2023 New York Power Outage Report
In 2023, the average New York customer went without power for about 2.2 hours, the 43rd worst of 51 states (US average 6.7 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.2
vs prior year
▼ 39%
vs 2022
Customer-hours out
18.7M
Peak customers out
105,066
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of NY customers
Counties reporting
62
New York year over year
All 62 New York counties, 2023
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 | Hamilton County | 43.2 | 111K | 2,561 | 2,059 | 206 |
| 2 | Columbia County | 35.0 | 1.1M | 30,817 | 20,477 | 526 |
| 3 | Essex County | 14.6 | 341K | 23,389 | 14,524 | 416 |
| 4 | Schuyler County | 12.7 | 61K | 4,852 | 1,847 | 203 |
| 5 | Ulster County | 12.5 | 1.1M | 89,470 | 19,783 | 726 |
| 6 | Washington County | 11.5 | 335K | 29,152 | 9,436 | 531 |
| 7 | Sullivan County | 11.5 | 465K | 40,509 | 9,259 | 679 |
| 8 | Warren County | 11.2 | 408K | 36,391 | 9,500 | 593 |
| 9 | Rensselaer County | 11.0 | 883K | 80,326 | 23,478 | 721 |
| 10 | Dutchess County | 8.3 | 1.2M | 150,017 | 16,902 | 742 |
| 11 | Cattaraugus County | 7.7 | 191K | 24,980 | 6,916 | 459 |
| 12 | Delaware County | 6.8 | 163K | 23,975 | 5,350 | 363 |
| 13 | Steuben County | 6.8 | 187K | 27,662 | 3,684 | 466 |
| 14 | Putnam County | 6.7 | 317K | 47,493 | 4,704 | 505 |
| 15 | Chautauqua County | 6.6 | 326K | 49,280 | 10,060 | 522 |
| 16 | Greene County | 6.4 | 150K | 23,513 | 5,906 | 633 |
| 17 | Orange County | 5.9 | 1.0M | 176,531 | 15,130 | 611 |
| 18 | Chenango County | 5.4 | 135K | 25,004 | 3,071 | 314 |
| 19 | Tioga County | 5.3 | 129K | 24,210 | 2,489 | 443 |
| 20 | Yates County | 4.8 | 60K | 12,531 | 3,313 | 194 |
| 21 | Schoharie County | 4.7 | 68K | 14,522 | 14,083 | 323 |
| 22 | Schenectady County | 4.6 | 360K | 78,627 | 20,514 | 700 |
| 23 | Lewis County | 4.4 | 56K | 12,631 | 6,396 | 305 |
| 24 | Saratoga County | 4.4 | 517K | 117,711 | 14,441 | 749 |
| 25 | Wyoming County | 4.1 | 87K | 21,392 | 2,920 | 225 |
| 26 | Albany County | 4.0 | 740K | 185,574 | 28,448 | 784 |
| 27 | Herkimer County | 4.0 | 111K | 27,865 | 4,003 | 453 |
| 28 | Allegany County | 3.9 | 107K | 27,503 | 3,244 | 297 |
| 29 | Otsego County | 3.6 | 114K | 31,300 | 2,824 | 315 |
| 30 | Seneca County | 3.3 | 59K | 17,541 | 2,612 | 231 |
| 31 | Oswego County | 3.2 | 186K | 57,759 | 7,665 | 708 |
| 32 | Chemung County | 3.1 | 142K | 45,622 | 8,257 | 389 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 3.0 | 72K | 23,669 | 2,725 | 384 |
| 34 | Broome County | 3.0 | 342K | 113,772 | 8,246 | 551 |
| 35 | Tompkins County | 2.7 | 174K | 63,720 | 4,757 | 369 |
| 36 | Madison County | 2.7 | 90K | 34,017 | 9,624 | 434 |
| 37 | Genesee County | 2.4 | 70K | 29,240 | 2,604 | 369 |
| 38 | Erie County | 2.4 | 1.2M | 521,085 | 30,137 | 692 |
| 39 | Orleans County | 2.3 | 48K | 20,376 | 1,732 | 363 |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 2.3 | 58K | 24,995 | 3,378 | 421 |
| 41 | Onondaga County | 2.2 | 298K | 134,654 | 11,128 | 914 |
| 42 | Ontario County | 2.1 | 157K | 75,985 | 7,107 | 372 |
| 43 | Westchester County | 2.0 | 753K | 368,730 | 9,821 | 754 |
| 44 | Cortland County | 2.0 | 49K | 23,943 | 2,987 | 328 |
| 45 | St. Lawrence County | 2.0 | 113K | 57,536 | 4,595 | 589 |
| 46 | Monroe County | 1.9 | 583K | 302,455 | 8,686 | 287 |
| 47 | Fulton County | 1.9 | 51K | 26,643 | 1,328 | 446 |
| 48 | Wayne County | 1.9 | 105K | 55,917 | 4,008 | 443 |
| 49 | Rockland County | 1.8 | 245K | 133,071 | 4,250 | 707 |
| 50 | Oneida County | 1.6 | 192K | 120,802 | 4,099 | 809 |
| 51 | Clinton County | 1.5 | 70K | 44,965 | 2,115 | 330 |
| 52 | Cayuga County | 1.5 | 61K | 40,433 | 2,633 | 355 |
| 53 | Nassau County | 1.4 | 602K | 427,483 | 20,536 | 658 |
| 54 | Jefferson County | 1.4 | 88K | 62,240 | 5,660 | 592 |
| 55 | Livingston County | 1.4 | 46K | 33,457 | 1,793 | 402 |
| 56 | Niagara County | 1.2 | 131K | 106,178 | 6,566 | 680 |
| 57 | Suffolk County | 1.2 | 773K | 657,677 | 14,791 | 455 |
| 58 | Richmond County | 0.6 | 107K | 166,680 | 3,780 | 992 |
| 59 | Bronx County | 0.4 | 208K | 479,084 | 8,181 | 1,036 |
| 60 | Queens County | 0.4 | 359K | 847,158 | 6,878 | 533 |
| 61 | Kings County | 0.2 | 226K | 915,206 | 1,891 | 536 |
| 62 | New York County | 0.1 | 48K | 873,185 | 1,022 | 1,280 |
Biggest New York outages of 2023
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erie County, NY | February 23, 2023 02:45 | February 26, 2023 04:45 | 3d 2h | 30,137 | 481K |
| 2 | Albany County, NY | March 4, 2023 03:00 | March 7, 2023 05:30 | 3d 2h | 28,448 | 292K |
| 3 | Rensselaer County, NY | March 14, 2023 08:00 | March 19, 2023 23:00 | 5d 15h | 23,478 | 440K |
| 4 | Nassau County, NY | December 12, 2023 13:00 | December 14, 2023 04:45 | 1d 15h | 20,536 | 32K |
| 5 | Schenectady County, NY | June 4, 2023 10:45 | June 5, 2023 02:15 | 15h 30m | 20,514 | 32K |
| 6 | Columbia County, NY | September 7, 2023 05:45 | September 11, 2023 02:30 | 3d 20h | 20,477 | 549K |
| 7 | Ulster County, NY | September 7, 2023 23:15 | September 11, 2023 19:30 | 3d 20h | 19,783 | 416K |
| 8 | Dutchess County, NY | September 7, 2023 23:45 | September 11, 2023 07:00 | 3d 7h | 16,902 | 300K |
| 9 | Orange County, NY | September 6, 2023 22:30 | September 11, 2023 04:45 | 4d 6h | 15,130 | 239K |
| 10 | Suffolk County, NY | May 17, 2023 11:30 | May 19, 2023 01:15 | 1d 13h | 14,791 | 5,566 |
| 11 | Orange County, NY | July 8, 2023 18:00 | July 18, 2023 08:00 | 9d 14h | 14,621 | 264K |
| 12 | Essex County, NY | March 14, 2023 06:45 | March 16, 2023 20:45 | 2d 14h | 14,524 | 121K |
| 13 | Saratoga County, NY | March 14, 2023 06:15 | March 16, 2023 20:45 | 2d 14h | 14,441 | 137K |
| 14 | Dutchess County, NY | March 14, 2023 05:45 | March 17, 2023 09:00 | 3d 3h | 14,297 | 252K |
| 15 | Columbia County, NY | March 14, 2023 07:15 | March 21, 2023 04:00 | 6d 20h | 14,161 | 374K |
| 16 | Schoharie County, NY | November 9, 2023 13:00 | November 9, 2023 18:30 | 5h 30m | 14,083 | 11K |
| 17 | Erie County, NY | July 20, 2023 11:15 | July 22, 2023 04:30 | 1d 17h | 12,961 | 90K |
| 18 | Erie County, NY | June 12, 2023 09:00 | June 14, 2023 03:30 | 1d 18h | 12,701 | 5,615 |
| 19 | Saratoga County, NY | March 4, 2023 07:15 | March 5, 2023 23:45 | 1d 16h | 12,446 | 79K |
| 20 | Suffolk County, NY | July 24, 2023 05:45 | August 2, 2023 07:15 | 9d 1h | 12,345 | 52K |
| 21 | Onondaga County, NY | June 9, 2023 16:30 | June 9, 2023 16:45 | 15m | 11,128 | 2,782 |
| 22 | Schenectady County, NY | March 4, 2023 05:45 | March 5, 2023 22:30 | 1d 16h | 11,032 | 126K |
| 23 | Chautauqua County, NY | March 26, 2023 00:45 | March 27, 2023 04:00 | 1d 3h | 10,060 | 24K |
| 24 | Erie County, NY | August 24, 2023 13:00 | August 26, 2023 04:30 | 1d 15h | 9,905 | 100K |
| 25 | Westchester County, NY | July 29, 2023 11:15 | August 1, 2023 00:15 | 2d 13h | 9,821 | 106K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of New York's electricity customers in 2023; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2023 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.