2019 Massachusetts Power Outage Report
In 2019, the average Massachusetts customer went without power for about 3.0 hours, the 30th worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.0
vs prior year
▼ 76%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
9.9M
Peak customers out
228,908
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
89%
of MA customers
Counties reporting
14
Massachusetts year over year
Month by month, 2019
Customer-hours without power across Massachusetts; October was the worst.
All 14 Massachusetts counties, 2019
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnstable County | 10.7 | 1.3M | 118,437 | 41,360 | 594 |
| 2 | Nantucket County | 8.3 | 5,640 | 680 | 680 | 102 |
| 3 | Essex County | 8.1 | 1.8M | 216,314 | 54,383 | 921 |
| 4 | Worcester County | 6.2 | 1.3M | 212,617 | 18,095 | 986 |
| 5 | Plymouth County | 5.4 | 1.5M | 281,672 | 60,602 | 940 |
| 6 | Franklin County | 3.9 | 227K | 57,949 | 5,146 | 325 |
| 7 | Middlesex County | 3.3 | 1.4M | 434,426 | 29,508 | 791 |
| 8 | Dukes County | 3.1 | 64K | 20,864 | 10,264 | 129 |
| 9 | Berkshire County | 2.8 | 278K | 99,023 | 8,647 | 598 |
| 10 | Hampshire County | 2.6 | 268K | 101,974 | 12,304 | 404 |
| 11 | Hampden County | 1.8 | 356K | 196,656 | 10,791 | 699 |
| 12 | Norfolk County | 1.5 | 495K | 326,357 | 14,721 | 845 |
| 13 | Bristol County | 1.3 | 373K | 284,254 | 12,421 | 954 |
| 14 | Suffolk County | 0.6 | 545K | 947,211 | 9,193 | 614 |
Biggest Massachusetts outages of 2019
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth County, MA | October 17, 2019 03:15 | October 20, 2019 22:15 | 3d 19h | 60,602 | 1.1M |
| 2 | Essex County, MA | October 17, 2019 02:45 | October 21, 2019 00:45 | 3d 22h | 54,383 | 1.2M |
| 3 | Barnstable County, MA | October 17, 2019 01:45 | October 22, 2019 05:30 | 5d 3h | 41,360 | 1.1M |
| 4 | Middlesex County, MA | October 16, 2019 20:45 | October 21, 2019 07:30 | 4d 10h | 29,508 | 559K |
| 5 | Middlesex County, MA | February 25, 2019 08:45 | February 28, 2019 05:30 | 2d 20h | 20,451 | 332K |
| 6 | Worcester County, MA | February 25, 2019 10:15 | March 1, 2019 17:00 | 4d 6h | 18,095 | 304K |
| 7 | Worcester County, MA | October 16, 2019 22:30 | October 21, 2019 20:45 | 4d 22h | 15,354 | 361K |
| 8 | Norfolk County, MA | October 17, 2019 03:30 | October 21, 2019 00:45 | 3d 21h | 14,721 | 201K |
| 9 | Plymouth County, MA | October 31, 2019 14:30 | November 3, 2019 01:00 | 2d 10h | 13,146 | 116K |
| 10 | Middlesex County, MA | October 7, 2019 08:00 | October 10, 2019 00:15 | 2d 16h | 12,772 | 22K |
| 11 | Bristol County, MA | June 17, 2019 11:15 | June 17, 2019 12:45 | 1h 30m | 12,421 | 3,665 |
| 12 | Hampshire County, MA | February 25, 2019 12:00 | February 28, 2019 04:30 | 2d 16h | 12,304 | 134K |
| 13 | Plymouth County, MA | January 24, 2019 12:30 | January 27, 2019 00:00 | 2d 11h | 11,672 | 80K |
| 14 | Essex County, MA | August 21, 2019 14:00 | August 22, 2019 08:15 | 18h 15m | 11,367 | 30K |
| 15 | Hampden County, MA | October 16, 2019 22:30 | October 19, 2019 22:30 | 3d | 10,791 | 157K |
| 16 | Barnstable County, MA | April 3, 2019 11:45 | April 3, 2019 22:45 | 11h | 10,501 | 11K |
| 17 | Bristol County, MA | May 1, 2019 17:00 | May 1, 2019 18:00 | 1h | 10,403 | 6,274 |
| 18 | Dukes County, MA | October 17, 2019 04:45 | October 20, 2019 00:30 | 2d 19h | 10,264 | 59K |
| 19 | Worcester County, MA | October 30, 2019 22:15 | November 4, 2019 06:00 | 4d 7h | 10,180 | 136K |
| 20 | Bristol County, MA | October 17, 2019 02:15 | October 19, 2019 23:45 | 2d 21h | 9,909 | 61K |
| 21 | Bristol County, MA | June 11, 2019 04:00 | June 11, 2019 04:30 | 30m | 9,469 | 4,734 |
| 22 | Barnstable County, MA | September 19, 2019 17:30 | September 19, 2019 18:00 | 30m | 9,287 | 2,322 |
| 23 | Suffolk County, MA | October 17, 2019 04:15 | October 21, 2019 05:30 | 4d 1h | 9,193 | 116K |
| 24 | Berkshire County, MA | February 25, 2019 12:30 | February 27, 2019 21:00 | 2d 8h | 8,647 | 69K |
| 25 | Essex County, MA | July 6, 2019 09:15 | July 7, 2019 20:00 | 1d 10h | 8,225 | 7,772 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 89% of Massachusetts's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.