Power outages in Bergen, NY
Live outages for Bergen and the surrounding area, updated every 10 minutes. Bergen has 1,242 residents.
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BergenGenesee CountyNational Grid and NYSEG and RG&E publish 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 Genesee County, which includes Bergen
2014–2025 recordGenesee County averaged 19 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most New York counties.
In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 22. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 34 hours, starting December 29, 2025.
The largest on record began March 8, 2017, with 18,731 customers out at once.
19significant 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.2 hourstypical (median) length
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Half of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.3.3 dayslongest on record (March 2017)
18,731most 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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| March 8, 2017 | 18,731 | 3.3 days | 669,022 |
| December 11, 2021 | 8,177 | 2.2 days | 206,911 |
| February 24, 2019 | 6,786 | 32 hours | 59,523 |
| January 5, 2020 | 5,478 | 10 hours | 28,127 |
| October 17, 2018 | 5,380 | 2 hours | 7,960 |
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
- NYSEG and RG&E: 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.