Power Outages in New Hampshire by City
Most of New Hampshire's outage time in 2024 came on a few major storm days: 923 minutes in total, but 132 on ordinary days.
Power outage record for New Hampshire
Worst year: 2024. Includes major storm days. Source: EIA Form 861.
- 2024: New Hampshire electric customers averaged 2.02 outages and 923 minutes (15.4 hours) without power. Average across all reporting US utilities: 611 minutes. That makes New Hampshire 43rd of 50 states (1 = fewest outage minutes).
- Storm days vs. ordinary days: leaving out major event days, the figure drops to 132 minutes (US 126). About 86% of the year's outage time came on a handful of severe days.
- Six-year record: the worst year was 2024 (923 minutes), the best 2021 (234). 2024 was well above the 2019–2023 average of 458 minutes.
- Largest utilities: Public Service Co of NH, 551,456 customers, 786 minutes; New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc, 85,138 customers, 2,410 minutes; Unitil Energy Systems, 79,654 customers, 593 minutes.
- Spread between utilities: among 4 utilities with 25,000+ customers, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri had the least outage time (370 minutes) and New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc the most (2,410 minutes). Source: EIA Form 861 reliability data, 2019–2024
- Storm record since 2015: 2,730 NOAA storm reports in New Hampshire, led by thunderstorm wind 979, heavy snow 344, winter storm 320. Power outages are named in 27 storm episodes. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database
Public Service Co of NH serves the most customers (551,456). Source: EIA Form 861.
New Hampshire ranks 3rd of 4 here (1 = fewest minutes). Source: EIA Form 861.
December had the most (6). Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Checked September 2026.
Who to call in New Hampshire, city by city
3 New Hampshire cities on this site and the electric utility for each. What to do while you wait is in our power outage guide.
- Manchester Eversource
- Nashua Eversource
- Concord Eversource
Frequently asked questions
Is there a power outage in New Hampshire right now?
Not on this site: no reports from New Hampshire in the last 24 hours.
How long are power outages in New Hampshire?
In 2024 the average New Hampshire electric customer was without power for 923 minutes (15.4 hours) across 2.02 interruptions, according to EIA Form 861 data. The average across all reporting US utilities was 611 minutes.
Which New Hampshire utility had the most outage time in 2024?
Among utilities with at least 25,000 customers, New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc reported the most: 2,410 minutes per customer. Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri reported the least.
When do storms knock out power in New Hampshire?
NOAA storm reports name power outages in 27 storm episodes in New Hampshire since 2015, most often in December (6 episodes).
Report counts are user-submitted; other figures name their official source. How our data works