Every year, one in four U.S. households experience a power outage - the majority of those families have a power outage that lasts more than six hours. To help you stay informed, Watch Duty now includes nationwide power outage information sourced from PowerOutage.us.

When power goes out, communication breaks down, information becomes fragmented, and people are left guessing about what’s happening around them. Watch Duty exists for high-uncertainty moments - closing gaps in today’s alerting systems by delivering timely, trusted information when traditional channels are delayed, incomplete, or fail altogether.

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When enabled from the Layers menu in Watch Duty, outages will display as single points or geographic areas. Each outage shows the energy provider, start time, estimated restoration, number of customers affected, and reason for the outage (depending on the data provided by the energy company), giving you clear, actionable awareness.

Stay informed, stay safe, and use Watch Duty to see the full picture of your community’s energy status alongside wildfire and emergency alerts.