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2022 New York Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average New York customer went without power for about 3.7 hours — the 29th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.7
Peak customers out
47,925
Rank (worst state)
29th
Counties affected
20

New York outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New York counties in 2022

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

1Ulster County47,9252Broome County44,0113Jefferson County39,7264Erie County34,9995Monroe County27,2326Saratoga County22,2167Onondaga County20,5328Warren County18,5539Richmond County17,76010Chenango County16,52011Herkimer County15,49612Columbia County15,14913Otsego County14,80914Rockland County14,55115Fulton County13,56716Rensselaer County12,86617Essex County12,52218Westchester County12,44619Tompkins County12,35520Schenectady County12,349

Biggest New York outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Ulster CountyFebruary 3, 202247,925
Broome CountyApril 19, 202244,011
Broome CountyApril 19, 202240,538
Jefferson CountyMarch 2, 202239,726
Broome CountyApril 18, 202239,050
Erie CountyDecember 23, 202234,999
Monroe CountyMarch 6, 202227,232
Saratoga CountyAugust 23, 202222,216
Monroe CountyDecember 23, 202221,606
Saratoga CountyApril 19, 202221,196
New York 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.