Power Outages in Gloucester County, NJ
Atlantic City Electric Co and Public Service Elec & Gas Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.8 hours.
Gloucester County, NJ is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/gloucester-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Gloucester County, NJ". https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/gloucester-county
Atlantic City Electric Co and Public Service Elec & Gas Co publish no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~130,320 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Atlantic City Electric Co, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic City Electric Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Gloucester 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 (25)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08094 | 426 | 20 | 281 | ≤11 |
| 08096 | 337 | 15 | 222 | ≤11 |
| 08080 | 307 | ≤11 | 169 | ≤11 |
| 08028 | 156 | ≤11 | 94 | ≤11 |
| 08085 | 101 | ≤11 | 54 | ≤11 |
| 08062 | 98 | ≤11 | 60 | 0 |
| 08051 | 98 | ≤11 | 66 | ≤11 |
| 08312 | 92 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 08093 | 91 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 08086 | 90 | ≤11 | 64 | ≤11 |
| 08322 | 83 | ≤11 | 59 | ≤11 |
| 08090 | 64 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 08344 | 58 | 0 | 38 | ≤11 |
| 08066 | 57 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 08027 | 55 | ≤11 | 39 | 0 |
| 08071 | 52 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 08343 | 33 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 08020 | 31 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 08097 | 30 | 0 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 08056 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | ≤11 |
| 08063 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 08061 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 08328 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 08032 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 08014 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Gloucester County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Gloucester County right now.
Gloucester County has been under 23 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×14
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Gloucester County, NJ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 974 customers out (0.6% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 14m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,266 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 15m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,269 customers out (0.8% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Gloucester County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Gloucester County went about 1.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 81,657 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 1.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2015 (peak 81,657 customers out) · decade average 5.3 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 782 | 81,657 | 33.6 |
| 2016 | 897 | 13,514 | 2.4 |
| 2017 | 929 | 15,302 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 819 | 17,619 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 784 | 15,913 | 2.0 |
| 2020 | 787 | 19,681 | 4.2 |
| 2021 | 758 | 7,390 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 862 | 6,069 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 731 | 4,614 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 669 | 19,313 | 3.2 |
| 2025 | 717 | 4,583 | 1.8 |
Cost of power in Gloucester County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Gloucester 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.
- Public Service Elec & Gas Co25.0¢1,978,222 cust
- 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 winter weather exposure · 5.3 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Gloucester County: FAQ
- How often does Gloucester County, NJ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Gloucester County, NJ logged 717 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Gloucester County, NJ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 81,657 customers without power, beginning June 23, 2015 and lasting about 5d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Gloucester County, NJ right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Gloucester County, NJ. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Gloucester County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include Atlantic City Electric Co, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Gloucester County.
08014, 08020, 08027, 08028, 08032, 08039, 08051, 08056, 08061, 08062, 08063, 08066, 08071, 08074, 08080, 08085, 08086, 08090, 08093, 08094, 08096, 08097, 08312, 08322, 08328, 08344
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | 1.1 hrs | Live · total only | |
| 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/34015 and /api/v1/counties/34015/history.