New Hampshire power outages in 2024
New Hampshire customers averaged 735.5 minutes (12 h 16 min) without power in 2024, rank 10 of 51 and above the 297-minute median. Major event days made up 89% of those minutes.
- All events
- 735.5 min
- Excl. major event days
- 84.2 min
- Outages per customer
- 1.62
- Customers counted
- 676,675
Outages here run long, so it's worth pricing a home standby generator alongside a battery. Never run a fuel generator indoors or in a garage.
Utility breakdown, 2024
3 utilities reported IEEE-standard reliability data in New Hampshire for 2024. The five largest by customers:
| Utility | Type | Customers | Outage min, all events | Excl. major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NH | Investor-owned | 551,456 | 786.2 | 81.5 |
| Unitil Energy Systems | Investor-owned | 79,654 | 593.4 | 97.7 |
| Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri | Investor-owned | 45,565 | 370.3 | 92.7 |
Trend since 2013
Highest year: 2017 (915 min). Lowest: 2015 (117 min). Outage minutes swing widely from year to year because big storms dominate the total.
| Year | Avg outage minutes (all events) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 209.3 |
| 2014 | 815.3 |
| 2015 | 117.3 |
| 2016 | 192.5 |
| 2017 | 915.4 |
| 2018 | 450.8 |
| 2019 | 219.6 |
| 2020 | 408.5 |
| 2021 | 176.5 |
| 2022 | 495.5 |
| 2023 | 590.6 |
| 2024 | 735.5 |
Customer-weighted average of utilities reporting under the IEEE standard each year. Our 2024 figure matches EIA's own state total exactly; earlier years may cover a different set of utilities.
How much came from major storms
In 2024, 651.3 of New Hampshire's 735.5 outage minutes (89%) fell on major event days, the large storm-driven outages that utilities report separately. On a normal day, customers averaged 84.2 minutes for the year.
State and utility incentives
- Eversource customers in New Hampshire can get $230 per kWh of battery capacity, up to $3,000, plus 0% financing up to $10,000, with enrollment in ConnectedSolutions. Source: Eversource, NH Battery Storage Incentives, accessed October 23, 2026.
Programs change. Confirm terms with the program before you buy.