Power Outages in Washington County, NY
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Washington County, NY. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.2 hours.
Washington County, NY is served by 2 tracked utilities.
No active power outages are currently reported in Washington County.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 39 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Warning on August 27, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×19
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Heat Advisory ×4
- Flood Watch ×3
- Flood Warning ×3
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×2
Latest Washington County, NY outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 5h 28m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 8, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 8, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 8, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated August 8, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 541 customers out (1.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 731 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Washington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 6.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,786 customers.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 13,786 customers out) · decade average 10.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 432 | 2,413 | 3.4 |
| 2016 | 414 | 4,828 | 7.6 |
| 2017 | 390 | 13,786 | 18.4 |
| 2018 | 478 | 7,401 | 15.9 |
| 2019 | 414 | 4,044 | 8.2 |
| 2020 | 480 | 7,942 | 16.9 |
| 2021 | 492 | 3,749 | 5.4 |
| 2022 | 505 | 10,770 | 10.7 |
| 2023 | 531 | 9,436 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 514 | 7,313 | 15.4 |
| 2025 | 541 | 3,758 | 6.2 |
Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 10.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, NY lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, NY logged 541 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, NY?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,786 customers without power, beginning May 18, 2017 and lasting about 3d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, NY right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Washington County, NY. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Washington County, NY?
- Tracked electric providers include AVANGRID, NATIONAL GRID.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
12028, 12057, 12809, 12816, 12819, 12821, 12823, 12827, 12828, 12832, 12834, 12837, 12838, 12839, 12841, 12844, 12849, 12854, 12861, 12865, 12873, 12887
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVANGRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
| NATIONAL GRID | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/36115 and /api/v1/counties/36115/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New York customers).