Power Outages in Monmouth County, NJ
As of September 4, 2026 06:13 UTC, about 39 customers are without power in Monmouth County, NJ across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.2 hours.
Monmouth County, NJ is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active NWS alerts for Monmouth County right now.
Monmouth County has been under 134 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Heat Advisory on September 3, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×44
- Flood Watch ×23
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×15
- Heat Advisory ×15
- Flash Flood Warning ×13
- Air Quality Alert ×7
Latest Monmouth County, NJ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 13m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 777 customers out (0.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 3m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 501 customers out (0.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h
- IMPROVING
Improving — down to 546 customers out
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,450 customers out (0.4% of the county)
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,855 customers out (0.5% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Monmouth 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 Monmouth Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Monmouth County went about 4.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 202,864 customers.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 202,864 customers out) · decade average 7.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 378 | 16,472 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 732 | 20,350 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 669 | 26,502 | 3.2 |
| 2018 | 493 | 16,577 | 5.0 |
| 2019 | 450 | 137,151 | 12.8 |
| 2020 | 427 | 202,864 | 33.5 |
| 2021 | 387 | 45,880 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 341 | 49,679 | 2.8 |
| 2023 | 388 | 15,582 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 335 | 23,521 | 5.1 |
| 2025 | 411 | 32,384 | 4.2 |
Very High high winds exposure · 7.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Monmouth County: FAQ
- How often does Monmouth County, NJ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Monmouth County, NJ logged 411 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Monmouth County, NJ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 202,864 customers without power, beginning August 2, 2020 and lasting about 22d 7h.
- Is there a power outage in Monmouth County, NJ right now?
- Yes — about 39 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Monmouth County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Monmouth County (showing 40 of 49).
07701, 07702, 07703, 07704, 07711, 07712, 07716, 07717, 07718, 07719, 07720, 07721, 07722, 07723, 07724, 07726, 07727, 07728, 07730, 07731, 07732, 07733, 07734, 07735, 07737, 07738, 07739, 07740, 07746, 07748, 07750, 07751, 07753, 07755, 07756, 07757, 07758, 07760, 07762, 07764
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/34025 and /api/v1/counties/34025/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New Jersey customers). Live data as of .