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2022 New Jersey Power Outage Report

In 2022, the average New Jersey customer went without power for about 2.1 hours — the 42nd worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.1
Peak customers out
49,679
Rank (worst state)
42nd
Counties affected
20

New Jersey outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2022 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Jersey counties in 2022

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

1Monmouth County49,6792Sussex County44,8213Morris County27,3534Essex County25,3115Middlesex County17,1886Hunterdon County16,6807Ocean County16,6328Passaic County13,6049Union County13,04210Mercer County11,15311Cape May County9,37812Hudson County8,87413Camden County8,59214Bergen County8,48615Warren County8,25416Somerset County7,95617Atlantic County7,86318Burlington County6,58019Gloucester County6,06920Cumberland County4,413

Biggest New Jersey outages of 2022

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Monmouth CountyOctober 19, 202249,679
Sussex CountyAugust 8, 202244,821
Morris CountyMay 13, 202227,353
Monmouth CountyNovember 19, 202226,891
Essex CountyMarch 6, 202225,311
Morris CountyAugust 22, 202217,260
Middlesex CountyMay 7, 202217,188
Hunterdon CountyOctober 31, 202216,680
Ocean CountyJanuary 25, 202216,632
Sussex CountyMay 9, 202216,366
New Jersey by year:20252024202320212020201920182017
Other states in 2022:MENCFLWVVTAK

Part of the 2022 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.