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2023 New Jersey Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average New Jersey customer went without power for about 2.4 hours — the 40th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.4
Peak customers out
28,478
Rank (worst state)
40th
Counties affected
20

New Jersey outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Jersey counties in 2023

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

1Essex County28,4782Cape May County24,4033Ocean County18,3764Burlington County17,7725Middlesex County16,5836Morris County16,5527Hunterdon County16,2568Monmouth County15,5829Union County15,20510Hudson County14,07811Somerset County12,82712Bergen County11,10213Passaic County9,64614Mercer County9,34915Camden County8,75416Warren County8,48417Sussex County8,27018Gloucester County4,61419Atlantic County3,89920Salem County2,850

Biggest New Jersey outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Essex CountyApril 14, 202328,478
Cape May CountyJuly 7, 202324,403
Ocean CountyAugust 14, 202318,376
Burlington CountyNovember 29, 202317,772
Middlesex CountyFebruary 23, 202316,583
Morris CountyMarch 29, 202316,552
Hunterdon CountySeptember 5, 202316,256
Monmouth CountyDecember 17, 202315,582
Morris CountySeptember 5, 202315,497
Union CountyAugust 12, 202315,205
New Jersey by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MEMIKYOKARWV

Part of the 2023 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.