New York power outages by utility

4 New York utilities report outage minutes to EIA. The state median is 80 minutes a year; the range runs from 7 to 167.

Ranking by outage minutes

New York, SAIDI without major event days, 2024; lower is better; 4 utilities.

Rank	New York utility	Owner type	New York home accounts	SAIDI min	Interruptions (SAIFI)	SAIDI with storms	New York storm share	Price ¢/kWh
1	Village of Freeport	Municipal	13,353	7	0.14	27	74%	14.12
2	Village of Fairport	Municipal	16,462	20	0.26	37	45%	6.69
3	Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.	Investor Owned	1,532,294	141	1.05	510	72%	16.67
4	Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp	Investor Owned	270,859	167	1.20	350	52%	23.85

New York outage minutes by owner type

In New York, 25% of 7,420,214 home accounts sit with the 4 qualifying utilities out of 14 in the file. New York customer-weighted SAIDI is 143 minutes against a median of 80, and 2 of 4 New York utilities exceed the U.S. median of 99. Counting major event days adds a median 62% to SAIDI.

New York owner type	New York utilities	New York home accounts	New York median SAIDI	New York weighted SAIDI	New York median SAIFI	New York storm share	New York median price ¢/kWh
Investor Owned	2	1,803,153	154	145	1.13	62%	20.26
Municipal	2	29,815	14	14	0.20	59%	10.40

By owner type, Municipal utilities have the lowest median SAIDI in New York (14 minutes, 2 of 4) and Investor Owned the highest (154 minutes, 2 of 4).

New York utilities that stand out

Why it stands out	New York utility	New York owner type	New York accounts	New York SAIDI min	New York SAIDI rank	New York SAIFI	New York SAIDI with storms	New York price ¢/kWh	New York price rank
the most reliable	Village of Freeport	Municipal	13,353	7	1 of 4	0.14	27	14.12	2 of 4
the least reliable	Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp	Investor Owned	270,859	167	4 of 4	1.20	350	23.85	4 of 4
the largest	Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.	Investor Owned	1,532,294	141	3 of 4	1.05	510	16.67	3 of 4
the most improved	Village of Fairport	Municipal	16,462	20	2 of 4	0.26	37	6.69	1 of 4

Does a higher price buy fewer outages?

Each dot is one of 4 New York utilities.

New York, 2024: 4 rows

	Home price, cents per kWh	SAIDI, minutes a year
Village of Freeport	14.12	7
Village of Fairport	6.69	20
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.	16.67	141
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp	23.85	167

4 rows from EIA-861 survey.

CSV

New York utilities, change in their own SAIDI

First to last year each utility reported, best change first.

Rank	New York utility	New York years	New York SAIDI first	New York SAIDI last	New York change
1	Village of Fairport	2017 to 2025	30	18	-40%
2	Village of Freeport	2016 to 2025	15	12	-18%
3	Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.	2015 to 2025	124	140	+13%

Analyst note

New York has 4 qualifying reporters, rank 40 of 40 states by count. Of 4 New York utilities with 1,000+ home accounts that report SAIDI, Village of Freeport is lowest at 7 minutes a year and Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp highest at 167, a 24.2 to 1 spread. The state median is 80 minutes, -19% against the U.S. median reporter. Over each utility's own record, Village of Fairport improved most (30 to 18 minutes, -40%, 2017 to 2025) and Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. changed the other way (124 to 140, +13%); 2 of 3 fell. Storms weigh most at Village of Freeport: 74% of its all-event SAIDI (27 minutes) comes from major event days, against 7 without them.

Questions on New York outages

How many New York utilities qualify for this ranking?

4 of 14 New York utilities, rank 40 of 40 states by count.

Which New York utility has the fewest outage minutes?

Village of Freeport: 7 minutes a year, SAIDI without major events, 2024.

Which New York utility has the most?

Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp: 167 minutes a year in 2024.

What is the typical SAIDI in New York?

The median of 4 reporting utilities is 80 minutes, -19% on the U.S. median reporter.

Do cheaper New York utilities have more outages?

Too few utilities for a meaningful correlation.

How much of New York outage time comes from storms?

At Village of Freeport 74% of all-event SAIDI is major event days.

How reliable is the largest New York utility?

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. serves 1,532,294 home accounts and reports 141 minutes, rank 3 of 4; weighted by customers the state figure is 143.

Do New York co-ops and investor-owned utilities differ?

2 owner types report in New York: Municipal 2 utilities with 29,815 home accounts, Investor Owned 2 utilities with 1,803,153 home accounts.

What share of New York home accounts do these utilities serve?

25% of 7,420,214 accounts, 4 of 14 utilities; 2 are above the U.S. median of 99 minutes.