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2024 New Jersey Power Outage Report

In 2024, the average New Jersey customer went without power for about 3.9 hours — the 37th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
3.9
Peak customers out
29,213
Rank (worst state)
37th
Counties affected
20

New Jersey outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2024 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit New Jersey counties in 2024

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

1Morris County29,2132Ocean County26,6203Essex County25,5964Sussex County25,0855Monmouth County23,5216Hudson County21,9637Gloucester County19,3138Burlington County18,5759Middlesex County15,81710Hunterdon County15,53711Somerset County13,43412Passaic County12,47813Mercer County11,33414Camden County11,23415Warren County10,06916Union County8,97617Bergen County7,19518Atlantic County7,17119Cape May County7,02420Cumberland County6,706

Biggest New Jersey outages of 2024

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Morris CountyMarch 10, 202429,213
Ocean CountyJune 21, 202426,620
Morris CountyJune 18, 202426,249
Essex CountyMay 24, 202425,596
Sussex CountyJune 26, 202425,085
Monmouth CountyJanuary 9, 202423,521
Monmouth CountyApril 3, 202423,392
Hudson CountyOctober 15, 202421,963
Gloucester CountyJanuary 9, 202419,313
Burlington CountyJanuary 9, 202418,575
New Jersey by year:20252023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2024:NCSCMEGATXFL

Part of the 2024 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.