2025 New Jersey Power Outage Report
In 2025, the average New Jersey customer went without power for about 3.3 hours — the 36th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
3.3
Peak customers out
34,847
Rank (worst state)
36th
Counties affected
20
New Jersey outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.
Hardest-hit New Jersey counties in 2025
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Ocean County34,8472Monmouth County32,3843Middlesex County21,0854Morris County19,8345Burlington County15,5356Warren County13,5567Mercer County12,2648Union County12,1619Sussex County11,78210Hudson County9,46611Essex County9,21212Hunterdon County8,90713Somerset County8,32014Atlantic County8,15215Cape May County7,75816Camden County7,75717Bergen County7,18118Cumberland County5,28919Gloucester County4,58320Passaic County4,114
Biggest New Jersey outages of 2025
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean County | February 16, 2025 | 34,847 |
| Monmouth County | June 18, 2025 | 32,384 |
| Ocean County | April 22, 2025 | 25,549 |
| Ocean County | December 24, 2025 | 22,881 |
| Middlesex County | June 19, 2025 | 21,085 |
| Monmouth County | February 15, 2025 | 19,891 |
| Morris County | December 19, 2025 | 19,834 |
| Burlington County | February 15, 2025 | 15,535 |
| Middlesex County | October 12, 2025 | 14,674 |
| Warren County | December 19, 2025 | 13,556 |
Part of the 2025 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.