Power Outages in Middlesex County, NJ
As of July 18, 2026 19:06 UTC, about 33 customers are without power in Middlesex County, NJ across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Middlesex County, NJ is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Tornado WatchEXTREME
- Flash Flood WarningSEVERE
- Flash Flood WarningSEVERE
- Flash Flood WarningSEVERE
Middlesex County has been under 17 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Flash Flood Warning on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Flood Watch ×4
- Extreme Heat Warning ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Middlesex County, NJ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 842 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Middlesex 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 Middlesex Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Middlesex County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 100,804 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 100,804 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 677 | 9,864 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 597 | 50,123 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 597 | 13,293 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 442 | 26,861 | 3.2 |
| 2019 | 546 | 23,376 | 2.2 |
| 2020 | 423 | 100,804 | 9.1 |
| 2021 | 546 | 16,925 | 1.6 |
| 2022 | 535 | 17,188 | 0.9 |
| 2023 | 512 | 16,583 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | 275 | 15,817 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 188 | 21,085 | 3.1 |
Very High ice storms exposure · 2.6 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 Middlesex County: FAQ
- How often does Middlesex County, NJ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Middlesex County, NJ logged 188 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Middlesex County, NJ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 100,804 customers without power, beginning July 31, 2020 and lasting about 20d 2h.
- Is there a power outage in Middlesex County, NJ right now?
- Yes — about 33 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Middlesex County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO.
New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Sayreville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Middlesex County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Middlesex County.
07001, 07008, 07064, 07067, 07077, 07080, 07095, 07747, 08512, 08536, 08810, 08816, 08817, 08820, 08824, 08828, 08830, 08831, 08832, 08837, 08840, 08846, 08850, 08852, 08854, 08857, 08859, 08861, 08863, 08872, 08879, 08882, 08884, 08901, 08902, 08904
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/34023 and /api/v1/counties/34023/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New Jersey customers). Live data as of .