More Than 9,000 Lose Power in Cortland County After Transmission Line Fault, National Grid Says

Update 12:30pm 2/6/2026: National Grid tells X101 News trouble on the affected transmission line has been resolved. Areas should begin to see power restored between 12:45pm and 1pm.

Update 12:19pm 2/6/2026: Power has been restored to Blodgett Mills, McGraw, Polkville, and Solon. National Grid anticipates to have power fully restored sometime this afternoon.

Original Post: National Grid is reporting 9,170 customers are without power in Cortland County as of 11:50am Friday, February 6. Jared Paventi, Communications Manager for National Grid tells X101 News the power outage is due to a fault on a transmission line that feeds the area. Crews are investigating the cause and National Grid’s Control Center is working to isolate the outage by rerouting power.

Paventi says National Grid has been able to restore power in McGraw and near the Lorings Crossing area, but say between 6,000 and 7,000 customer remain without power in the Cortland area. A time line on when power will be fully restored was not available.

REMINDER: All traffic lights become a 4-way stop during power outages.

Latest updates may be found online through National Grids website, HERE.