Power Outages in Jefferson County, NY
As of September 2, 2026 20:09 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Jefferson County, NY across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.0 hours.
Jefferson County, NY is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Jefferson County right now.
Jefferson County has been under 35 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on August 25, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×20
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Heat Advisory ×3
Latest Jefferson County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 46m
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 574 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 996 customers out (1.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 12m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 15, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 714 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 1,790 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 42m
Hardest-hit cities in Jefferson County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Jefferson Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Jefferson County went about 4.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 39,726 customers.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 31,424 customers out) · decade average 4.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 529 | 9,249 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 521 | 6,566 | 1.6 |
| 2017 | 568 | 9,118 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 566 | 15,947 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 506 | 8,074 | 4.2 |
| 2020 | 568 | 9,343 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 591 | 8,529 | 3.3 |
| 2022 | 641 | 39,726 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 592 | 5,660 | 1.4 |
| 2024 | 661 | 31,424 | 15.7 |
| 2025 | 668 | 23,306 | 4.0 |
Relatively High winter weather exposure · 4.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Jefferson County: FAQ
- How often does Jefferson County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Jefferson County, NY logged 668 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Jefferson County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 39,726 customers without power, beginning March 2, 2022 and lasting about 6h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Jefferson County, NY right now?
- Yes — about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Jefferson County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include NATIONAL GRID.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Jefferson County.
13601, 13602, 13603, 13605, 13606, 13607, 13608, 13611, 13612, 13615, 13616, 13618, 13619, 13622, 13624, 13628, 13632, 13634, 13636, 13637, 13638, 13640, 13641, 13643, 13650, 13651, 13656, 13659, 13661, 13673, 13674, 13675, 13679, 13682, 13685, 13691, 13692, 13693
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL GRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/36045 and /api/v1/counties/36045/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New York customers). Live data as of .