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Power Outages in Sussex County, NJ

As of October 19, 2026 03:10 UTC, no outages are reported by Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc and Rockland Electric Co in Sussex County, NJ. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 24.6 hours.

Sussex County, NJ is served by 3 tracked utilities.

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No outages reported

No active outages are reported by Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc and Rockland Electric Co in Sussex County.

Live status by utility · Sussex County

100%of this county's ~70,717 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Jersey Central Power & Lt CoLive · county058,5510.0%-0-
Sussex Rural Electric Coop IncLive · county011,9520.0%---
Rockland Electric CoLive · county03510.0%-0-

Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc and Rockland Electric 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 Sussex County

Town-by-town counts as reported by Jersey Central Power & Light, Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc, Rockland Electric Co, 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 .

TownUtilityOutServed% outUtility ETRSmall outages
No outages reported in any town by Jersey Central Power & Light, Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc, Rockland Electric Co.
Show 32 towns with no outages
ANDOVER BOROUGHJersey Central Power & Light04610.0%--
ANDOVER TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light02,4800.0%--
BRANCHVILLE BOROUGHJersey Central Power & Light05740.0%--
BYRAM TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light03,5320.0%--
FRANKFORD TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light02,1320.0%--
FRANKLIN BOROUGHJersey Central Power & Light02,4890.0%--
FREDON TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light01,3670.0%--
FrankfordSussex Rural Electric Coop Inc07480.0%--
GREEN TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light01,4740.0%--
HAMBURG BOROUGHJersey Central Power & Light02,0100.0%--
HAMPTON TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light02,4130.0%--
HARDYSTON TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light03,8890.0%--
HOPATCONG BOROUGHJersey Central Power & Light06,7220.0%--
HardystonSussex Rural Electric Coop Inc04620.0%--
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light08160.0%--
LafayetteSussex Rural Electric Coop Inc04730.0%--
MONTAGUERockland Electric Co02710.0%--
MONTAGUE TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light01,7580.0%--
MontagueSussex Rural Electric Coop Inc070.0%--
NEWTON TOWNJersey Central Power & Light03,8820.0%--
OGDENSBURG BOROUGHJersey Central Power & Light01,0020.0%--
SANDYSTON TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light01,1590.0%--
SPARTA TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light08,9300.0%--
STANHOPE BOROUGHJersey Central Power & Light01,7130.0%--
STILLWATER TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light02,1490.0%--
SUSSEX BOROUGHJersey Central Power & Light01,2770.0%--
VERNONRockland Electric Co0800.0%--
VERNON TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light04,4840.0%--
VernonSussex Rural Electric Coop Inc07,0370.0%--
WALPACK TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light01210.0%--
WANTAGE TOWNSHIPJersey Central Power & Light01,7170.0%--
WantageSussex Rural Electric Coop Inc03,2250.0%--

Active outages in Sussex County0

No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Sussex 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
1,190
Oxygen service
281
Dialysis (facility)
212
Home health / hospice
239
By ZIP code (18)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
07860191≤11117≤11
07461138082≤11
0784396≤11580
0787194057≤11
0741985≤11620
0741660≤11460
0787459≤1134≤11
0782657037≤11
0746248≤11310
0782147≤11330
07848440300
0742241≤1125≤11
0782738≤11320
07460170≤110
07439160150
07418140≤11≤11
07851≤110≤11≤11
07822≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Sussex County, NJ

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

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS

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Recent NWS alert activity · Sussex County

Sussex County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Wind Advisory ×6
  • Freeze Warning ×3
  • Frost Advisory ×3
  • Freeze Watch ×1
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×1
  • Special Weather Statement ×1

Latest Sussex County, NJ outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 40m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  3. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 301 customers out

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 598 customers out (0.8% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 11h

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026

Outage trend · Sussex County, NJ
0customers out
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC
Sussex County, NJ: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 0 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 19, 2026 03:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.30.50.81Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Sussex County went about 24.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 44,821 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 24.6 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Sussex County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 3.7h, 2016 14.5h, 2017 9.5h, 2018 74.7h, 2019 49.0h, 2020 36.7h, 2021 22.5h, 2022 11.5h, 2023 11.0h, 2024 24.2h, 2025 24.6h. Highlighted: 2018.0204060803.7h201514.5h20169.5h201774.7h201849.0h201936.7h202022.5h202111.5h202211.0h202324.2h202424.6h2025
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Worst year here was 2018 (peak 26,925 customers out) · decade average 25.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201538711,5483.7
201678328,73114.5
201775913,3589.5
201868426,92574.7
201972739,28449.0
202068929,18636.7
202166724,19022.5
202268944,82111.5
20236548,27011.0
202450125,08524.2
202559611,78224.6

Cost of power in Sussex County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Sussex 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.

18.4¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 38% 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
August 8, 202244,8213d 4h
December 1, 201939,2847d 10h
August 4, 202029,1866d 23h
August 11, 201628,73115h 30m
March 2, 201826,9253d 11h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High high winds exposure · 25.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windVery High
FloodingRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Sussex County: FAQ

How often does Sussex County, NJ lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Sussex County, NJ logged 596 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 24.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Sussex County, NJ?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 44,821 customers without power, beginning August 8, 2022 and lasting about 3d 4h.
Is there a power outage in Sussex County, NJ right now?
No major outage is currently reported for Sussex County, NJ. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
Which utilities serve Sussex County, NJ?
Tracked electric providers include Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc.
Nearby counties
Monroe CountyMorris CountyOrange CountyPassaic County
ZIP codes in Sussex County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Sussex County.

07416, 07418, 07419, 07422, 07439, 07460, 07461, 07462, 07821, 07822, 07826, 07827, 07843, 07848, 07851, 07860, 07871, 07874, 07881

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co6.5 hrsLive · county
☎ 888-544-4877Map ↗
Rockland Electric Co-Live · county
☎ 877-434-4100Map ↗
Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc-Live · county
☎ 877-504-6463Map ↗

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/34037 and /api/v1/counties/34037/history.