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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 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
77,275
Rank (worst state)
31st
Counties affected
20

New York outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New York counties in 2019

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

1Suffolk County77,2752Erie County52,5553Kings County35,6384Saratoga County31,9945Queens County18,3816Dutchess County18,2477Niagara County15,8568Nassau County15,3289Ulster County14,82510Clinton County14,03611Monroe County12,36612Rockland County12,25413Sullivan County12,11914Albany County12,08515Chautauqua County11,90016Orange County11,71017St. Lawrence County10,94818Madison County10,29119Oneida County9,99920Steuben County9,961

Biggest New York outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Suffolk CountyJuly 8, 201977,275
Suffolk CountyJune 25, 201955,387
Erie CountyOctober 31, 201952,555
Erie CountyFebruary 24, 201948,865
Suffolk CountyAugust 21, 201940,156
Kings CountyJuly 16, 201935,638
Saratoga CountyOctober 31, 201931,994
Queens CountyJuly 16, 201918,381
Dutchess CountyOctober 31, 201918,247
Erie CountyMarch 9, 201916,013
New York 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.