When will the power be back in Cape Breton County, NS?
Live outage status from Nova Scotia Power · updated ~every 15 minutes
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customers reported out in Cape Breton County, NS
Reported by the utility's own live outage data — Canada has no independent nationwide outage count like the US government's, so these numbers come straight from the utility.
A small number of customers are reported out — too few for a meaningful county-wide restoration estimate.
County-wide data — your specific neighborhood or circuit may be restored earlier or later.
Updated 11:50 AM ADT.
Numbers come straight from Nova Scotia Power's public outage data — the main utility we track in Nova Scotia. Missing data is not the same as zero outages.
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
About power in Cape Breton County
Cape Breton is a county in Nova Scotia — about 98,318 residents.
Communities here include Eskasoni 3 and Membertou 28B.
Report an outage or downed line directly to Nova Scotia Power ↗ — crews are dispatched from customer reports, and this is an independent tracker, not the utility.
Outage history — Cape Breton County, NS
Last significant outage: Oct 6, 2026 — peaked at 1,236 customers, restored in ~2.7 hr.
Across the 9 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 2.3 hr (median).
Every outage behind these figures (9)
| Began | Peak out | Restored in | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 1,236 | ~2.7 hr | — |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 410 | ~21.5 hr | — |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 671 | ~2.3 hr | — |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 546 | ~1.3 hr | — |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 669 | ~2.2 hr | — |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 740 | ~30 min | — |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3,683 | ~26.3 hr | — |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 468 | ~3 hr | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2,212 | ~1.8 hr | — |
This division-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Aug 1, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.
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