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2022 Massachusetts Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average Massachusetts customer went without power for about 3.3 hours — the 33rd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.3
Peak customers out
85,305
Rank (worst state)
33rd
Counties affected
14

Massachusetts outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

1.5h20152.3h20164.7h201712.6h20183.0h20195.3h20207.4h20213.3h20225.1h20231.9h20242.8h2025

Hardest-hit Massachusetts counties in 2022

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

1Barnstable County85,3052Bristol County43,1263Norfolk County35,4274Plymouth County26,4475Essex County23,5546Hampden County23,1427Suffolk County22,2888Worcester County21,9509Middlesex County20,98110Dukes County12,98711Hampshire County12,39712Nantucket County5,76413Franklin County5,31414Berkshire County4,427

Biggest Massachusetts outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Barnstable CountyJanuary 29, 202285,305
Bristol CountyJanuary 29, 202243,126
Norfolk CountyNovember 30, 202235,427
Plymouth CountyJanuary 29, 202226,447
Essex CountyDecember 23, 202223,554
Hampden CountyJanuary 1, 202223,142
Suffolk CountyJuly 24, 202222,288
Worcester CountyAugust 22, 202221,950
Middlesex CountyDecember 22, 202220,981
Barnstable CountyJanuary 27, 202215,566
Massachusetts by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.