Power Outages in Montgomery County, NY
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.5 hours.
Montgomery County, NY is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-york/montgomery-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Montgomery County, NY". https://massoutage.com/new-york/montgomery-county
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~24,200 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Montgomery 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.
By ZIP code (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12010 | 347 | ≤11 | 266 | ≤11 |
| 13339 | 87 | ≤11 | 75 | 0 |
| 13317 | 35 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 12068 | 32 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 13428 | 29 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 12066 | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 12072 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 12177 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12166 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12069 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Montgomery County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Montgomery County right now.
Montgomery County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 5, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
Latest Montgomery County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 30m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 377 customers out (1.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 19m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 704 customers out (2.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Montgomery County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Montgomery County went about 3.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,714 customers.
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.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 6,714 customers out) · decade average 4.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 313 | 2,509 | 3.5 |
| 2016 | 308 | 1,443 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | 329 | 3,706 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 309 | 3,408 | 7.9 |
| 2019 | 309 | 2,956 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 353 | 4,489 | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 377 | 3,607 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 457 | 3,361 | 4.8 |
| 2023 | 421 | 3,378 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 447 | 6,714 | 12.9 |
| 2025 | 449 | 4,610 | 3.5 |
Cost of power in Montgomery County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Montgomery 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.
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.19.9¢1,449,428 cust
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.
Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 4.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Montgomery County: FAQ
- How often does Montgomery County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Montgomery County, NY logged 449 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Montgomery County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,714 customers without power, beginning July 16, 2024 and lasting about 3d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, NY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Montgomery County, NY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Montgomery County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montgomery County.
12010, 12066, 12068, 12069, 12070, 12072, 12166, 12177, 13317, 13339, 13410, 13428
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 4.0 hrs | Live · total only |
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/36057 and /api/v1/counties/36057/history.