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2018 New York Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average New York customer went without power for about 7.4 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, 1.9× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
7.4
Peak customers out
284,600
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
20

New York outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New York counties in 2018

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

1Monroe County284,6002Erie County147,8743Westchester County88,3764Broome County83,4025Orange County67,7156Ontario County47,7927Nassau County45,9458Sullivan County45,6949Tompkins County44,79410Wayne County40,91311Chemung County39,59312Steuben County39,43513Cayuga County37,62714Putnam County35,66815Dutchess County34,50316Ulster County29,74517Delaware County26,65118Suffolk County26,33919Otsego County24,59220Rockland County24,113

Biggest New York outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Monroe CountyJuly 10, 2018284,600
Erie CountyJuly 9, 2018147,874
Westchester CountyMarch 2, 201888,376
Broome CountyJuly 10, 201883,402
Orange CountyMay 15, 201867,715
Westchester CountyMarch 6, 201850,167
Ontario CountyJuly 10, 201847,792
Nassau CountyMarch 2, 201845,945
Sullivan CountyJuly 10, 201845,694
Tompkins CountyJuly 10, 201844,794
New York by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.