Power Out Map
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Power outage history

New Jersey

5.3hours

without power for the average customer in a typical year, 2018–2025. 26th of 51.

Largest outage on record Hurricane Isaias 1,391,308 customers out · 32% of the state
Electricity customers 4,366,916 Across 21 counties
Worst well-recorded year 2020 17 hours without power, average customer

County by county

Where New Jersey goes dark

Hours without power for the average customer in a typical year. Hover a county; click to open it.

Fewer hours64+ h / yr

Most hours without power

  1. 1Sussex31 h
  2. 2Hunterdon18 h
  3. 3Warren15 h
  4. 4Morris14 h
  5. 5Monmouth8.7 h
  6. 6Burlington6.7 h
  7. 7Ocean6.4 h
  8. 8Somerset5.2 h
  9. 9Cape May5.1 h
  10. 10Salem4.6 h

Most reliable

  1. 1Hudson1.2 h
  2. 2Gloucester2.4 h
  3. 3Atlantic2.7 h
  4. 4Middlesex2.8 h
  5. 5Cumberland2.8 h

Year by year

Hours in the dark, statewide

0 5 10 15 20 ’15 ’16 ’17 8.4 ’18 4.4 ’19 17 ’20 2.7 ’21 1.9 ’22 2.2 ’23 3.6 ’24 3.1 ’25 US 6.6

The record

New Jersey's largest outages

Statewide events with at least 2% of customers, or 25,000, out at once, by peak.

BeganStormPeak outShare
Aug 4, 2020 Hurricane Isaias 1,391,308 31.9%
Jul 22, 2019 Thunderstorms 361,796 8.3%
Mar 7, 2018 Winter storm 348,951 8.0%
Jun 23, 2015 Thunderstorms 290,563 6.7%
Mar 2, 2018 Winter storm 232,104 5.3%
Jun 3, 2020 Thunderstorms 165,267 3.8%
Jan 23, 2016 Winter storm 144,387 3.3%
Apr 3, 2016 Windstorm 134,989 3.1%
Jan 9, 2024 Windstorm 119,785 2.7%
May 15, 2018 Thunderstorms 113,228 2.6%
Jun 26, 2024 Thunderstorms 109,480 2.5%
Dec 25, 2020 Windstorm 98,693 2.3%

Every county

All 21 counties

CountyHours / yrMajor outages since 2018Customers
Sussex 31 59 47,606
Hunterdon 18 29 66,967
Warren 15 21 55,613
Morris 14 7 218,735
Monmouth 8.7 2 345,701
Burlington 6.7 4 208,513
Ocean 6.4 3 327,289
Somerset 5.2 2 172,530
Cape May 5.1 9 56,097
Salem 4.6 11 36,572
Passaic 4.1 1 210,325
Bergen 3.9 2 418,357
Union 3.9 1 259,708
Mercer 3.6 5 193,667
Essex 3.5 1 386,888
Camden 3.1 2 243,254
Cumberland 2.8 2 82,843
Middlesex 2.8 1 406,721
Atlantic 2.7 1 167,221
Gloucester 2.4 3 162,737
Hudson 1.2 1 299,572

Who keeps the lights on

Utilities in New Jersey

Reliability and residential price as reported to the EIA for the latest year. Outage minutes include major storm days.

UtilityTypeOutage min / yrExcl. major storms¢/kWhCustomers
Public Service Elec & Gas Co Investor Owned 66 43 25.0 2.1M
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co Investor Owned 391 234 18.4 1.0M
Atlantic City Electric Co Investor Owned 80 55 25.8 509k
Rockland Electric Co Investor Owned 144 106 23.2 67k
Sunrun Inc. Behind the Meter – – 20.5 48k
City of Vineland Municipal – – 18.6 23k
Spruce Finance Behind the Meter – – 12.3 15k
Tesla Inc. Behind the Meter – – 18.2 9.9k
SunPower Capital, LLC Behind the Meter – – 16.8 5.7k