Power Outages in Essex County, NY
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Essex County, NY. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.4 hours.
Essex County, NY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Essex County.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Essex County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Essex County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 8m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 583 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,224 customers out (5.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Essex County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Essex County went about 5.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 14,524 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 14,418 customers out) · decade average 13.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 414 | 9,289 | 6.5 |
| 2016 | 370 | 9,139 | 5.2 |
| 2017 | 367 | 7,047 | 8.8 |
| 2018 | 388 | 14,418 | 35.9 |
| 2019 | 359 | 9,373 | 13.5 |
| 2020 | 409 | 2,906 | 8.9 |
| 2021 | 416 | 7,359 | 9.8 |
| 2022 | 434 | 12,522 | 24.3 |
| 2023 | 416 | 14,524 | 14.6 |
| 2024 | 412 | 6,690 | 20.6 |
| 2025 | 438 | 3,678 | 5.4 |
What causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
A reported cause is available for 0.2% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 13.9 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 Essex County: FAQ
- How often does Essex County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Essex County, NY logged 438 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Essex County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 14,524 customers without power, beginning March 14, 2023 and lasting about 2d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Essex County, NY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Essex County, NY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Essex County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, NATIONAL GRID.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Essex County.
12851, 12852, 12855, 12857, 12858, 12870, 12872, 12883, 12928, 12932, 12936, 12941, 12942, 12943, 12944, 12946, 12950, 12956, 12960, 12961, 12964, 12974, 12975, 12977, 12987, 12993, 12996, 12997, 12998
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/36031 and /api/v1/counties/36031/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New York customers).