Power outages in Dukes County, MA

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NSTAR Electric Companyno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Outage history in Dukes County

2014–2025 record

Dukes County averaged 9.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most Massachusetts counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 12. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 4.5 hours, starting November 1, 2025.

The largest on record began March 2, 2018, with 15,182 customers out at once.

9.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
1.5 hourstypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
3.6 dayslongest on record (October 2021)
15,182most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
March 2, 201815,1822.2 days155,669
October 27, 202113,8543.6 days255,968
March 13, 201811,3712.4 days149,870
October 17, 201910,26427 hours58,040
July 10, 202510,1571 hour6,446

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.