Power Outages in Orleans County, NY
Is there a power outage in Orleans County, NY right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in Orleans County, NY. There is no live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp and Village of Holley - (NY).
Orleans County, NY is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.5 hours.
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- October 19, 2026 17:10 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Orleans County, NY", live data as of October 19, 2026 17:10 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-york/orleans-county
No active outages are reported by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in Orleans County.
No live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp and Village of Holley - (NY): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Orleans County, NY
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for New York State Elec & Gas Corp and Village of Holley - (NY); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
69%of this county's ~28,396 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: New York State Elec & Gas Corp, Village of Holley - (NY). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | Live · county | 0 | 19,648 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Village of Holley - (NY) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Orleans County
Town-by-town counts as reported by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.. | ||||||
Show 14 towns with no outages
| Albion | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,878 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Albion Village | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 2,772 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Barre | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 958 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Carlton | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,990 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Clarendon | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,648 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Gaines | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 907 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Holley Village | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Kendall | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,345 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Lyndonville Village | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 379 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Medina Village | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 2,799 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Murray | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,332 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Ridgeway | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,396 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Shelby | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,201 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Yates | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 1,040 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Orleans County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Orleans 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 (8)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14411 | 127 | ≤11 | 98 | ≤11 |
| 14103 | 109 | ≤11 | 89 | ≤11 |
| 14470 | 70 | ≤11 | 51 | ≤11 |
| 14098 | 32 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 14476 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 14477 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 14571 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 14479 | ≤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 Orleans County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Orleans County right now.
Orleans County has been under 18 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×12
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Orleans County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 45m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
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Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
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Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
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Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
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Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
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Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
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Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Orleans County went about 8.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 11,252 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 8.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 11,252 customers out) · decade average 8.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 252 | 1,779 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 218 | 1,424 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | 267 | 11,252 | 29.2 |
| 2018 | 312 | 4,501 | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 278 | 4,527 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 302 | 1,994 | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 292 | 8,067 | 14.8 |
| 2022 | 339 | 5,266 | 11.9 |
| 2023 | 363 | 1,732 | 2.3 |
| 2024 | 391 | 2,959 | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 428 | 3,776 | 8.5 |
Cost of power in Orleans County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Orleans 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
- New York State Elec & Gas Corp22.6¢747,709 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 8.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Orleans County: FAQ
- How often does Orleans County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Orleans County, NY logged 428 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Orleans County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 11,252 customers without power, beginning March 8, 2017 and lasting about 3d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Orleans County, NY right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 17:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in Orleans County, NY. There is no live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp and Village of Holley - (NY).
- Which utilities serve Orleans County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Orleans County.
14098, 14103, 14411, 14470, 14476, 14477, 14479, 14571
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Orleans County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in New York →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 4.0 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| Village of Holley - (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/36073 and /api/v1/counties/36073/history.