Power Outages in Mercer County, NJ
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Mercer County, NJ across 1 reported incident. Jersey Central Power & Lt 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 2.5 hours.
Mercer County, NJ is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/mercer-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Mercer County, NJ", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/mercer-county
0.0%of this county's ~168,165 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Central Power & Lt 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 Mercer 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 (20)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08618 | 225 | ≤11 | 133 | ≤11 |
| 08540 | 214 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 08619 | 206 | ≤11 | 139 | ≤11 |
| 08610 | 200 | 13 | 131 | ≤11 |
| 08690 | 199 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 08638 | 171 | ≤11 | 103 | ≤11 |
| 08648 | 169 | ≤11 | 90 | ≤11 |
| 08520 | 128 | ≤11 | 78 | ≤11 |
| 08691 | 105 | ≤11 | 65 | ≤11 |
| 08611 | 95 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 08534 | 81 | ≤11 | 46 | ≤11 |
| 08628 | 79 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 08550 | 73 | ≤11 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 08620 | 70 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 08609 | 56 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 08629 | 53 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 08608 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 08525 | 23 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 08560 | 20 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 08542 | 12 | 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 Mercer County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Mercer County right now.
Mercer County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Latest Mercer County, NJ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 289 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 7, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 818 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 980 customers out (0.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Mercer 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 Mercer Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Mercer County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 51,105 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 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 51,105 customers out) · decade average 3.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 898 | 4,644 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 930 | 21,839 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 903 | 15,006 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 906 | 24,128 | 5.2 |
| 2019 | 888 | 19,967 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 766 | 51,105 | 11.2 |
| 2021 | 858 | 24,909 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | 873 | 11,153 | 1.3 |
| 2023 | 866 | 9,349 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 619 | 11,334 | 2.5 |
| 2025 | 725 | 12,264 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Mercer County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Mercer 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
- Jersey Central Power & Lt Co18.4¢955,852 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 ice storms exposure · 3.1 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Mercer County: FAQ
- How often does Mercer County, NJ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Mercer County, NJ logged 725 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Mercer County, NJ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 51,105 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 7d 13h.
- Is there a power outage in Mercer County, NJ right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Mercer County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Trenton. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Mercer County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Mercer County.
08520, 08525, 08534, 08540, 08542, 08544, 08550, 08560, 08561, 08608, 08609, 08610, 08611, 08618, 08619, 08620, 08628, 08629, 08638, 08648, 08690, 08691
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 | |
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | 6.5 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/34021 and /api/v1/counties/34021/history. Live data as of .