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2018 New Jersey Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average New Jersey customer went without power for about 8.9 hours — the 9th worst of any US state that year, 1.7× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
8.9
Peak customers out
64,420
Rank (worst state)
9th
Counties affected
20

New Jersey outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Jersey counties in 2018

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

1Burlington County64,4202Morris County60,7093Bergen County45,4054Essex County32,2915Hunterdon County31,4096Somerset County28,2017Sussex County26,9258Middlesex County26,8619Ocean County26,64510Hudson County24,96811Union County24,47712Mercer County24,12813Warren County19,28114Gloucester County17,61915Passaic County17,28616Monmouth County16,57717Camden County15,78018Cumberland County15,35019Cape May County12,48420Atlantic County10,573

Biggest New Jersey outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Burlington CountyMarch 6, 201864,420
Morris CountyMarch 6, 201860,709
Morris CountyMarch 2, 201855,197
Bergen CountyMarch 6, 201845,405
Essex CountyMarch 6, 201832,291
Hunterdon CountyMarch 2, 201831,409
Morris CountyMay 15, 201831,039
Somerset CountyMarch 6, 201828,201
Sussex CountyMarch 2, 201826,925
Middlesex CountyMarch 6, 201826,861
New Jersey by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.