Power Outages in Schenectady County, NY
Is there a power outage in Schenectady County, NY right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, about 41 customers are without power in Schenectady County, NY across 2 reported incidents.
Schenectady County, NY is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.6 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/new-york/schenectady-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Schenectady County, NY", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-york/schenectady-county
Report an outage in Schenectady County, NY
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100%of this county's ~74,564 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | Live · county | 41 | 74,729 | 0.1% | - | 2 | October 19, 2026 18:00 UTC |
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 Schenectady 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duanesburg | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 40 | 2,824 | 1.4% | October 19, 2026 17:45 UTC | - |
| Niskayuna | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 1 | 9,960 | 0.0% | October 19, 2026 18:00 UTC | - |
Show 6 towns with no outages
| Delanson Village | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 170 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Glenville | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 10,550 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Princetown | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 994 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Rotterdam | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 15,410 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Schenectady City | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 30,976 | 0.0% | - | - |
| Scotia Village | Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 0 | 3,845 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Schenectady 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 Schenectady 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 (12)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12306 | 257 | ≤11 | 183 | ≤11 |
| 12302 | 220 | ≤11 | 164 | ≤11 |
| 12304 | 208 | ≤11 | 147 | ≤11 |
| 12309 | 187 | ≤11 | 125 | ≤11 |
| 12308 | 120 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 12307 | 60 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 12305 | 49 | ≤11 | 37 | ≤11 |
| 12053 | 35 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 12056 | 26 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 12137 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 12150 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 12008 | ≤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 Schenectady County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Schenectady County right now.
Schenectady 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 Schenectady County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 10h 20m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 540 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Schenectady County went about 3.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,874 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 3.6 hrs.
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 | 3.6 |
Cost of power in Schenectady County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Schenectady 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
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 3.6 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. As of October 19, 2026 15:05 UTC, about 41 customers are without power in Schenectady County, NY across 2 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Schenectady County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
Schenectady. Town-level outage counts are in the municipalities table 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. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Schenectady 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 ↗ |
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/36093 and /api/v1/counties/36093/history. Live data as of .