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2016 Massachusetts Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Massachusetts customer went without power for about 2.3 hours — the 27th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.3
Peak customers out
32,359
Rank (worst state)
27th
Counties affected
14

Massachusetts outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

1.5h20152.3h20164.7h201712.6h20183.0h20195.3h20207.4h20213.3h20225.1h20231.9h20242.8h2025

Hardest-hit Massachusetts counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Middlesex County32,3592Norfolk County29,8143Plymouth County24,8854Bristol County20,5475Essex County20,3166Barnstable County19,2407Worcester County18,8338Berkshire County14,3129Suffolk County12,60310Hampden County6,17311Hampshire County5,64312Franklin County5,21813Nantucket County2,87314Dukes County2,651

Biggest Massachusetts outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Middlesex CountyFebruary 5, 201632,359
Norfolk CountyFebruary 5, 201629,814
Plymouth CountyApril 3, 201624,885
Plymouth CountyFebruary 5, 201623,165
Bristol CountyJuly 22, 201620,547
Essex CountyFebruary 5, 201620,316
Plymouth CountyFebruary 25, 201620,241
Plymouth CountyDecember 16, 201620,015
Barnstable CountyJuly 1, 201619,240
Worcester CountyFebruary 5, 201618,833
Massachusetts by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.