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Power Outages in Washington County, NY

AVANGRID has not reported outages here, but it only publishesactive outages, so that isn't a confirmed all-clear. Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.2 hours.

Washington County, NY is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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AVANGRID only appearsin feeds while reporting outages, so no report isn't a confirmed all-clear.

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. publishes no county-level figures.

No live feed for New York State Elec & Gas Corp: outages in itsservice area won't show here.

Live status by utility · Washington County

0.0%of this county's ~32,020 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

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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.

System-wide total only, no county split: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
AVANGRIDOutages onlynone reported------
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Live · total onlynot by county------
New York State Elec & Gas CorpNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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.

Power-dependent
805
Oxygen service
284
Dialysis (facility)
121
Home health / hospice
201
By ZIP code (20)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
12839160≤11140≤11
12828125≤111060
1283293≤1173≤11
1288760≤11490
1283459≤1142≤11
1281645≤11350
1286544≤11330
12827350320
12809300240
12057120≤110
12028120≤110
12873≤110≤110
12861≤110≤110
12849≤11≤11≤110
12844≤110≤110
12838≤110≤110
12837≤110≤110
12823≤110≤110
12821≤110≤110
12819≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Washington County, NY

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Washington County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

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Recent NWS alert activity · Washington County

Washington County has been under 5 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 7, 2026.

  • Freeze Warning ×2
  • Frost Advisory ×2
  • Special Weather Statement ×1

Latest Washington County, NY outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 5m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 348 customers out (1.2% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 5m

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 619 customers out (2.1% of the county)

Outage trend · Washington County, NY
0customers out · peak 16
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Washington County, NY: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 16 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.05101520Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Washington County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

No cities on file for this county

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.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 6.2 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Washington County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 3.4h, 2016 7.6h, 2017 18.4h, 2018 15.9h, 2019 8.2h, 2020 16.9h, 2021 5.4h, 2022 10.7h, 2023 11.5h, 2024 15.4h, 2025 6.2h. Highlighted: 2017.051015203.4h20157.6h201618.4h201715.9h20188.2h201916.9h20205.4h202110.7h202211.5h202315.4h20246.2h2025
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Worst year here was 2017 (peak 13,786 customers out) · decade average 10.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154322,4133.4
20164144,8287.6
201739013,78618.4
20184787,40115.9
20194144,0448.2
20204807,94216.9
20214923,7495.4
202250510,77010.7
20235319,43611.5
20245147,31315.4
20255413,7586.2

Cost of power in Washington County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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.

20.2¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 54% since 2015
vs New York avg 29.9¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
May 18, 201713,7863d 2h
November 20, 202210,77013h 30m
March 14, 20239,4362d 15h
February 7, 20207,9423d 9h
May 5, 20187,4012d 18h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Low hurricanes exposure · 10.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneRelatively Low
TornadoRelatively Low
Ice stormRelatively Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low
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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, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp..
Nearby counties
Addison CountyBennington CountyEssex CountyRensselaer County
ZIP codes in Washington County

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.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.4.0 hrsLive · total only
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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/36115 and /api/v1/counties/36115/history.