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2025 Massachusetts Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average Massachusetts customer went without power for about 2.8 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
2.8
Peak customers out
47,121
Rank (worst state)
43rd
Counties affected
14

Massachusetts outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Massachusetts counties in 2025

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

1Plymouth County47,1212Bristol County38,3603Norfolk County29,0044Suffolk County27,8175Barnstable County24,2946Hampden County20,0877Middlesex County19,3218Worcester County12,7319Berkshire County10,88110Franklin County10,33011Dukes County10,15712Essex County8,49113Hampshire County8,14914Nantucket County1,860

Biggest Massachusetts outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Plymouth CountyJuly 3, 202547,121
Bristol CountyJuly 3, 202538,360
Bristol CountyJuly 4, 202534,576
Plymouth CountyJuly 4, 202530,897
Norfolk CountyDecember 19, 202529,004
Suffolk CountyMay 14, 202527,817
Bristol CountyAugust 14, 202527,781
Barnstable CountyMay 31, 202524,294
Barnstable CountyJuly 4, 202521,935
Hampden CountyMarch 20, 202520,087
Massachusetts by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPANCMO

Part of the 2025 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.