Power outages in Everett, MA

Live outages for Everett and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Everett has 53,572 residents.

Right now

Outages reported

Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.

7customers without power in Middlesex County

A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.

Share of customers unknown

At least one utility here doesn't publish how many customers it serves in this area, so we can't show a percentage.

Updated 7 min ago

We check every utility's outage data every 10 minutes. Each utility updates its own map on its own schedule, usually every 5 to 15 minutes.

National Grid doesn't publish a count for Everett itself; see its ZIP codes below.

Outage map

EverettMiddlesex CountyNational Grid publishes totals only, not outage locations.

Some utilities publish only how many customers are out, not where. Their outages are in the counts but can't be drawn on the map.

Outage history in Middlesex County, which includes Everett

2014–2025 record

Middlesex County averaged 19.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for Massachusetts counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 29. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 24 hours, starting December 19, 2025.

The largest on record began March 8, 2018, with 148,898 customers out at once.

19.7significant outages a year (2023–2025)

At 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 hourtypical (median) length

Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.

3.3 dayslongest on record (March 2018)

148,898most customers out at once

Largest events (start)	Peak out	Lasted i How long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.	Customer-hours i Customers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
March 8, 2018	148,898	3.3 days	5,551,993
December 18, 2023	85,579	1.7 days	1,197,251
October 30, 2017	66,566	3 days	2,144,155
May 29, 2015	44,646	2.5 hours	58,210
March 14, 2017	44,504	11 hours	156,865

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

From 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.

If your power is out

Report it to your utility

National Grid: outage map and reporting
Stay at least 35 feet from downed power lines and report them right away.

Food safety

0–4 hKeep the fridge closed. It keeps food cold for about 4 hours.
4 h+Throw out meat, dairy and leftovers that have been above 40°F for more than 2 hours.
24 hA half-full freezer holds about 24 hours if kept closed.
48 hA full freezer holds about 48 hours.

Generators, heat and cold

Run generators outside only, at least 20 feet from windows and doors. Never in a garage.
Use a battery-powered carbon monoxide alarm.
Never heat your home with a gas stove or oven.