2024 New York Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average New York customer went without power for about 4.0 hours, the 35th worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
4.0
vs prior year
▲ 79%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
33.4M
Peak customers out
185,976
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, 2024
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 | 160.6 | 411K | 2,561 | 2,561 | 231 |
| 2 | Schuyler County | 49.8 | 242K | 4,852 | 4,852 | 254 |
| 3 | Delaware County | 36.7 | 880K | 23,975 | 12,001 | 400 |
| 4 | Warren County | 34.1 | 1.2M | 36,391 | 18,071 | 593 |
| 5 | Sullivan County | 26.1 | 1.1M | 40,509 | 12,419 | 628 |
| 6 | Greene County | 23.8 | 559K | 23,513 | 8,312 | 702 |
| 7 | Steuben County | 23.0 | 637K | 27,662 | 11,165 | 493 |
| 8 | Schoharie County | 22.6 | 328K | 14,522 | 3,593 | 361 |
| 9 | Essex County | 20.6 | 482K | 23,389 | 6,690 | 412 |
| 10 | Columbia County | 20.3 | 626K | 30,817 | 8,654 | 588 |
| 11 | Yates County | 20.2 | 254K | 12,531 | 7,666 | 232 |
| 12 | Chenango County | 18.3 | 458K | 25,004 | 6,470 | 333 |
| 13 | Rensselaer County | 17.1 | 1.4M | 80,326 | 28,141 | 718 |
| 14 | Herkimer County | 16.5 | 459K | 27,865 | 4,806 | 433 |
| 15 | Lewis County | 16.3 | 206K | 12,631 | 6,229 | 328 |
| 16 | Jefferson County | 15.7 | 980K | 62,240 | 31,424 | 661 |
| 17 | Cattaraugus County | 15.6 | 391K | 24,980 | 9,181 | 529 |
| 18 | Washington County | 15.4 | 449K | 29,152 | 7,313 | 514 |
| 19 | Fulton County | 13.9 | 371K | 26,643 | 8,137 | 468 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 12.9 | 323K | 24,995 | 6,714 | 447 |
| 21 | Tioga County | 12.6 | 304K | 24,210 | 5,393 | 374 |
| 22 | Chemung County | 12.4 | 565K | 45,622 | 15,596 | 423 |
| 23 | Seneca County | 12.2 | 213K | 17,541 | 3,862 | 286 |
| 24 | Ulster County | 11.4 | 1.0M | 89,470 | 8,344 | 626 |
| 25 | Albany County | 11.0 | 2.0M | 185,574 | 44,632 | 794 |
| 26 | Cayuga County | 10.8 | 438K | 40,433 | 12,075 | 376 |
| 27 | Oneida County | 10.6 | 1.3M | 120,802 | 29,232 | 813 |
| 28 | Saratoga County | 10.2 | 1.2M | 117,711 | 14,527 | 733 |
| 29 | Cortland County | 10.1 | 242K | 23,943 | 5,534 | 334 |
| 30 | Madison County | 9.9 | 338K | 34,017 | 6,034 | 453 |
| 31 | Tompkins County | 8.9 | 567K | 63,720 | 9,629 | 412 |
| 32 | St. Lawrence County | 8.4 | 483K | 57,536 | 11,372 | 602 |
| 33 | Dutchess County | 8.2 | 1.2M | 150,017 | 22,089 | 767 |
| 34 | Chautauqua County | 8.0 | 396K | 49,280 | 13,217 | 553 |
| 35 | Otsego County | 8.0 | 250K | 31,300 | 3,263 | 316 |
| 36 | Putnam County | 7.5 | 356K | 47,493 | 10,082 | 577 |
| 37 | Allegany County | 7.1 | 195K | 27,503 | 6,762 | 286 |
| 38 | Oswego County | 6.4 | 368K | 57,759 | 8,076 | 683 |
| 39 | Livingston County | 6.1 | 203K | 33,457 | 7,039 | 431 |
| 40 | Schenectady County | 5.6 | 442K | 78,627 | 10,257 | 745 |
| 41 | Orange County | 5.5 | 972K | 176,531 | 17,586 | 569 |
| 42 | Orleans County | 5.4 | 109K | 20,376 | 2,959 | 391 |
| 43 | Broome County | 5.2 | 594K | 113,772 | 6,817 | 569 |
| 44 | Wyoming County | 4.8 | 103K | 21,392 | 2,855 | 243 |
| 45 | Wayne County | 4.6 | 259K | 55,917 | 6,631 | 464 |
| 46 | Onondaga County | 4.2 | 570K | 134,654 | 14,011 | 923 |
| 47 | Ontario County | 4.2 | 321K | 75,985 | 6,447 | 366 |
| 48 | Franklin County | 4.0 | 95K | 23,669 | 3,646 | 371 |
| 49 | Westchester County | 2.7 | 998K | 368,730 | 13,225 | 753 |
| 50 | Erie County | 2.7 | 1.4M | 521,085 | 31,140 | 810 |
| 51 | Clinton County | 2.6 | 116K | 44,965 | 3,286 | 300 |
| 52 | Rockland County | 2.2 | 294K | 133,071 | 10,532 | 676 |
| 53 | Monroe County | 2.0 | 609K | 302,455 | 11,596 | 404 |
| 54 | Niagara County | 1.7 | 182K | 106,178 | 6,795 | 740 |
| 55 | Genesee County | 1.6 | 47K | 29,240 | 1,616 | 402 |
| 56 | Nassau County | 1.4 | 618K | 427,483 | 7,575 | 694 |
| 57 | Suffolk County | 1.2 | 774K | 657,677 | 5,970 | 385 |
| 58 | Richmond County | 0.9 | 151K | 166,680 | 5,427 | 1,073 |
| 59 | Queens County | 0.6 | 494K | 847,158 | 3,831 | 371 |
| 60 | Kings County | 0.5 | 480K | 915,206 | 10,010 | 424 |
| 61 | Bronx County | 0.5 | 241K | 479,084 | 8,914 | 1,059 |
| 62 | New York County | 0.1 | 74K | 873,185 | 955 | 1,269 |
Biggest New York outages of 2024
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany County, NY | March 23, 2024 09:45 | March 27, 2024 09:30 | 3d 23h | 44,632 | 1.2M |
| 2 | Jefferson County, NY | January 9, 2024 21:00 | January 16, 2024 02:15 | 6d 5h | 31,424 | 853K |
| 3 | Erie County, NY | January 9, 2024 17:00 | January 15, 2024 12:00 | 5d 19h | 31,140 | 668K |
| 4 | Oneida County, NY | July 15, 2024 23:15 | July 20, 2024 06:30 | 4d 7h | 29,232 | 719K |
| 5 | Rensselaer County, NY | March 23, 2024 13:15 | March 27, 2024 05:45 | 3d 16h | 28,141 | 688K |
| 6 | Erie County, NY | July 9, 2024 09:15 | July 12, 2024 02:45 | 2d 17h | 26,867 | 57K |
| 7 | Dutchess County, NY | June 26, 2024 23:45 | July 3, 2024 16:00 | 6d 16h | 22,089 | 397K |
| 8 | Albany County, NY | June 20, 2024 09:15 | June 23, 2024 05:00 | 2d 19h | 18,506 | 154K |
| 9 | Warren County, NY | July 15, 2024 21:15 | July 20, 2024 22:30 | 5d 1h | 18,071 | 501K |
| 10 | Erie County, NY | August 16, 2024 11:15 | August 18, 2024 11:30 | 2d | 18,029 | 55K |
| 11 | Albany County, NY | July 15, 2024 11:15 | July 19, 2024 01:00 | 3d 13h | 17,830 | 215K |
| 12 | Orange County, NY | June 20, 2024 13:45 | June 30, 2024 02:15 | 9d 12h | 17,586 | 331K |
| 13 | Chemung County, NY | July 15, 2024 22:15 | July 19, 2024 01:00 | 3d 2h | 15,596 | 419K |
| 14 | Saratoga County, NY | February 29, 2024 00:15 | March 2, 2024 01:30 | 2d 1h | 14,527 | 215K |
| 15 | Onondaga County, NY | July 15, 2024 20:00 | July 18, 2024 04:15 | 2d 8h | 14,011 | 79K |
| 16 | Westchester County, NY | April 3, 2024 08:00 | April 6, 2024 07:00 | 2d 23h | 13,225 | 229K |
| 17 | Chautauqua County, NY | January 9, 2024 15:15 | January 14, 2024 18:45 | 5d 3h | 13,217 | 298K |
| 18 | Erie County, NY | June 18, 2024 12:15 | June 21, 2024 07:00 | 2d 18h | 13,066 | 51K |
| 19 | Erie County, NY | July 29, 2024 09:15 | July 31, 2024 05:45 | 1d 20h | 12,456 | 57K |
| 20 | Sullivan County, NY | November 22, 2024 04:15 | November 25, 2024 11:45 | 3d 7h | 12,419 | 372K |
| 21 | Cayuga County, NY | January 9, 2024 19:15 | January 13, 2024 15:00 | 3d 19h | 12,075 | 247K |
| 22 | Chautauqua County, NY | December 29, 2024 20:00 | December 31, 2024 10:00 | 1d 14h | 12,024 | 9,881 |
| 23 | Delaware County, NY | November 22, 2024 05:15 | November 27, 2024 04:15 | 4d 23h | 12,001 | 451K |
| 24 | Oneida County, NY | August 9, 2024 16:15 | August 12, 2024 22:15 | 3d 6h | 11,841 | 102K |
| 25 | Monroe County, NY | June 5, 2024 12:30 | June 6, 2024 01:15 | 12h 45m | 11,596 | 20K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of New York's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.