Power Outages in Somerset County, NJ
As of July 18, 2026 18:54 UTC, about 99 customers are without power in Somerset County, NJ across 1 reported incident. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.
Somerset County, NJ is served by 1 tracked utility.
- Tornado WatchEXTREME
- Flash Flood WarningSEVERE
- Flash Flood WarningSEVERE
- Flood WatchSEVERE
Somerset County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Tornado Watch on July 18, 2026.
- Air Quality Alert ×5
- Flood Watch ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×3
- Extreme Heat Warning ×1
- Extreme Heat Watch ×1
- Tornado Watch ×1
Latest Somerset County, NJ outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed — updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 778 customers out (0.5% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 41m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began — 901 customers out
Hardest-hit cities in Somerset 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 Somerset Countyisn't available yet.
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.
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 | 19,161 | 3.2 |
| 2022 | 664 | 7,956 | 2.3 |
| 2023 | 636 | 12,827 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | 391 | 13,434 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 383 | 8,320 | 3.3 |
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 — about 99 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Somerset County, NJ?
- Tracked electric providers include JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT 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.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LT CO | — | ODIN ✓ | — |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/34035 and /api/v1/counties/34035/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of New Jersey customers). Live data as of .