Over 842,000 without power across the country as US is blanketed by heatwave

North America Climate Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:36:35 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

As America begins to celebrate its 250th birthday on Saturday, there are nearly 1 million outages being reported across multiple states.
According to tracking site PowerOutage, over 842,000 homes are without power across states in the Midwest and Northeast that have been impacted by severe weather and extreme heat.
That number, which will fluctuate throughout the day as crews work to restore power, is for households, meaning that the number of people impacted by these outages is likely to be much larger.

As America begins to celebrate its 250th birthday on Saturday, there are nearly 1 million outages being reported across multiple states.
According to tracking site PowerOutage, over 842,000 homes are without power across states in the Midwest and Northeast that have been impacted by severe weather and extreme heat.
That number, which will fluctuate throughout the day as crews work to restore power, is for households, meaning that the number of people impacted by these outages is likely to be much larger.

Sources: Abcnews