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2017 Massachusetts Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Massachusetts customer went without power for about 4.7 hours — the 13th worst of any US state that year, 1.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.7
Peak customers out
78,644
Rank (worst state)
13th
Counties affected
14

Massachusetts outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Massachusetts counties in 2017

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

1Essex County78,6442Middlesex County66,5663Barnstable County50,0974Plymouth County49,4565Worcester County43,7146Bristol County37,5797Hampshire County29,3738Norfolk County21,3099Hampden County20,32910Dukes County6,98811Berkshire County6,56212Suffolk County6,48613Franklin County5,32714Nantucket County1,963

Biggest Massachusetts outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Essex CountyOctober 30, 201778,644
Middlesex CountyOctober 29, 201766,566
Barnstable CountyFebruary 9, 201750,097
Plymouth CountyOctober 30, 201749,456
Middlesex CountyMarch 14, 201744,504
Worcester CountyOctober 30, 201743,714
Essex CountyMarch 14, 201743,083
Bristol CountyOctober 29, 201737,579
Hampshire CountyNovember 15, 201729,373
Worcester CountyMarch 2, 201729,177
Massachusetts by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.