Power Outages in Schenectady County, NY
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Schenectady County, NY across 7 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.7 hours.
Schenectady County, NY is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Schenectady County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Heat Advisory ×4
Latest Schenectady County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 38m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 837 customers out (1.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Schenectady 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 Schenectady Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Schenectady County went about 3.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,874 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 31,874 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 604 | 8,543 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 589 | 7,037 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | 548 | 8,228 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 626 | 6,933 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 607 | 7,242 | 4.4 |
| 2020 | 653 | 31,874 | 16.2 |
| 2021 | 679 | 6,294 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 734 | 12,349 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 700 | 20,514 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 745 | 10,257 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 762 | 7,810 | 3.7 |
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Schenectady County: FAQ
- How often does Schenectady County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Schenectady County, NY logged 762 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Schenectady County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 31,874 customers without power, beginning October 7, 2020 and lasting about 4d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Schenectady County, NY right now?
- Yes — about 7 customers are currently without power across 7 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Schenectady County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include NATIONAL GRID.
Schenectady. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Schenectady County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Schenectady County.
12008, 12053, 12056, 12137, 12150, 12302, 12304, 12305, 12306, 12307, 12308, 12309
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL GRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/36093 and /api/v1/counties/36093/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New York customers). Live data as of .