A blizzard battering Massachusetts left over 160,000 customers without power Monday, as high winds and heavy snowfall downed power lines across the state. National Grid reported approximately 45,000 outages, while Eversource indicated 142,000 customers were affected, primarily in Eastern Massachusetts, according to reports from Wicked Local.
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is tracking outages from four utility companies – National Grid, Eversource, Unitil, and municipal providers – with data updated every 15 to 30 minutes. As of Monday afternoon, the agency’s online map showed widespread disruptions, though specific numbers varied across providers. National Grid’s outage map is updated every five minutes and provides regional restoration information, including estimated times to restoration (ETRs) available by county and town.
Suffolk County is currently experiencing the largest concentration of outages, with 274 customers affected, according to data from usoutage.com. Nantucket also reported a significant number of outages, with 234 customers without power. Other counties reporting outages include Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, and Worcester.
Eversource reported the largest number of customers without power, with 331 outages as of Monday afternoon. National Grid reported 261 outages. Hudson Light & Power Dept, Unitil, and New York State Electric and Gas reported fewer than 100 outages each.
National Grid has positioned crews across Massachusetts to respond to the storm, but the severity of the conditions is expected to impede restoration work throughout the day. The utility is advising customers to register for outage text alerts by texting REG to 64743.
The outage map provided by National Grid allows users to view estimated restoration times for specific towns and villages within each county. However, the utility notes that these ETRs are general assessments and that the specific time for an individual property’s restoration can be found by logging into an account.
The Massachusetts Power Outages map, maintained by MEMA, provides a consolidated view of outages across the state, but the agency cautions that the data is provided automatically by utilities and may not always be completely up to date.
