Salem, Massachusetts, United States · DOE ODIN
Power outages in Salem, MA
Updated
54 customers without power near Salem, MA National Grid; nearest outage area Essex County, MA, 14 km N. Utilities publishing to ODIN only.
Customers without power around Salem, MA right now, by county and utility, from the utilities that publish to the Department of Energy's outage feed.
- Customers out within 40 km
- 54 ODIN utilities only
- Outage areas nearby
- 2 county-level
- ODIN utilities near the city
- 3 1 serving the centre
- Customers out in Massachusetts
- 66 4 reporting utilities
- Latest estimated restoration nearby
- Sun, 6:30 PM EDT National Grid
Power outages in Salem, MA right now
54 customers are without power in 2 county areas within about 40 km of Salem, Massachusetts, United States, according to the utilities that report to ODIN. The largest is in Middlesex County, MA with 53 customers out.
Across Massachusetts, ODIN utilities report 66 customers out, so 82% of the state's reported outages are around Salem, MA.
| Area | Utility | Customers out | Distance | Cause | Est. restoration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County, MA | National Grid | 1 | 14 km N | — | Sun, 6:30 PM EDT |
| Middlesex County, MA | National Grid | 53 | 41 km W | — | Sun, 6:30 PM EDT |
Outages are reported by county, so an outage area can extend beyond the city. Distances are to the county centre.
Which utilities cover Salem, MA?
National Grid serves the centre of Salem, MA and publishes live outages to ODIN. City Of Hingham - (Ma) (30 km away), Unitil Energy Systems (34 km away) also report nearby.
If your power is out and it is not listed, report it to your utility: utilities often show an outage on their own map minutes before it reaches ODIN, and small outages may never be published.
- National Grid serves the city centre, 1,353,871 customers, outage map
- City Of Hingham - (Ma) 30 km away, 10,144 customers, website
- Unitil Energy Systems 34 km away, 80,797 customers, website
Storms, heat and planned work
Most large outages follow storms: wind, ice and lightning bring down lines, and heat waves overload equipment. Check the weather warnings for Salem, MA when the count is rising.
If your power is out
Report it to your utility first, by app, text or phone; your report is what puts your street on the map. Keep fridges and freezers closed (food stays cold for about 4 hours in a fridge and 48 hours in a full freezer), unplug sensitive electronics, never run a generator indoors, and treat any downed line as live.
Coverage and limits
ODIN only includes utilities that choose to publish to it. In Massachusetts that is 4 utilities; customers of any other utility (city-owned systems, many co-ops and some large investor-owned utilities) can be out of power without appearing here. Check your own utility's outage map to be sure.
Counts are meters or customers as reported by each utility, refreshed about every 5 minutes. Last ODIN report received 19:58 UTC.
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Data: DOE / Oak Ridge National Laboratory ODIN (participating utilities), HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (EIA), US Census county Gazetteer.