Power Outages in Putnam County, NY
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 16 customers are without power in Putnam County, NY across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Putnam County, NY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Putnam County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 17, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×8
- Heat Advisory ×5
Latest Putnam County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 568 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 31m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 16, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 1,263 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,107 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,107 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 2,452 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Putnam 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 Putnam Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Putnam County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 37,978 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 35,668 customers out) · decade average 20.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 487 | 3,724 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 522 | 37,978 | 11.7 |
| 2017 | 503 | 13,923 | 13.3 |
| 2018 | 481 | 35,668 | 97.8 |
| 2019 | 522 | 5,091 | 6.0 |
| 2020 | 476 | 37,964 | 64.3 |
| 2021 | 483 | 4,709 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | 500 | 6,035 | 6.3 |
| 2023 | 505 | 4,704 | 6.7 |
| 2024 | 577 | 10,082 | 7.5 |
| 2025 | 636 | 5,575 | 4.2 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 20.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Putnam County: FAQ
- How often does Putnam County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Putnam County, NY logged 636 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Putnam County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 37,978 customers without power, beginning May 27, 2016 and lasting about 1d 3h.
- Is there a power outage in Putnam County, NY right now?
- Yes — about 16 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Putnam County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELEC CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Putnam County.
10509, 10512, 10516, 10524, 10537, 10541, 10542, 10579, 12563
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVANGRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELEC CORP | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/36079 and /api/v1/counties/36079/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New York customers). Live data as of .