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 51 states (US average 6.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.1
vs prior year
▼ 29%
vs 2021
Customer-hours out
8.6M
Peak customers out
77,600
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
99%
of NJ customers
Counties reporting
21
New Jersey year over year
All 21 New Jersey counties, 2022
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunterdon County | 12.7 | 849K | 66,967 | 16,680 | 462 |
| 2 | Sussex County | 11.5 | 549K | 47,606 | 44,821 | 689 |
| 3 | Morris County | 9.7 | 1.1M | 112,181 | 27,353 | 360 |
| 4 | Warren County | 6.7 | 372K | 55,613 | 8,254 | 560 |
| 5 | Passaic County | 3.4 | 405K | 119,763 | 13,604 | 623 |
| 6 | Monmouth County | 2.8 | 983K | 345,701 | 49,679 | 341 |
| 7 | Somerset County | 2.3 | 390K | 172,530 | 7,956 | 664 |
| 8 | Ocean County | 2.2 | 725K | 327,289 | 16,632 | 459 |
| 9 | Cape May County | 1.7 | 98K | 56,097 | 9,378 | 912 |
| 10 | Burlington County | 1.6 | 339K | 208,513 | 6,580 | 826 |
| 11 | Salem County | 1.6 | 59K | 36,572 | 3,450 | 641 |
| 12 | Essex County | 1.4 | 549K | 386,888 | 25,311 | 282 |
| 13 | Mercer County | 1.3 | 243K | 193,667 | 11,153 | 873 |
| 14 | Union County | 1.2 | 314K | 259,708 | 13,042 | 586 |
| 15 | Bergen County | 1.1 | 440K | 418,357 | 8,486 | 483 |
| 16 | Camden County | 1.0 | 251K | 243,254 | 8,592 | 908 |
| 17 | Atlantic County | 1.0 | 172K | 167,221 | 7,863 | 995 |
| 18 | Middlesex County | 0.9 | 374K | 406,721 | 17,188 | 535 |
| 19 | Gloucester County | 0.9 | 145K | 162,737 | 6,069 | 862 |
| 20 | Cumberland County | 0.8 | 69K | 82,843 | 4,413 | 724 |
| 21 | Hudson County | 0.6 | 167K | 299,572 | 8,874 | 790 |
Biggest New Jersey outages of 2022
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth County, NJ | October 19, 2022 13:30 | October 20, 2022 07:00 | 17h 30m | 49,679 | 43K |
| 2 | Sussex County, NJ | August 8, 2022 00:15 | August 11, 2022 04:15 | 3d 4h | 44,821 | 113K |
| 3 | Morris County, NJ | May 13, 2022 17:45 | August 19, 2022 17:30 | 97d 23h | 27,353 | 306K |
| 4 | Monmouth County, NJ | November 19, 2022 11:30 | November 29, 2022 08:30 | 9d 21h | 26,891 | 125K |
| 5 | Essex County, NJ | March 6, 2022 13:45 | March 10, 2022 07:00 | 3d 17h | 25,311 | 17K |
| 6 | Morris County, NJ | August 22, 2022 11:30 | August 25, 2022 11:15 | 2d 23h | 17,260 | 22K |
| 7 | Middlesex County, NJ | May 7, 2022 11:15 | May 8, 2022 23:30 | 1d 12h | 17,188 | 9,195 |
| 8 | Hunterdon County, NJ | October 31, 2022 14:00 | November 2, 2022 04:00 | 1d 14h | 16,680 | 65K |
| 9 | Ocean County, NJ | January 25, 2022 10:30 | January 27, 2022 07:00 | 1d 20h | 16,632 | 26K |
| 10 | Sussex County, NJ | May 9, 2022 11:45 | May 10, 2022 21:15 | 1d 9h | 16,366 | 26K |
| 11 | Essex County, NJ | May 21, 2022 03:45 | May 25, 2022 01:45 | 3d 22h | 15,600 | 12K |
| 12 | Monmouth County, NJ | January 27, 2022 04:30 | January 27, 2022 05:00 | 30m | 14,644 | 7,322 |
| 13 | Passaic County, NJ | October 8, 2022 15:45 | October 8, 2022 21:30 | 5h 45m | 13,604 | 41K |
| 14 | Ocean County, NJ | August 5, 2022 20:15 | August 7, 2022 12:45 | 1d 16h | 13,497 | 16K |
| 15 | Union County, NJ | May 16, 2022 11:00 | May 18, 2022 03:15 | 1d 16h | 13,042 | 4,065 |
| 16 | Union County, NJ | May 24, 2022 06:15 | May 24, 2022 06:30 | 15m | 12,450 | 3,113 |
| 17 | Morris County, NJ | December 19, 2022 13:15 | December 20, 2022 07:45 | 18h 30m | 12,164 | 19K |
| 18 | Morris County, NJ | March 7, 2022 19:00 | March 11, 2022 01:00 | 3d 6h | 12,072 | 135K |
| 19 | Passaic County, NJ | October 27, 2022 06:15 | October 27, 2022 06:45 | 30m | 11,618 | 2,906 |
| 20 | Essex County, NJ | November 6, 2022 23:45 | November 7, 2022 04:30 | 4h 45m | 11,613 | 3,636 |
| 21 | Essex County, NJ | August 7, 2022 14:15 | August 12, 2022 11:00 | 4d 20h | 11,285 | 41K |
| 22 | Mercer County, NJ | January 6, 2022 10:30 | January 6, 2022 15:00 | 4h 30m | 11,153 | 3,156 |
| 23 | Morris County, NJ | October 7, 2022 13:15 | October 10, 2022 01:15 | 2d 12h | 10,801 | 16K |
| 24 | Hunterdon County, NJ | August 29, 2022 00:45 | September 9, 2022 21:30 | 11d 20h | 10,771 | 67K |
| 25 | Ocean County, NJ | September 12, 2022 10:15 | September 13, 2022 10:30 | 1d | 10,107 | 6,200 |
EAGLE-I tracked about 99% of New Jersey's electricity customers in 2022; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2022 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.