Power outages in Worcester County, MA
Live outage counts for Worcester, Leominster and Fitchburg and the rest of Worcester County, updated every 10 minutes from National Grid.
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Outages reported
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Normal: fewer than 0.1% of customers out. Elevated: 0.1% or more. Major outage: 1% or more.38customers without power
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A customer is one electric account, usually one home or business, not one person. Utilities count outages this way.Town of Shrewsbury - (MA)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Cono live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Town of Ashburnham - (MA)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Town of Boylston - (MA)no live feedAlso serves this county, per federal utility records. Check its own outage map.
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This 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.i
From EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.Outage map
County outlineNational Grid publishes totals only, not outage locations.
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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 Worcester County
2014–2025 recordWorcester County averaged 36.3 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Massachusetts counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 48. Half were over within 1.5 hours; the longest lasted 22 hours, starting February 17, 2025.
The largest on record began August 4, 2020, with 70,225 customers out at once.
36.3significant outages a year (2023–2025)
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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
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.2.6 dayslongest on record (August 2020)
70,225most customers out at once
| Largest events (start) | Peak out | LastediHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power. | Customer-hoursiCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours. |
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| August 4, 2020 | 70,225 | 2.6 days | 1,547,139 |
| March 8, 2018 | 64,022 | 1.9 days | 1,412,067 |
| October 7, 2020 | 44,540 | 2.1 days | 881,685 |
| October 30, 2017 | 43,714 | 1.8 days | 766,662 |
| March 14, 2023 | 30,832 | 1.6 days | 535,694 |
Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).i
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.
Cities in Worcester County
Nearby counties
Utilities
- National Grid
- Town of Shrewsbury - (MA) no live feed
- Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co no live feed
- Town of Ashburnham - (MA) no live feed
- Town of Boylston - (MA) no live feed
- Town of Holden - (MA) no live feed
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