Factbox: More than 511,000 customers without power as winter storm hits northeast US

Eversource Energy

23/02/2026 13:53

Feb 23 (Reuters) - A winter storm across parts of the U.S. Northeast has left more than 511,000 homes and businesses without power, and officials across the region have warned of heavy snow, strong winds and dangerous travel conditions.

The hardest-hit utilities included Eversource Energy ES.N in Massachusetts, where 135,797 of its 3.3 million customers were without power, followed by FirstEnergy, with more than 81,257 of its 6.2 million U.S. customers affected, according to PowerOutage.us.

The total number of power outages in New Jersey stands at 129,761.

The storm has made travel along the East Coast difficult. Airlines cancelled thousands of flights and officials urged people to stay off the roads.

Here are the major outages by state:

State
Outages
Massachusetts
181,666
New Jersey
129,761
Delaware
71,698
Maryland
33,309
New York
18,841
Pennsylvania
13,726
Virginia
13,252
Total Out
511,364

 (Reporting by Anjana Anil in Bengaluru; editing by Barbara Lewis)

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