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2020 New Jersey Power Outage Report

In 2020, the average New Jersey customer went without power for about 17.5 hours — the 8th worst of any US state that year, 3.4× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
17.5
Peak customers out
216,332
Rank (worst state)
8th
Counties affected
20

New Jersey outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2020 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Jersey counties in 2020

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

1Ocean County216,3322Monmouth County202,8643Bergen County140,9794Morris County133,7935Middlesex County100,8046Burlington County93,1157Essex County85,5098Union County77,9859Passaic County69,93810Camden County63,93111Atlantic County57,54412Mercer County51,10513Somerset County36,93714Hudson County34,05015Sussex County29,18616Hunterdon County27,81917Cape May County26,40418Cumberland County23,29519Gloucester County19,68120Warren County17,039

Biggest New Jersey outages of 2020

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Ocean CountyAugust 3, 2020216,332
Monmouth CountyAugust 2, 2020202,864
Bergen CountyAugust 3, 2020140,979
Morris CountyAugust 2, 2020133,793
Middlesex CountyJuly 31, 2020100,804
Burlington CountyAugust 3, 202093,115
Essex CountyJuly 30, 202085,509
Union CountyJuly 10, 202077,985
Passaic CountyAugust 20, 202069,938
Camden CountyMay 8, 202063,931
New Jersey by year:20252024202320222021201920182017
Other states in 2020:LAMEOKIAALNC

Part of the 2020 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.