Power outages in Niagara County, NY

Live outage counts for Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda and Lockport and the rest of Niagara County, updated every 10 minutes from National Grid and NYSEG and RG&E.

Right now

No live outage data for Niagara County yet.

Outage map

County outlineNational Grid and NYSEG and RG&E publish 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 Niagara County

2014–2025 record

Niagara County averaged 18.7 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, fewer than most New York counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 17. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 33 hours, starting December 29, 2025.

The largest on record began March 8, 2017, with 28,719 customers out at once.

18.7significant 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.

1.5 hourstypical (median) length

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

2.3 dayslongest on record (December 2022)

28,719most 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, 2017	28,719	2 days	715,362
December 11, 2021	24,256	2.1 days	405,210
July 10, 2018	19,786	15 minutes	4,947
May 4, 2018	15,958	23 hours	127,190
February 24, 2019	15,856	26 hours	212,428

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
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.