Power Outages in Cortland County, NY
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Cortland County, NY. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Cortland County, NY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Cortland County.
No active NWS alerts for Cortland County right now.
Cortland County has been under 57 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flood Watch on September 3, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×23
- Air Quality Alert ×11
- Special Weather Statement ×9
- Tornado Watch ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×3
- Dense Fog Advisory ×2
Latest Cortland County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,581 customers out (6.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 6h 11m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 20, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Cortland County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cortland County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,105 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,534 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 291 | 1,750 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 273 | 2,388 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 286 | 8,105 | 3.8 |
| 2018 | 289 | 3,006 | 2.8 |
| 2019 | 279 | 4,550 | 3.2 |
| 2020 | 285 | 2,999 | 2.1 |
| 2021 | 315 | 3,000 | 3.5 |
| 2022 | 333 | 4,936 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 328 | 2,987 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | 334 | 5,534 | 10.1 |
| 2025 | 337 | 6,507 | 3.5 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cortland County: FAQ
- How often does Cortland County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cortland County, NY logged 337 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cortland County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,105 customers without power, beginning September 25, 2017 and lasting about 6h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Cortland County, NY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Cortland County, NY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Cortland County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, NATIONAL GRID.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cortland County.
13040, 13045, 13077, 13087, 13101, 13141, 13158, 13738, 13784, 13803, 13863
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVANGRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| NATIONAL GRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/36023 and /api/v1/counties/36023/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New York customers).