massoutage

Power Outages in Monroe County, NY

AVANGRID has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, Village of Churchville - (NY), Village of Fairport - (NY) and Village of Spencerport - (NY). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.3 hours.

Monroe County, NY is served by 6 tracked utilities.

Cite this data
URL
https://massoutage.com/new-york/monroe-county
As of
Not available
Publisher
MassOutage

MassOutage, "Power Outages in Monroe County, NY". https://massoutage.com/new-york/monroe-county

Alert me
Monroe County, NY
Loading map…
This county Loading live outagesout
No outages reported (partial view)

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

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. publishes no county-level figures.

No live feed for Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, Village of Churchville - (NY), Village of Fairport - (NY) and Village of Spencerport - (NY): outages in theirservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Monroe County

0.0%of this county's ~341,132 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, Village of Churchville - (NY), Village of Fairport - (NY), Village of Spencerport - (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.

System-wide total only, no county split: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
AVANGRIDOutages onlynone reported------
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Live · total onlynot by county------
Rochester Gas & Electric CorpNo live feedcan't see------
Village of Churchville - (NY)No live feedcan't see------
Village of Fairport - (NY)No live feedcan't see------
Village of Spencerport - (NY)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Monroe 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
5,749
Oxygen service
1,101
Dialysis (facility)
912
Home health / hospice
854
By ZIP code (41)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
14580405≤11255≤11
14612281≤11182≤11
14624268≤11185≤11
14621264≤11167≤11
14626262≤11177≤11
14609259≤11176≤11
14450250≤11158≤11
14616234≤11161≤11
14623195≤11112≤11
14606194≤11141≤11
14534163≤1186≤11
14611157≤11103≤11
14620152≤1188≤11
14617124≤1181≤11
14559123086≤11
14468118089≤11
14420114≤1171≤11
14615109≤1181≤11
14610107≤1174≤11
14622105≤11740
14526102≤11680
1461891≤1150≤11
1460585047≤11
1460883057≤11
1461980045≤11
1460477≤1143≤11
1458675≤11470
1462569≤11410
1446764≤1141≤11
14613590330
1442859≤1145≤11
1446458≤1145≤11
14472470300
14445440280
1460741≤11220
14514400290
14546340250
14543190≤110
14614≤110≤110
14511≤110≤110
14506≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Monroe County, NY

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

Get alerts for Monroe CountySend updates to your dashboardRSS feed
◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Monroe County

Monroe County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Watch on October 18, 2026.

  • Beach Hazards Statement ×13
  • Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
  • Freeze Warning ×1
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Monroe County, NY outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 39m

  2. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 275 customers out

  3. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,251 customers out (0.4% of the county)

  4. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 26m

  5. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 16,358 customers out (5.4% of the county)

  6. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 2h 15m

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 2,910 customers out (1.0% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 17m

Outage trend · Monroe County, NY
0customers out · peak 2
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Monroe County, NY: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 2 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.511.52Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
Use the arrow keys to read values.
Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Monroe County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

  • Rochesterno outage reported

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.

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 2.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Monroe County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.9h, 2016 2.0h, 2017 25.6h, 2018 3.4h, 2019 2.4h, 2020 1.9h, 2021 5.8h, 2022 3.7h, 2023 1.9h, 2024 2.0h, 2025 2.3h. Highlighted: 2017.01020302.9h20152.0h201625.6h20173.4h20182.4h20191.9h20205.8h20213.7h20221.9h20232.0h20242.3h2025
Use the arrow keys to read values.

Worst year here was 2017 (peak 102,160 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201583831,2772.9
201688716,8272.0
2017827102,16025.6
2018767284,6003.4
201984312,3662.4
20207249,2501.9
202150936,4215.8
202250927,2323.7
20232878,6861.9
202440411,5962.0
202564411,5202.3

Cost of power in Monroe County

ENERGY & AI DEMAND →

Estimated residential electricity price for Monroe 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.

21.2¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 67% 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.

What causes outages here

Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →

Outage causes by share of outage-timeEquipment failure 51.9%, Vehicle / accident 37.1%, Trees / vegetation 11%Equipment failureEquipment failure51.9%Vehicle / accidentVehicle / accident37.1%Trees / vegetationTrees / vegetation11%
Use the arrow keys to read values.
A reported cause is available for 10% of outage-time over 2 months of live data. Shares are of the portion with a known cause; bars are scaled to the largest cause.
Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
July 10, 2018284,60015h
March 8, 2017102,1603d 13h
December 11, 202136,4215d 13h
March 30, 201833,30711h
March 12, 201732,3995d 16h
See the biggest power outages in US history →
Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High ice storms exposure · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate

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?
No major outage is currently reported for Monroe County, NY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Monroe County, NY?
Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
Nearby counties
Genesee CountyLivingston CountyOntario CountyOrleans County
Cities & towns in Monroe County

Rochester. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Monroe County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Monroe County

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.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.4.0 hrsLive · total only
Map ↗
Village of Fairport - (NY)1.5 hrsNo live feed-
AVANGRID-Outages only-
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp-No live feed-
Village of Churchville - (NY)-No live feed-
Village of Spencerport - (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/36055 and /api/v1/counties/36055/history.