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2017 New Jersey Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average New Jersey customer went without power for about 2.5 hours — the 32nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.5
Peak customers out
51,916
Rank (worst state)
32nd
Counties affected
20

New Jersey outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Jersey counties in 2017

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

1Ocean County51,9162Morris County42,4943Monmouth County26,5024Somerset County22,2365Hudson County20,0946Hunterdon County18,7827Warren County17,1128Gloucester County15,3029Mercer County15,00610Burlington County14,45911Essex County13,37212Sussex County13,35813Middlesex County13,29314Salem County9,86115Camden County9,49716Union County9,37217Passaic County8,91618Cape May County7,70119Atlantic County7,61920Bergen County7,313

Biggest New Jersey outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Ocean CountyJuly 9, 201751,916
Morris CountyOctober 26, 201742,494
Monmouth CountyJune 26, 201726,502
Somerset CountyJune 9, 201722,236
Ocean CountyAugust 24, 201721,414
Ocean CountyJune 21, 201720,338
Hudson CountyMarch 20, 201720,094
Monmouth CountyJanuary 23, 201719,192
Hunterdon CountyOctober 14, 201718,782
Warren CountySeptember 28, 201717,112
New Jersey by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLMEWVNHGARI

Part of the 2017 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.