Power Outages in Hudson County, NJ
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Public Service Elec & Gas Co in Hudson County, NJ. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 1.2 hours.
Hudson County, NJ is served by 1 tracked utility.
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- https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/hudson-county
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- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hudson County, NJ", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/hudson-county
No active outages are reported by Public Service Elec & Gas Co in Hudson County.
100%of this county's ~341,435 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | Live · county | 0 | 358,683 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
Public Service Elec & Gas Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Hudson County
Town-by-town counts as reported by PSE&G, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by PSE&G. | ||||||
Show 12 towns with no outages
| BAYONNE CITY | PSE&G | 0 | 34,200 | 0.0% | - | - |
| EAST NEWARK BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 1,000 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GUTTENBERG TOWN | PSE&G | 0 | 4,237 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HARRISON TOWN | PSE&G | 0 | 10,999 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HOBOKEN CITY | PSE&G | 0 | 32,221 | 0.0% | - | - |
| JERSEY CITY | PSE&G | 0 | 161,287 | 0.0% | - | - |
| KEARNY TOWN | PSE&G | 0 | 17,433 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NORTH BERGEN TWP | PSE&G | 0 | 25,200 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SECAUCUS TOWN | PSE&G | 0 | 10,752 | 0.0% | - | - |
| UNION CITY | PSE&G | 0 | 28,306 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WEEHAWKEN TWP | PSE&G | 0 | 10,768 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WEST NEW YORK TOWN | PSE&G | 0 | 22,280 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Hudson County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hudson 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 (16)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07305 | 361 | 28 | 229 | 12 |
| 07002 | 351 | 22 | 234 | ≤11 |
| 07047 | 255 | 20 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 07304 | 235 | 14 | 166 | ≤11 |
| 07087 | 226 | 15 | 124 | ≤11 |
| 07093 | 213 | 12 | 116 | ≤11 |
| 07306 | 194 | 13 | 124 | ≤11 |
| 07307 | 132 | ≤11 | 73 | ≤11 |
| 07032 | 122 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 07030 | 119 | ≤11 | 75 | ≤11 |
| 07302 | 116 | ≤11 | 74 | ≤11 |
| 07094 | 77 | ≤11 | 40 | ≤11 |
| 07086 | 48 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 07029 | 47 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 07311 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 07310 | ≤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 Hudson County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hudson County right now.
Hudson County has been under 24 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Special Weather Statement on October 16, 2026.
- Coastal Flood Statement ×7
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Warning ×5
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
Latest Hudson County, NJ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 550 customers out (0.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 20m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 2,737 customers out (0.8% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hudson County went about 1.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 73,096 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 1.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 34,050 customers out) · decade average 1.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 796 | 73,096 | 0.7 |
| 2016 | 812 | 20,763 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 692 | 20,094 | 0.9 |
| 2018 | 737 | 24,968 | 1.2 |
| 2019 | 742 | 22,176 | 0.9 |
| 2020 | 613 | 34,050 | 3.8 |
| 2021 | 704 | 14,417 | 0.8 |
| 2022 | 790 | 8,874 | 0.6 |
| 2023 | 836 | 14,078 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 679 | 21,963 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 823 | 9,466 | 1.2 |
Cost of power in Hudson County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hudson 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
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.
Relatively High high winds exposure · 1.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Hudson County: FAQ
- How often does Hudson County, NJ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hudson County, NJ logged 823 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 1.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hudson County, NJ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 73,096 customers without power, beginning August 20, 2015 and lasting about 8h 15m.
- Is there a power outage in Hudson County, NJ right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Hudson County, NJ. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Hudson County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Jersey City, Bayonne, Union City, Hoboken, West New York. Town-level outage counts are in the municipalities table above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hudson County.
07002, 07029, 07030, 07032, 07047, 07086, 07087, 07093, 07094, 07302, 07304, 07305, 07306, 07307, 07310, 07311
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 · county |
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/34017 and /api/v1/counties/34017/history.