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2017 New York Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average New York customer went without power for about 3.9 hours — the 19th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.9
Peak customers out
102,160
Rank (worst state)
19th
Counties affected
20

New York outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New York counties in 2017

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

1Monroe County102,1602Erie County38,7793Suffolk County33,8914Niagara County28,7195Saratoga County25,0016Ulster County19,6217Genesee County18,7318Broome County17,8199Orange County17,12810Oneida County15,30711Rensselaer County14,54612Putnam County13,92313Nassau County13,90314Washington County13,78615Chautauqua County13,04516Onondaga County12,49717Westchester County12,47318Oswego County12,29919Cayuga County11,61520Orleans County11,252

Biggest New York outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Monroe CountyMarch 8, 2017102,160
Erie CountyMarch 8, 201738,779
Suffolk CountyOctober 2, 201733,891
Monroe CountyMarch 12, 201732,399
Niagara CountyMarch 8, 201728,719
Saratoga CountyMarch 2, 201725,001
Erie CountyJanuary 10, 201724,094
Suffolk CountyFebruary 9, 201723,108
Erie CountyJuly 20, 201721,892
Ulster CountyFebruary 25, 201719,621
New York 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.