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Power Outages in Middlesex County, NJ

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 8 customers are without power in Middlesex County, NJ across 8 reported incidents. Jersey Central Power & Lt Co and Public Service Elec & Gas Co publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Borough of Milltown - (NJ) and Borough of South River - (NJ), so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.

Middlesex County, NJ is served by 4 tracked utilities.

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Scattered outages

8 customers without power

Across 8 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 15, 2026 04:30 UTC (utility's estimate)

Not counted: no live feed for Borough of Milltown - (NJ) and Borough of South River - (NJ).

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Middlesex County

0.0%of this county's ~346,853 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Borough of Milltown - (NJ), Borough of South River - (NJ). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

System-wide total only, no county split: Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Jersey Central Power & Lt CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Public Service Elec & Gas CoLive · total onlynot by county------
Borough of Milltown - (NJ)No live feedcan't see------
Borough of South River - (NJ)No live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Middlesex 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.

Power-dependent
5,200
Oxygen service
418
Dialysis (facility)
924
Home health / hospice
870
By ZIP code (36)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
088315982736812
0881624814126≤11
0886122916133≤11
08817225≤11131≤11
0885422112134≤11
08857206≤11131≤11
08902203≤11107≤11
0774719414144≤11
08820184≤11106≤11
07080168≤11112≤11
08879158≤1194≤11
08859131≤1177≤11
08830125≤1183≤11
07008125≤1184≤11
07095114≤1164≤11
07067108≤1174≤11
08901105≤1168≤11
08840103≤1162≤11
0887299≤1158≤11
0883799≤1154≤11
0700190≤1156≤11
0886376≤1149≤11
0890475≤11460
0888473≤11490
0885270≤1140≤11
0888269≤1141≤11
0884665≤1136≤11
0851255035≤11
08536530330
0882452≤1131≤11
0885042≤11240
0706441≤1130≤11
08810270140
0707723≤1116≤11
0882812≤11≤110
08832≤11≤11≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Middlesex County, NJ

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Middlesex County or any town and utility in it.

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Recent NWS alert activity · Middlesex County

Middlesex County has been under 29 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on October 16, 2026.

  • Coastal Flood Warning ×10
  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×9
  • Wind Advisory ×8
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
  • Tsunami Warning ×1

Latest Middlesex County, NJ outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 21m

  2. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 274 customers out

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 13, 2026

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 533 customers out (0.1% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 55m

  6. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 354 customers out

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,946 customers out (0.5% of the county)

Outage trend · Middlesex County, NJ
8customers out · peak 40
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Middlesex County, NJ: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 40 customers out; latest 8 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.010203040Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Middlesex County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

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.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 3.1 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Middlesex County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.0h, 2016 2.8h, 2017 1.5h, 2018 3.2h, 2019 2.2h, 2020 9.1h, 2021 1.6h, 2022 0.9h, 2023 1.2h, 2024 1.8h, 2025 3.1h. Highlighted: 2020.02.557.5101.0h20152.8h20161.5h20173.2h20182.2h20199.1h20201.6h20210.9h20221.2h20231.8h20243.1h2025
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Worst year here was 2020 (peak 100,804 customers out) · decade average 2.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20156779,8641.0
201659750,1232.8
201759713,2931.5
201844226,8613.2
201954623,3762.2
2020423100,8049.1
202154616,9251.6
202253517,1880.9
202351216,5831.2
202427515,8171.8
202518821,0853.1

Cost of power in Middlesex County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Middlesex 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.

23.3¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 49% since 2015
vs New Jersey avg 25.2¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
July 31, 2020100,80420d 2h
July 25, 201650,1232d 17h
March 6, 201826,86111d 2h
July 16, 201923,37610d 9h
August 12, 201622,4503d 10h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Very High ice storms exposure · 2.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Ice stormVery High
Strong windVery High
TornadoRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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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 8 customers are currently without power across 8 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Middlesex County, NJ?
Tracked electric providers include Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Nearby counties
Mercer CountyMonmouth CountyRichmond CountySomerset County
Cities & towns in Middlesex County

New Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Sayreville. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Middlesex County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Middlesex County

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.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Public Service Elec & Gas Co1.1 hrsLive · total only
☎ 800-436-7734Map ↗
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co6.5 hrsLive · total only
☎ 888-544-4877Map ↗
Borough of Milltown - (NJ)-No live feed
☎ 732-828-2100Report ↗
Borough of South River - (NJ)-No live feed
☎ 732-613-6102Report ↗

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/34023 and /api/v1/counties/34023/history. Live data as of .