 | 0 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 14814 | 21 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 14864 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 14825 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 14872 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 14889 | 12 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 14816 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Chemung County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Chemung County right now.
Chemung County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 4, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Chemung County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 641 customers out (1.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 40m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 20, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,128 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Chemung County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 39,593 customers.
The US EIA reports New York utilities averaged 4.0 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 15,596 customers out) · decade average 4.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 341 | 1,553 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 325 | 5,340 | 2.9 |
| 2017 | 364 | 4,969 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 351 | 39,593 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 360 | 3,162 | 4.0 |
| 2020 | 373 | 3,284 | 2.7 |
| 2021 | 341 | 3,549 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 418 | 2,532 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 389 | 8,257 | 3.1 |
| 2024 | 423 | 15,596 | 12.4 |
| 2025 | 440 | 6,983 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in Chemung County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Chemung 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.
- New York State Elec & Gas Corp22.6¢747,709 cust
- FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co15.2¢3,353 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.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 4.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Chemung County: FAQ
- How often does Chemung County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Chemung County, NY logged 440 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Chemung County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 39,593 customers without power, beginning July 10, 2018 and lasting about 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Chemung County, NY right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Chemung County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Chemung County.
14814, 14816, 14825, 14838, 14845, 14861, 14864, 14871, 14872, 14889, 14894, 14901, 14903, 14904, 14905
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 10.8 hrs | Live · county | |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| AVANGRID | - | Outages 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 New York customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/36015 and /api/v1/counties/36015/history. Live data as of .