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2020 New York Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average New York customer went without power for about 10.4 hours — the 11th worst of any US state that year, 2.6× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
10.4
Peak customers out
197,669
Rank (worst state)
11th
Counties affected
20

New York outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New York counties in 2020

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

1Suffolk County197,6692Nassau County141,6083New York County137,4734Westchester County124,9185Albany County67,9446Dutchess County67,4137Orange County66,7638Rockland County59,9139Queens County52,75010Erie County52,60511Saratoga County48,63212Rensselaer County41,29413Richmond County37,99014Putnam County37,96415Schenectady County31,87416Warren County23,67617Bronx County23,27118Kings County23,14619Ontario County21,72620Onondaga County19,252

Biggest New York outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Suffolk CountyJuly 19, 2020197,669
Nassau CountyAugust 3, 2020141,608
New York CountyAugust 4, 2020137,473
Westchester CountyAugust 3, 2020124,918
Albany CountyOctober 7, 202067,944
Dutchess CountyAugust 4, 202067,413
Orange CountyAugust 4, 202066,763
Rockland CountyAugust 3, 202059,913
Queens CountyJuly 19, 202052,750
Erie CountyJanuary 12, 202052,605
New York by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.