Power Outages in Ulster County, NY
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 210 customers are without power in Ulster County, NY across 3 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.7 hours.
Ulster County, NY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Outage started July 18, 2026 · peaked at 543 customers without power · still ongoing as of
- Air Quality AlertUNKNOWN
Ulster County has been under 13 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Air Quality Alert on July 18, 2026.
- Heat Advisory ×7
- Air Quality Alert ×6
Latest Ulster County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 33m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 536 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 16m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 17, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated July 17, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 731 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 27m
Hardest-hit cities in Ulster 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 Ulster Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ulster County went about 10.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 47,925 customers.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 47,925 customers out) · decade average 15.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 793 | 9,553 | 6.4 |
| 2016 | 737 | 10,954 | 7.8 |
| 2017 | 771 | 19,621 | 13.3 |
| 2018 | 693 | 29,745 | 24.2 |
| 2019 | 745 | 14,825 | 10.9 |
| 2020 | 694 | 15,880 | 14.6 |
| 2021 | 705 | 15,403 | 14.1 |
| 2022 | 723 | 47,925 | 39.9 |
| 2023 | 726 | 19,783 | 12.5 |
| 2024 | 626 | 8,344 | 11.4 |
| 2025 | 725 | 18,315 | 10.7 |
Relatively High high winds exposure · 15.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Ulster County: FAQ
- How often does Ulster County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ulster County, NY logged 725 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ulster County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 47,925 customers without power, beginning February 3, 2022 and lasting about 7d 4h.
- Is there a power outage in Ulster County, NY right now?
- Yes — about 210 customers are currently without power across 3 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Ulster County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELEC CORP.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ulster County (showing 40 of 55).
12401, 12404, 12406, 12409, 12410, 12411, 12412, 12416, 12417, 12419, 12420, 12428, 12429, 12432, 12433, 12435, 12440, 12443, 12446, 12448, 12449, 12453, 12456, 12457, 12458, 12461, 12464, 12465, 12466, 12471, 12472, 12475, 12477, 12481, 12484, 12486, 12487, 12489, 12490, 12491
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/36111 and /api/v1/counties/36111/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New York customers). Live data as of .