Power outages in Orange County, NY

Live outage counts for Kiryas Joel, Middletown and Newburgh and the rest of Orange County, updated every 10 minutes from Central Hudson and NYSEG and RG&E.

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Orange & Rockland Utils Incno 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 map

Outage locations not published
County outlineCentral Hudson and NYSEG and RG&E publish totals only, not outage locations.
iSome 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 Orange County

2014–2025 record

Orange County averaged 25 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, about typical for New York counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 16. Half were over within 2 hours; the longest lasted 4.5 hours, starting December 1, 2025.

The largest on record began May 15, 2018, with 67,715 customers out at once.

25significant 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.
4.3 dayslongest on record (August 2020)
67,715most 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.
May 15, 201867,7153.2 days2,187,373
August 4, 202066,7634.3 days2,644,829
December 6, 201538,9078 hours125,171
June 27, 202417,58624 hours267,863
February 25, 201717,12821 hours156,566

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.

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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.

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