Power Outages in Columbia County, NY
Is there a power outage in Columbia County, NY right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:35 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Columbia 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.
Columbia County, NY is served by 4 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.4 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/new-york/columbia-county
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- October 19, 2026 16:35 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Columbia County, NY", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:35 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-york/columbia-county
Not counted: no live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp.
Report an outage in Columbia County, NY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for New York State Elec & Gas Corp and AVANGRID; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
60%of this county's ~38,091 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | Live · county | 1 | 21,296 | 0.0% | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 18:15 UTC | |
| Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | Live · county | 0 | 1,593 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| AVANGRID | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp 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 Columbia County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenport | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 1 | 2,735 | 0.0% | October 19, 2026 18:15 UTC | - |
Show 17 towns with no outages
| ANCRAM | Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | 0 | 1,127 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CLERMONT | Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | 0 | 7 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Chatham | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 534 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Claverack | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,765 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Clermont | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 921 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GALLATIN | Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | 0 | 459 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Gallatin | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 675 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Germantown | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,294 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Ghent | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 24 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Hudson City | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 3,934 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Kinderhook | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 2,810 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Kinderhook Village | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 684 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Livingston | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 2,125 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Stockport | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,299 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Stuyvesant | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,079 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Taghkanic | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 541 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Valatie Village | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 876 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Columbia 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 Columbia 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 (27)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12534 | 138 | ≤11 | 105 | 0 |
| 12184 | 43 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 12037 | 39 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 12526 | 35 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 12106 | 21 | 0 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 12523 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 12565 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 12516 | 17 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 12529 | 16 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 12075 | 16 | 0 | 13 | ≤11 |
| 12125 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12029 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 12136 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12521 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12517 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12513 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12503 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12502 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12174 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12173 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12172 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12165 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12132 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12130 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12060 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12024 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12017 | ≤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 Columbia County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Columbia County right now.
Columbia County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 7, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Columbia County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 52m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 549 customers out (1.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 10m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 800 customers out (2.6% of the county)
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 320 customers out (1.0% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Columbia County went about 6.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,477 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 6.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 20,477 customers out) · decade average 14.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 529 | 5,044 | 4.2 |
| 2016 | 534 | 8,266 | 10.7 |
| 2017 | 495 | 7,023 | 9.6 |
| 2018 | 492 | 15,013 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 488 | 5,633 | 9.1 |
| 2020 | 545 | 8,987 | 20.0 |
| 2021 | 525 | 13,758 | 9.1 |
| 2022 | 588 | 15,149 | 12.2 |
| 2023 | 526 | 20,477 | 35.0 |
| 2024 | 588 | 8,654 | 20.3 |
| 2025 | 635 | 2,361 | 6.4 |
Cost of power in Columbia County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Columbia 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.
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.19.9¢1,449,428 cust
- New York State Elec & Gas Corp22.6¢747,709 cust
- Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp27.7¢246,232 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 that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 14.8 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 Columbia County: FAQ
- How often does Columbia County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Columbia County, NY logged 635 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Columbia County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,477 customers without power, beginning September 7, 2023 and lasting about 3d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Columbia County, NY right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 16:35 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Columbia 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.
- Which utilities serve Columbia County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Columbia County.
12017, 12024, 12029, 12037, 12060, 12075, 12106, 12115, 12125, 12130, 12132, 12136, 12165, 12172, 12173, 12174, 12184, 12195, 12502, 12503, 12513, 12516, 12517, 12521, 12523, 12526, 12529, 12530, 12534, 12544, 12565
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Columbia County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in New York →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 4.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | 4.8 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| 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/36021 and /api/v1/counties/36021/history. Live data as of .