Power Outages in Cape May County, NJ
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 11 customers are without power in Cape May County, NJ across 2 reported incidents. Atlantic City Electric Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.7 hours.
Cape May County, NJ is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/cape-may-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Cape May County, NJ", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/cape-may-county
0.0%of this county's ~56,325 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Atlantic City Electric Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Cape May Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08204 | 208 | 12 | 155 | ≤11 |
| 08210 | 203 | ≤11 | 144 | ≤11 |
| 08251 | 136 | ≤11 | 104 | ≤11 |
| 08260 | 123 | ≤11 | 89 | 0 |
| 08226 | 80 | ≤11 | 42 | 0 |
| 08270 | 78 | ≤11 | 60 | ≤11 |
| 08230 | 60 | ≤11 | 39 | ≤11 |
| 08242 | 53 | ≤11 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 08223 | 29 | ≤11 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 08243 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 08202 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 08248 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 08247 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 08219 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | ≤11 |
| 08212 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Cape May County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Cape May County right now.
Cape May County has been under 89 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Rip Current Statement ×20
- High Surf Advisory ×20
- Coastal Flood Warning ×15
- Wind Advisory ×15
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×7
- High Wind Warning ×7
Latest Cape May County, NJ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 56m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 553 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 504 customers out (0.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Cape May County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Cape May Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Cape May County went about 2.7 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 56,097 customers.
The US EIA reports New Jersey utilities averaged 2.6 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 2.7 hrs.
Worst year here was 2016 (peak 37,421 customers out) · decade average 6.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 894 | 56,097 | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 824 | 37,421 | 23.7 |
| 2017 | 888 | 7,701 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 825 | 12,484 | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 845 | 11,879 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 744 | 26,404 | 17.7 |
| 2021 | 846 | 9,482 | 1.9 |
| 2022 | 912 | 9,378 | 1.7 |
| 2023 | 865 | 24,403 | 9.4 |
| 2024 | 867 | 7,024 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 767 | 7,758 | 2.7 |
Cost of power in Cape May County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Cape May County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Atlantic City Electric Co25.8¢473,195 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High high winds exposure · 6.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Cape May County: FAQ
- How often does Cape May County, NJ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Cape May County, NJ logged 767 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.7 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Cape May County, NJ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 56,097 customers without power, beginning June 23, 2015 and lasting about 2d 19h.
- Is there a power outage in Cape May County, NJ right now?
- Yes, about 11 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Cape May County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include Atlantic City Electric Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Cape May County.
08202, 08204, 08210, 08212, 08223, 08226, 08230, 08242, 08243, 08245, 08246, 08247, 08248, 08251, 08260, 08270
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City Electric Co | 1.3 hrs | Live · total only |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New Jersey customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/34009 and /api/v1/counties/34009/history. Live data as of .