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Power Outages in Cortland County, NY

As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in Cortland County, NY. AVANGRID has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp and Village of Marathon - (NY). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.

Cortland County, NY is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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No active outages are reported by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in Cortland County.

AVANGRID only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

No live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp and Village of Marathon - (NY): outages in theirservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Cortland County

86%of this county's ~21,553 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: New York State Elec & Gas Corp, Village of Marathon - (NY). 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.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Live · county018,5330.0%-0-
AVANGRIDOutages onlynone reported------
New York State Elec & Gas CorpNo live feedcan't see------
Village of Marathon - (NY)No live feedcan't see------

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Municipalities in Cortland County

Town-by-town counts as reported by Niagara Mohawk Power 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 .

TownUtilityOutServed% outUtility ETRSmall outages
No outages reported in any town by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
Show 11 towns with no outages
Cortland CityNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.07,5770.0%--
CortlandvilleNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.03,7390.0%--
CuylerNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.04130.0%--
HomerNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.01,4100.0%--
Homer VillageNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.01,5650.0%--
McGraw VillageNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.04600.0%--
PrebleNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.05980.0%--
ScottNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.05170.0%--
SolonNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.04840.0%--
TruxtonNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.05640.0%--
VirgilNiagara Mohawk Power Corp.01,2060.0%--

Active outages in Cortland County0

No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Cortland 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.

Power-dependent
579
Oxygen service
250
Dialysis (facility)
59
Home health / hospice
95
By ZIP code (8)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
13045315≤11251≤11
1307787≤11720
1380347041≤11
1304042≤1135≤11
13101330310
13863≤110≤110
13158≤110≤110
13141≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Cortland County, NY

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Cortland County or any town and utility in it.

◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

No active NWS alerts for Cortland County right now.

Recent NWS alert activity · Cortland County

Cortland County has been under 1 National Weather Service alert recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on September 30, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×1

Latest Cortland County, NY outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 11m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 413 customers out (1.7% of the county)

Outage trend · Cortland County, NY
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Cortland County, NY: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

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.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 3.5 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Cortland County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.3h, 2016 2.3h, 2017 3.8h, 2018 2.8h, 2019 3.2h, 2020 2.1h, 2021 3.5h, 2022 5.9h, 2023 2.0h, 2024 10.1h, 2025 3.5h. Highlighted: 2024.0510152.3h20152.3h20163.8h20172.8h20183.2h20192.1h20203.5h20215.9h20222.0h202310.1h20243.5h2025
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Worst year here was 2024 (peak 5,534 customers out) · decade average 3.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20152911,7502.3
20162732,3882.3
20172868,1053.8
20182893,0062.8
20192794,5503.2
20202852,9992.1
20213153,0003.5
20223334,9365.9
20233282,9872.0
20243345,53410.1
20253376,5073.5

Cost of power in Cortland County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Cortland 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.

20.5¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 58% since 2015
vs New York avg 29.9¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
September 25, 20178,1056h 30m
March 16, 20256,5071d 8h
July 10, 20245,5341d 8h
February 17, 20224,9365h 15m
October 31, 20194,5501d 11h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
MODERATE

Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 3.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneRelatively Low
TornadoRelatively Low
Ice stormRelatively Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low
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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, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
ZIP codes in Cortland County

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.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.4.0 hrsLive · county
New York State Elec & Gas Corp-No live feed-
AVANGRID-Outages only-
Village of Marathon - (NY)-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 York customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/36023 and /api/v1/counties/36023/history.