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2019 New York Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average New York customer went without power for about 3.0 hours, the 31st 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
▼ 60%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
25.0M
Peak customers out
241,836
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
98%
of NY customers
Counties reporting
62

New York year over year

New York: average hours without power per customer by year2015: 1.6h; 2016: 2.2h; 2017: 3.9h; 2018: 7.4h, coverage 98%; 2019: 3.0h, coverage 98%; 2020: 10.4h, coverage 99%; 2021: 2.7h, coverage 99%; 2022: 3.7h, coverage 99%; 2023: 2.2h; 2024: 4.0h; 2025: 2.4h0510150%50%100%1.6h20152.2h20163.9h20177.4h20183.0h201910.4h20202.7h20213.7h20222.2h20234.0h20242.4h2025
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Average hours without power per customer. Line: EAGLE-I coverage, share of customers tracked (right axis).

Month by month, 2019

Customer-hours without power across New York; November was the worst.

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New York customer-hours without power by month, 2019Jan 1.6M, Feb 3.0M, Mar 998K, Apr 1.0M, May 996K, Jun 1.4M, Jul 3.5M, Aug 2.7M, Sep 726K, Oct 1.5M, Nov 6.2M, Dec 1.4M02M4M6M8M1.6MJan3.0MFeb998KMar1.0MApr996KMay1.4MJun3.5MJul2.7MAug726KSep1.5MOct6.2MNov1.4MDec
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All 62 New York counties, 2019

Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.

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#CountyHrs / customerCustomer-hoursCustomersPeak outEvents
1Hamilton County97.9251K2,5612,561202
2Schuyler County20.197K4,8524,852212
3Essex County13.5315K23,3899,373359
4Steuben County13.4370K27,6629,961465
5Sullivan County12.5505K40,50912,119534
6Fulton County12.1322K26,6437,186364
7Saratoga County11.41.3M117,71131,994626
8Ulster County10.9978K89,47014,825745
9Herkimer County10.7297K27,8653,826367
10Greene County10.5247K23,5139,608645
11Warren County9.5346K36,3914,775462
12Columbia County9.1281K30,8175,633488
13Washington County8.2239K29,1524,044414
14Lewis County8.0101K12,6312,316290
15Delaware County7.7185K23,9754,961383
16Yates County7.696K12,5312,829192
17Franklin County7.5178K23,6694,789335
18Orleans County6.8139K20,3764,527278
19Tioga County6.5159K24,2106,960341
20Wyoming County6.4137K21,3924,272279
21Putnam County6.0286K47,4935,091522
22Otsego County5.8182K31,3004,513327
23Dutchess County5.6835K150,01718,247700
24Cattaraugus County5.5138K24,9805,884423
25Erie County5.32.8M521,08552,555760
26Rensselaer County5.1408K80,3265,923574
27Niagara County5.1538K106,17815,856590
28Allegany County4.9135K27,5034,131392
29Schoharie County4.769K14,5225,272258
30Oswego County4.6267K57,7598,154565
31Montgomery County4.5113K24,9952,956309
32St. Lawrence County4.4252K57,53610,948451
33Schenectady County4.4342K78,6277,242607
34Suffolk County4.32.8M657,67777,275316
35Albany County4.2774K185,57412,085709
36Jefferson County4.2259K62,2408,074506
37Clinton County4.2187K44,96514,036300
38Chemung County4.0184K45,6223,162360
39Chenango County3.895K25,0041,357312
40Seneca County3.663K17,5413,268211
41Genesee County3.5104K29,2406,786340
42Cayuga County3.5143K40,4334,754397
43Orange County3.5616K176,53111,710601
44Tompkins County3.5221K63,7208,366370
45Chautauqua County3.4167K49,28011,900488
46Onondaga County3.4454K134,6549,202835
47Livingston County3.3111K33,4574,727353
48Madison County3.3112K34,01710,291396
49Cortland County3.277K23,9434,550279
50Oneida County3.1371K120,8029,999680
51Rockland County2.7362K133,07112,254535
52Wayne County2.6147K55,9174,366462
53Broome County2.6294K113,7728,920437
54Monroe County2.4736K302,45512,366843
55Westchester County2.3862K368,7306,800701
56Ontario County2.2163K75,9854,163529
57Nassau County2.0851K427,48315,328461
58Kings County1.1968K915,20635,638168
59Queens County0.8696K847,15818,381221
60Bronx County0.4169K479,0844,975829
61Richmond County0.121K166,6803,621266
62New York County0.012K873,185273290

Biggest New York outages of 2019

Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.

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#CountyStarted (UTC)Ended (UTC)DurationPeak outCustomer-hours
1Suffolk County, NYJuly 8, 2019 03:15July 27, 2019 18:1519d 15h77,275379K
2Suffolk County, NYJune 25, 2019 11:45July 8, 2019 02:1512d 14h55,387989K
3Erie County, NYOctober 31, 2019 20:00November 4, 2019 07:153d 11h52,555807K
4Erie County, NYFebruary 24, 2019 08:30February 27, 2019 06:452d 22h48,8651.1M
5Suffolk County, NYAugust 21, 2019 13:00September 11, 2019 06:4520d 17h40,156657K
6Kings County, NYJuly 16, 2019 09:00July 26, 2019 07:009d 22h35,638536K
7Saratoga County, NYOctober 31, 2019 22:30November 5, 2019 00:154d 1h31,994802K
8Queens County, NYJuly 16, 2019 13:15July 27, 2019 18:1511d 5h18,381311K
9Dutchess County, NYOctober 31, 2019 03:00November 4, 2019 03:004d18,247280K
10Erie County, NYMarch 9, 2019 23:30March 12, 2019 02:002d 2h16,013104K
11Niagara County, NYFebruary 24, 2019 17:45February 27, 2019 03:452d 10h15,856215K
12Nassau County, NYJuly 16, 2019 10:00July 27, 2019 18:1511d 8h15,328138K
13Erie County, NYJanuary 1, 2019 03:45January 2, 2019 10:151d 6h14,966152K
14Ulster County, NYOctober 31, 2019 19:30November 4, 2019 11:003d 15h14,825290K
15Suffolk County, NYOctober 16, 2019 11:30October 25, 2019 09:008d 21h14,371243K
16Clinton County, NYJune 4, 2019 17:15June 4, 2019 22:455h 30m14,03619K
17Nassau County, NYOctober 31, 2019 02:00November 5, 2019 12:005d 10h13,854159K
18Niagara County, NYJanuary 21, 2019 03:30January 21, 2019 20:3017h13,09548K
19Erie County, NYMay 21, 2019 09:45May 21, 2019 11:001h 15m12,7656,534
20Saratoga County, NYAugust 16, 2019 13:45August 20, 2019 03:303d 13h12,677143K
21Erie County, NYMarch 29, 2019 19:30March 30, 2019 03:007h 30m12,58820K
22Monroe County, NYFebruary 3, 2019 03:00February 3, 2019 11:008h12,36623K
23Rockland County, NYNovember 23, 2019 12:45November 24, 2019 10:0021h 15m12,25422K
24Sullivan County, NYOctober 31, 2019 15:30November 6, 2019 00:005d 8h12,119144K
25Albany County, NYJanuary 1, 2019 09:45January 2, 2019 02:4517h12,08548K
EAGLE-I tracked about 98% of New York'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.
New York by year:2025202420232022202120202018201720162015
Other states in 2019:WVMINCLACAVTVAAR

Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.

Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.