Power Outages in Somerset County, NJ
Is there a power outage in Somerset County, NJ right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:45 UTC, about 82 customers are without power in Somerset County, NJ across 5 reported incidents.
Somerset County, NJ is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/somerset-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 15:45 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Somerset County, NJ", live data as of October 19, 2026 15:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/new-jersey/somerset-county
- Public Service Elec & Gas Co
- Jersey Central Power & Lt Co
Report an outage in Somerset County, NJ
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100%of this county's ~151,342 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 | 80 | 112,707 | 0.1% | - | 3 | October 19, 2026 20:00 UTC | |
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | Live · county | 2 | 39,062 | 0.0% | - | 2 | October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC |
Public Service Elec & Gas Co and Jersey Central Power & Lt Co reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Somerset County
Town-by-town counts as reported by PSE&G, Jersey Central Power & Light, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOMERVILLE BORO | PSE&G | 69 | 7,414 | 0.9% | October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC | - |
| BRIDGEWATER TWP | PSE&G | 10 | 15,034 | 0.1% | October 19, 2026 20:00 UTC | - |
| BEDMINSTER TOWNSHIP | Jersey Central Power & Light | 2 | 3,722 | 0.1% | October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC | - |
| FRANKLIN TWP | PSE&G | 1 | 30,706 | 0.0% | October 19, 2026 19:00 UTC | - |
Show 24 towns with no outages
| BERNARDS TOWNSHIP | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 12,858 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BERNARDS TWP | PSE&G | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BERNARDSVILLE BOROUGH | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 3,511 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BOUND BROOK BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 5,469 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BRANCHBURG TOWNSHIP | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 6,635 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BRANCHBURG TWP | PSE&G | 0 | 123 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 3,240 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FAR HILLS BOROUGH | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 688 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GREEN BROOK TOWNSHIP | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 19 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GREEN BROOK TWP | PSE&G | 0 | 3,132 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 1,062 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HILLSBOROUGH TWP | PSE&G | 0 | 17,477 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MANVILLE BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 4,517 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MILLSTONE BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 196 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MONTGOMERY TWP | PSE&G | 0 | 9,841 | 0.0% | - | - |
| NORTH PLAINFIELD BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 8,615 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PEAPACK AND GLADSTONE BOROUGH | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 1,171 | 0.0% | - | - |
| RARITAN BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 3,990 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROCKY HILL BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 362 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SOUTH BOUND BROOK BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 2,096 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WARREN TOWNSHIP | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 6,066 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WARREN TWP | PSE&G | 0 | 1,167 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WATCHUNG BORO | PSE&G | 0 | 2,567 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WATCHUNG BOROUGH | Jersey Central Power & Light | 0 | 90 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Somerset County4
Individual outages as listed by PSE&G, Jersey Central Power & Light, largest first. “<N” means the utility only publishes that the outage affects fewer than N customers.
| Customers | Cause | Crew status | Utility ETR | Started | Utility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | INV | Arrived | October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC | PSE&G | |
| <20 | Pending Investigation | Preparing for Crew Assessment | October 19, 2026 17:00 UTC | - | Jersey Central Power & Light |
| <20 | Pending Investigation | Dispatched | October 19, 2026 17:30 UTC | - | Jersey Central Power & Light |
| <5 | INV | - | October 19, 2026 20:00 UTC | PSE&G |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Somerset 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 (24)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08873 | 366 | 21 | 226 | 12 |
| 08807 | 217 | ≤11 | 128 | ≤11 |
| 08844 | 213 | ≤11 | 115 | ≤11 |
| 07920 | 128 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 08876 | 110 | ≤11 | 72 | ≤11 |
| 07059 | 99 | ≤11 | 53 | ≤11 |
| 08835 | 64 | ≤11 | 43 | ≤11 |
| 07921 | 54 | ≤11 | 31 | 0 |
| 08558 | 49 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 08812 | 46 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 08805 | 46 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 08869 | 45 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 08823 | 36 | ≤11 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 07069 | 34 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 08853 | 31 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 07924 | 31 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 08880 | 25 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 08502 | 23 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 07931 | 23 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 08836 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 08553 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 08528 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 07977 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 07934 | ≤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 Somerset County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Somerset County right now.
Somerset County has been under 25 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×10
- Wind Advisory ×8
- Flood Warning ×4
- Frost Advisory ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Somerset County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 36,937 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 3.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 36,937 customers out) · decade average 4.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 685 | 19,918 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 701 | 11,387 | 3.8 |
| 2017 | 683 | 22,236 | 2.7 |
| 2018 | 591 | 28,201 | 12.0 |
| 2019 | 628 | 9,880 | 3.3 |
| 2020 | 557 | 36,937 | 13.1 |
| 2021 | 569 | 10,196 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | 664 | 7,956 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 636 | 12,827 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 391 | 13,434 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 383 | 8,320 | 3.3 |
Cost of power in Somerset County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Somerset 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 4.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Somerset County: FAQ
- How often does Somerset County, NJ lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Somerset County, NJ logged 383 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Somerset County, NJ?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 36,937 customers without power, beginning August 4, 2020 and lasting about 11d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Somerset County, NJ right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 15:45 UTC, about 82 customers are without power in Somerset County, NJ across 5 reported incidents.
- Which utilities serve Somerset County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Somerset County.
07059, 07069, 07920, 07921, 07924, 07931, 07934, 07939, 07977, 08502, 08528, 08553, 08558, 08805, 08807, 08812, 08821, 08823, 08835, 08836, 08844, 08853, 08869, 08873, 08876, 08880, 08890
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Somerset County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in New Jersey →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | 1.1 hrs | Live · county | ☎ 800-436-7734Outage map ↗ |
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | 6.5 hrs | Live · county | ☎ 888-544-4877Outage map ↗ |
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/34035 and /api/v1/counties/34035/history. Live data as of .