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2019 Massachusetts Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Massachusetts customer went without power for about 3.0 hours — the 30th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.0
Peak customers out
60,602
Rank (worst state)
30th
Counties affected
14

Massachusetts outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Massachusetts counties in 2019

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

1Plymouth County60,6022Essex County54,3833Barnstable County41,3604Middlesex County29,5085Worcester County18,0956Norfolk County14,7217Bristol County12,4218Hampshire County12,3049Hampden County10,79110Dukes County10,26411Suffolk County9,19312Berkshire County8,64713Franklin County5,14614Nantucket County1,740

Biggest Massachusetts outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Plymouth CountyOctober 17, 201960,602
Essex CountyOctober 17, 201954,383
Barnstable CountyOctober 17, 201941,360
Middlesex CountyOctober 16, 201929,508
Middlesex CountyFebruary 25, 201920,451
Worcester CountyFebruary 25, 201918,095
Worcester CountyOctober 16, 201915,354
Norfolk CountyOctober 17, 201914,721
Plymouth CountyOctober 31, 201913,146
Middlesex CountyOctober 7, 201912,772
Massachusetts by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.