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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 any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.2
Peak customers out
37,978
Rank (worst state)
29th
Counties affected
20

New York outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

1.6h20152.2h20163.9h20177.4h20183.0h201910.4h20202.7h20213.7h20222.2h20234.0h20242.4h2025

Hardest-hit New York counties in 2016

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

1Putnam County37,9782Nassau County32,5893Suffolk County20,0314Erie County17,0545Monroe County16,8276Oneida County16,7607Westchester County16,3228Onondaga County15,8979Albany County11,68510Saratoga County11,40711Tioga County11,29012Ulster County10,95413Dutchess County10,54714Allegany County10,16715Warren County9,85416Cayuga County9,28917Essex County9,13918Niagara County8,85219Columbia County8,26620Broome County7,976

Biggest New York outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Putnam CountyMay 27, 201637,978
Nassau CountyFebruary 23, 201632,589
Suffolk CountyFebruary 14, 201620,031
Erie CountyAugust 20, 201617,054
Monroe CountyNovember 20, 201616,827
Oneida CountySeptember 24, 201616,760
Suffolk CountyFebruary 5, 201616,544
Westchester CountyFebruary 24, 201616,322
Onondaga CountyMay 29, 201615,897
Westchester CountyMay 26, 201614,380
New York 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.