Power Outages in Seneca County, NY
AVANGRID has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. There is no live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.1 hours.
Seneca County, NY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-york/seneca-county
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- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Seneca County, NY". https://massoutage.com/new-york/seneca-county
AVANGRID only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.
No live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~17,760 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.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVANGRID | Outages only | none reported | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Seneca 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 (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13165 | 127 | ≤11 | 97 | 0 |
| 13148 | 101 | ≤11 | 80 | ≤11 |
| 14521 | 31 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 14541 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 14860 | 15 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 14847 | 15 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Seneca County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Seneca County right now.
Seneca County has been under 2 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 16, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×2
Latest Seneca County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 20m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 1,144 customers out
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 3,915 customers out (22% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 521 customers out (3.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Seneca County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Seneca County went about 6.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 16,568 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 6.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2024 (peak 3,862 customers out) · decade average 4.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 204 | 2,380 | 2.8 |
| 2016 | 208 | 2,003 | 1.8 |
| 2017 | 192 | 2,403 | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 211 | 16,568 | 5.5 |
| 2019 | 211 | 3,268 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | 240 | 2,461 | 2.6 |
| 2021 | 219 | 2,072 | 6.1 |
| 2022 | 234 | 2,108 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 231 | 2,612 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 286 | 3,862 | 12.2 |
| 2025 | 242 | 4,519 | 6.1 |
Cost of power in Seneca County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Seneca 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.
- 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 · 4.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Seneca County: FAQ
- How often does Seneca County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Seneca County, NY logged 242 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Seneca County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 16,568 customers without power, beginning July 10, 2018 and lasting about 3h 45m.
- Is there a power outage in Seneca County, NY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Seneca County, NY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Seneca County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Seneca County.
13065, 13148, 13165, 14521, 14541, 14588, 14847, 14860
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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/36099 and /api/v1/counties/36099/history.