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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 any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.2
Peak customers out
30,137
Rank (worst state)
43rd
Counties affected
20

New York outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New York counties in 2023

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

1Erie County30,1372Albany County28,4483Rensselaer County23,4784Nassau County20,5365Schenectady County20,5146Columbia County20,4777Ulster County19,7838Dutchess County16,9029Orange County15,13010Suffolk County14,79111Essex County14,52412Saratoga County14,44113Schoharie County14,08314Onondaga County11,12815Chautauqua County10,06016Westchester County9,82117Madison County9,62418Warren County9,50019Washington County9,43620Sullivan County9,259

Biggest New York outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Erie CountyFebruary 23, 202330,137
Albany CountyMarch 4, 202328,448
Rensselaer CountyMarch 14, 202323,478
Nassau CountyDecember 12, 202320,536
Schenectady CountyJune 4, 202320,514
Columbia CountySeptember 7, 202320,477
Ulster CountySeptember 7, 202319,783
Dutchess CountySeptember 7, 202316,902
Orange CountySeptember 6, 202315,130
Suffolk CountyMay 17, 202314,791
New York by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.