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2016 New Jersey Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average New Jersey customer went without power for about 4.0 hours — the 12th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
4.0
Peak customers out
106,447
Rank (worst state)
12th
Counties affected
20

New Jersey outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

4.5h20154.0h20162.5h20178.9h20184.7h201917.5h20202.9h20212.1h20222.4h20233.9h20243.3h2025

Hardest-hit New Jersey counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Ocean County106,4472Middlesex County50,1233Morris County49,2764Cape May County37,4215Essex County28,9546Sussex County28,7317Mercer County21,8398Hunterdon County21,0489Hudson County20,76310Monmouth County20,35011Burlington County18,86612Union County18,73113Bergen County16,90614Gloucester County13,51415Atlantic County12,16116Camden County11,49317Somerset County11,38718Warren County10,26819Passaic County9,78220Cumberland County9,735

Biggest New Jersey outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Ocean CountyJanuary 23, 2016106,447
Middlesex CountyJuly 25, 201650,123
Morris CountyJuly 30, 201649,276
Morris CountyApril 3, 201638,502
Cape May CountyJune 21, 201637,421
Ocean CountyJune 12, 201636,112
Essex CountyMay 11, 201628,954
Sussex CountyAugust 11, 201628,731
Cape May CountyJanuary 23, 201624,778
Middlesex CountyAugust 12, 201622,450
New Jersey by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.