2022 Massachusetts Power Outage Report
In 2022, the average Massachusetts customer went without power for about 3.3 hours, the 33rd worst of 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.3
vs prior year
▼ 55%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
10.8M
Peak customers out
115,301
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
99%
of MA customers
Counties reporting
14
Massachusetts year over year
Month by month, 2022
Customer-hours without power across Massachusetts; January was the worst.
All 14 Massachusetts counties, 2022
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 | Nantucket County | 88.1 | 60K | 680 | 680 | 208 |
| 2 | Barnstable County | 21.7 | 2.6M | 118,437 | 85,305 | 964 |
| 3 | Hampden County | 11.0 | 2.2M | 196,656 | 23,142 | 1 |
| 4 | Essex County | 4.5 | 963K | 216,314 | 23,554 | 946 |
| 5 | Dukes County | 4.4 | 93K | 20,864 | 12,987 | 357 |
| 6 | Worcester County | 4.1 | 880K | 212,617 | 21,950 | 934 |
| 7 | Plymouth County | 3.0 | 838K | 281,672 | 26,447 | 1,103 |
| 8 | Middlesex County | 2.8 | 1.2M | 434,426 | 20,981 | 726 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 2.2 | 127K | 57,949 | 5,314 | 577 |
| 10 | Berkshire County | 2.1 | 210K | 99,023 | 4,427 | 808 |
| 11 | Norfolk County | 1.7 | 549K | 326,357 | 35,427 | 1,015 |
| 12 | Bristol County | 1.5 | 437K | 284,254 | 43,126 | 1,113 |
| 13 | Hampshire County | 1.4 | 140K | 101,974 | 12,397 | 665 |
| 14 | Suffolk County | 0.6 | 578K | 947,211 | 22,288 | 963 |
Biggest Massachusetts outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnstable County, MA | January 29, 2022 06:00 | February 2, 2022 07:00 | 4d 1h | 85,305 | 2.0M |
| 2 | Bristol County, MA | January 29, 2022 11:30 | January 31, 2022 22:30 | 2d 11h | 43,126 | 147K |
| 3 | Norfolk County, MA | November 30, 2022 15:15 | December 2, 2022 06:45 | 1d 15h | 35,427 | 95K |
| 4 | Plymouth County, MA | January 29, 2022 06:45 | February 1, 2022 06:30 | 2d 23h | 26,447 | 279K |
| 5 | Essex County, MA | December 23, 2022 06:15 | December 26, 2022 19:30 | 3d 13h | 23,554 | 450K |
| 6 | Hampden County, MA | January 1, 2022 00:00 | January 1, 2023 00:00 | 365d | 23,142 | 2.2M |
| 7 | Suffolk County, MA | July 24, 2022 13:30 | July 26, 2022 07:45 | 1d 18h | 22,288 | 75K |
| 8 | Worcester County, MA | August 22, 2022 10:30 | August 26, 2022 02:45 | 3d 16h | 21,950 | 33K |
| 9 | Middlesex County, MA | December 22, 2022 23:00 | December 27, 2022 04:30 | 4d 5h | 20,981 | 212K |
| 10 | Barnstable County, MA | January 27, 2022 13:15 | January 28, 2022 02:30 | 13h 15m | 15,566 | 12K |
| 11 | Plymouth County, MA | December 23, 2022 04:00 | December 26, 2022 02:15 | 2d 22h | 14,428 | 164K |
| 12 | Worcester County, MA | December 23, 2022 06:15 | December 26, 2022 01:15 | 2d 19h | 13,403 | 206K |
| 13 | Dukes County, MA | January 27, 2022 13:15 | January 27, 2022 14:45 | 1h 30m | 12,987 | 7,236 |
| 14 | Hampshire County, MA | July 12, 2022 21:15 | July 13, 2022 17:00 | 19h 45m | 12,397 | 17K |
| 15 | Middlesex County, MA | August 5, 2022 15:15 | August 10, 2022 15:45 | 5d | 11,901 | 99K |
| 16 | Middlesex County, MA | May 22, 2022 14:30 | May 24, 2022 09:15 | 1d 18h | 11,568 | 16K |
| 17 | Essex County, MA | January 17, 2022 03:15 | January 18, 2022 04:30 | 1d 1h | 11,431 | 52K |
| 18 | Middlesex County, MA | July 19, 2022 04:15 | July 23, 2022 04:45 | 4d | 11,341 | 66K |
| 19 | Norfolk County, MA | July 26, 2022 12:00 | July 26, 2022 19:45 | 7h 45m | 11,039 | 15K |
| 20 | Plymouth County, MA | February 18, 2022 02:00 | February 19, 2022 05:45 | 1d 3h | 10,928 | 65K |
| 21 | Plymouth County, MA | November 2, 2022 09:00 | November 2, 2022 20:15 | 11h 15m | 10,169 | 11K |
| 22 | Essex County, MA | January 3, 2022 12:45 | January 3, 2022 21:00 | 8h 15m | 9,801 | 7,723 |
| 23 | Worcester County, MA | August 17, 2022 10:15 | August 19, 2022 20:00 | 2d 9h | 9,609 | 18K |
| 24 | Barnstable County, MA | July 20, 2022 12:30 | July 21, 2022 08:30 | 20h | 8,535 | 27K |
| 25 | Suffolk County, MA | December 3, 2022 18:45 | December 4, 2022 04:15 | 9h 30m | 8,486 | 15K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 99% of Massachusetts's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.