2016 New York Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average New York customer went without power for about 2.2 hours, the 29th worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.2
vs prior year
▲ 33%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
18.0M
Peak customers out
101,677
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of NY customers
Counties reporting
62
New York year over year
All 62 New York counties, 2016
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County | 103.1 | 264K | 2,561 | 2,561 | 176 |
| 2 | Putnam County | 11.7 | 557K | 47,493 | 37,978 | 522 |
| 3 | Chenango County | 11.4 | 284K | 25,004 | 5,309 | 316 |
| 4 | Columbia County | 10.7 | 330K | 30,817 | 8,266 | 534 |
| 5 | Herkimer County | 10.5 | 294K | 27,865 | 7,716 | 358 |
| 6 | Delaware County | 10.2 | 244K | 23,975 | 5,841 | 358 |
| 7 | Steuben County | 10.0 | 276K | 27,662 | 6,293 | 420 |
| 8 | Sullivan County | 9.6 | 389K | 40,509 | 6,990 | 564 |
| 9 | Schuyler County | 9.4 | 46K | 4,852 | 1,272 | 200 |
| 10 | Warren County | 7.9 | 289K | 36,391 | 9,854 | 430 |
| 11 | Ulster County | 7.8 | 696K | 89,470 | 10,954 | 737 |
| 12 | Washington County | 7.6 | 222K | 29,152 | 4,828 | 414 |
| 13 | Otsego County | 7.1 | 223K | 31,300 | 4,353 | 300 |
| 14 | Allegany County | 6.6 | 180K | 27,503 | 10,167 | 370 |
| 15 | Greene County | 6.4 | 152K | 23,513 | 3,875 | 629 |
| 16 | Fulton County | 5.9 | 157K | 26,643 | 3,001 | 337 |
| 17 | Dutchess County | 5.6 | 841K | 150,017 | 10,547 | 692 |
| 18 | Essex County | 5.2 | 122K | 23,389 | 9,139 | 370 |
| 19 | Yates County | 4.9 | 62K | 12,531 | 2,849 | 185 |
| 20 | Tioga County | 4.8 | 117K | 24,210 | 11,290 | 370 |
| 21 | Onondaga County | 4.5 | 601K | 134,654 | 15,897 | 847 |
| 22 | Lewis County | 4.4 | 56K | 12,631 | 1,909 | 309 |
| 23 | Schoharie County | 4.3 | 62K | 14,522 | 4,804 | 285 |
| 24 | Saratoga County | 4.1 | 484K | 117,711 | 11,407 | 624 |
| 25 | Franklin County | 4.0 | 94K | 23,669 | 4,044 | 293 |
| 26 | Oswego County | 3.9 | 224K | 57,759 | 7,535 | 609 |
| 27 | Rensselaer County | 3.8 | 301K | 80,326 | 7,770 | 604 |
| 28 | Oneida County | 3.4 | 417K | 120,802 | 16,760 | 696 |
| 29 | Nassau County | 3.4 | 1.5M | 427,483 | 32,589 | 266 |
| 30 | Wyoming County | 3.4 | 72K | 21,392 | 4,689 | 281 |
| 31 | Cayuga County | 3.3 | 133K | 40,433 | 9,289 | 367 |
| 32 | Cattaraugus County | 3.0 | 74K | 24,980 | 1,342 | 392 |
| 33 | Schenectady County | 3.0 | 233K | 78,627 | 7,037 | 589 |
| 34 | Madison County | 2.9 | 100K | 34,017 | 2,922 | 366 |
| 35 | Chemung County | 2.9 | 131K | 45,622 | 5,340 | 325 |
| 36 | Rockland County | 2.8 | 378K | 133,071 | 5,723 | 812 |
| 37 | Orange County | 2.8 | 490K | 176,531 | 5,694 | 841 |
| 38 | Wayne County | 2.6 | 146K | 55,917 | 4,394 | 361 |
| 39 | Suffolk County | 2.6 | 1.7M | 657,677 | 20,031 | 218 |
| 40 | Livingston County | 2.4 | 81K | 33,457 | 6,785 | 363 |
| 41 | Westchester County | 2.4 | 887K | 368,730 | 16,322 | 719 |
| 42 | Cortland County | 2.3 | 55K | 23,943 | 2,388 | 273 |
| 43 | Ontario County | 2.2 | 170K | 75,985 | 6,548 | 513 |
| 44 | Albany County | 2.0 | 376K | 185,574 | 11,685 | 715 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 2.0 | 596K | 302,455 | 16,827 | 887 |
| 46 | Chautauqua County | 2.0 | 97K | 49,280 | 6,025 | 467 |
| 47 | Montgomery County | 2.0 | 49K | 24,995 | 1,443 | 308 |
| 48 | Clinton County | 1.8 | 83K | 44,965 | 3,154 | 311 |
| 49 | Broome County | 1.8 | 209K | 113,772 | 7,976 | 394 |
| 50 | Seneca County | 1.8 | 31K | 17,541 | 2,003 | 208 |
| 51 | Tompkins County | 1.8 | 112K | 63,720 | 2,909 | 309 |
| 52 | Erie County | 1.7 | 895K | 521,085 | 17,054 | 856 |
| 53 | St. Lawrence County | 1.7 | 96K | 57,536 | 2,467 | 501 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 1.6 | 99K | 62,240 | 6,566 | 521 |
| 55 | Niagara County | 1.5 | 163K | 106,178 | 8,852 | 536 |
| 56 | Orleans County | 1.3 | 27K | 20,376 | 1,424 | 218 |
| 57 | Genesee County | 1.1 | 32K | 29,240 | 2,429 | 319 |
| 58 | Richmond County | 0.6 | 108K | 166,680 | 4,739 | 1,109 |
| 59 | Queens County | 0.4 | 356K | 847,158 | 4,139 | 381 |
| 60 | Kings County | 0.4 | 368K | 915,206 | 7,164 | 290 |
| 61 | Bronx County | 0.3 | 145K | 479,084 | 3,315 | 908 |
| 62 | New York County | 0.1 | 97K | 873,185 | 1,127 | 947 |
Biggest New York outages of 2016
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putnam County, NY | May 27, 2016 01:45 | May 28, 2016 05:15 | 1d 3h | 37,978 | 73K |
| 2 | Nassau County, NY | February 23, 2016 13:30 | March 1, 2016 07:15 | 6d 17h | 32,589 | 322K |
| 3 | Suffolk County, NY | February 14, 2016 12:00 | February 28, 2016 03:30 | 13d 15h | 20,031 | 320K |
| 4 | Erie County, NY | August 20, 2016 18:30 | August 21, 2016 04:00 | 9h 30m | 17,054 | 59K |
| 5 | Monroe County, NY | November 20, 2016 14:15 | November 21, 2016 12:45 | 22h 30m | 16,827 | 103K |
| 6 | Oneida County, NY | September 24, 2016 10:45 | September 24, 2016 23:45 | 13h | 16,760 | 48K |
| 7 | Suffolk County, NY | February 5, 2016 10:30 | February 9, 2016 04:45 | 3d 18h | 16,544 | 134K |
| 8 | Westchester County, NY | February 24, 2016 22:45 | February 28, 2016 05:30 | 3d 6h | 16,322 | 227K |
| 9 | Onondaga County, NY | May 29, 2016 11:45 | May 30, 2016 18:30 | 1d 6h | 15,897 | 36K |
| 10 | Westchester County, NY | May 26, 2016 17:45 | May 28, 2016 06:15 | 1d 12h | 14,380 | 28K |
| 11 | Suffolk County, NY | April 2, 2016 12:45 | April 9, 2016 08:15 | 6d 19h | 14,255 | 67K |
| 12 | Onondaga County, NY | August 12, 2016 20:45 | August 15, 2016 05:15 | 2d 8h | 12,649 | 81K |
| 13 | Putnam County, NY | June 5, 2016 23:15 | June 6, 2016 02:45 | 3h 30m | 12,179 | 14K |
| 14 | Albany County, NY | March 6, 2016 12:00 | March 6, 2016 23:15 | 11h 15m | 11,685 | 47K |
| 15 | Saratoga County, NY | October 27, 2016 14:00 | October 29, 2016 00:30 | 1d 10h | 11,407 | 62K |
| 16 | Tioga County, NY | May 6, 2016 10:15 | May 6, 2016 13:30 | 3h 15m | 11,290 | 11K |
| 17 | Ulster County, NY | August 12, 2016 20:45 | August 16, 2016 07:45 | 3d 11h | 10,954 | 92K |
| 18 | Dutchess County, NY | November 11, 2016 04:30 | November 12, 2016 05:15 | 1d | 10,547 | 9,550 |
| 19 | Erie County, NY | August 26, 2016 13:00 | August 26, 2016 22:15 | 9h 15m | 10,217 | 5,382 |
| 20 | Allegany County, NY | February 16, 2016 11:30 | February 19, 2016 02:00 | 2d 14h | 10,167 | 96K |
| 21 | Warren County, NY | October 27, 2016 21:00 | October 29, 2016 19:30 | 1d 22h | 9,854 | 94K |
| 22 | Putnam County, NY | February 25, 2016 00:15 | February 27, 2016 09:15 | 2d 9h | 9,726 | 147K |
| 23 | Cayuga County, NY | January 10, 2016 14:30 | January 11, 2016 23:45 | 1d 9h | 9,289 | 25K |
| 24 | Erie County, NY | November 20, 2016 09:00 | November 21, 2016 12:45 | 1d 3h | 9,269 | 25K |
| 25 | Dutchess County, NY | May 26, 2016 11:45 | May 28, 2016 09:45 | 1d 22h | 9,165 | 29K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of New York's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.