Power Outages in Monroe County, NY
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 506 customers are without power in Monroe County, NY across 9 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.
Monroe County, NY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Tornado WarningEXTREME
- Flash Flood WarningSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WarningSEVERE
- Severe Thunderstorm WatchSEVERE
Monroe County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Beach Hazards Statement on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×5
- Heat Advisory ×3
- Flash Flood Warning ×2
- Beach Hazards Statement ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Monroe County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 506 customers out (0.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 3m
- GREW
Outage grew to 6,292 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 6,216 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 6,216 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 7,123 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 7,123 customers out (2.4% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 7,123 customers out (2.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Monroe 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 Monroe Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monroe County went about 2.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 284,600 customers.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 102,160 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 838 | 31,277 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 887 | 16,827 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 827 | 102,160 | 25.6 |
| 2018 | 767 | 284,600 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 843 | 12,366 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 724 | 9,250 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 509 | 36,421 | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 509 | 27,232 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 287 | 8,686 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 404 | 11,596 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 644 | 11,520 | 2.3 |
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 0.7% of outage-time over 1 month of live data. Shares above are of the portion with a known cause.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 4.9 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 Monroe County: FAQ
- How often does Monroe County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monroe County, NY logged 644 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monroe County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 284,600 customers without power, beginning July 10, 2018 and lasting about 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Monroe County, NY right now?
- Yes — about 506 customers are currently without power across 9 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Monroe County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, NATIONAL GRID.
Rochester. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Monroe County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monroe County (showing 40 of 44).
14420, 14428, 14445, 14450, 14464, 14467, 14468, 14472, 14506, 14511, 14514, 14515, 14526, 14534, 14543, 14546, 14559, 14580, 14586, 14604, 14605, 14606, 14607, 14608, 14609, 14610, 14611, 14612, 14613, 14614, 14615, 14616, 14617, 14618, 14619, 14620, 14621, 14622, 14623, 14624
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/36055 and /api/v1/counties/36055/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New York customers). Live data as of .