Power Outages in Rensselaer 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 New York State Elec & Gas Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
Rensselaer County, NY is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/new-york/rensselaer-county
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Rensselaer County, NY". https://massoutage.com/new-york/rensselaer-county
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 New York State Elec & Gas Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~79,531 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: New York State Elec & Gas Corp. 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..
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVANGRID | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Rensselaer 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 (23)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12180 | 367 | ≤11 | 254 | ≤11 |
| 12144 | 193 | ≤11 | 146 | ≤11 |
| 12182 | 128 | ≤11 | 100 | ≤11 |
| 12033 | 64 | 0 | 45 | ≤11 |
| 12061 | 63 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 12198 | 56 | ≤11 | 47 | ≤11 |
| 12090 | 55 | ≤11 | 48 | ≤11 |
| 12018 | 49 | ≤11 | 35 | 0 |
| 12123 | 46 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 12138 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 12196 | 22 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 12052 | 21 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 12094 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 12168 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 12154 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 12140 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 12062 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 12185 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 12121 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12169 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12156 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12153 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12022 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤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 Rensselaer County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Rensselaer County right now.
Rensselaer County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 7, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Frost Advisory ×2
Latest Rensselaer County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 21m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,294 customers out (1.6% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Rensselaer County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Troyno outage reported
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Rensselaer County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 41,294 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 3.4 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 41,294 customers out) · decade average 7.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 608 | 3,237 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 604 | 7,770 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 573 | 14,546 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 588 | 10,262 | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 574 | 5,923 | 5.1 |
| 2020 | 614 | 41,294 | 19.8 |
| 2021 | 654 | 5,465 | 3.9 |
| 2022 | 712 | 12,866 | 5.1 |
| 2023 | 721 | 23,478 | 11.0 |
| 2024 | 718 | 28,141 | 17.1 |
| 2025 | 754 | 6,136 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Rensselaer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Rensselaer 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 causes outages here
Share of outage-time by reported cause, from live ODIN utility reports. Why does my power keep going out? →
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 7.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Rensselaer County: FAQ
- How often does Rensselaer County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Rensselaer County, NY logged 754 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Rensselaer County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 41,294 customers without power, beginning October 7, 2020 and lasting about 4d 8h.
- Is there a power outage in Rensselaer County, NY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Rensselaer County, NY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Rensselaer County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
Troy. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Rensselaer County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Rensselaer County.
12018, 12022, 12033, 12040, 12052, 12061, 12062, 12063, 12082, 12090, 12094, 12121, 12123, 12138, 12140, 12144, 12153, 12154, 12156, 12168, 12169, 12180, 12182, 12185, 12196, 12198
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 | |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | - | No live feed | - |
| AVANGRID | - | Outages 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/36083 and /api/v1/counties/36083/history.