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 51 states (US average 5.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
3.3
vs prior year
▼ 14%
vs 2024
Customer-hours out
13.9M
Peak customers out
88,005
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of NJ customers
Counties reporting
21
New Jersey year over year
All 21 New Jersey counties, 2025
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 | Sussex County | 24.6 | 1.2M | 47,606 | 11,782 | 596 |
| 2 | Warren County | 12.0 | 670K | 55,613 | 13,556 | 502 |
| 3 | Hunterdon County | 10.7 | 716K | 66,967 | 8,907 | 531 |
| 4 | Morris County | 10.2 | 1.1M | 112,181 | 19,834 | 466 |
| 5 | Ocean County | 5.3 | 1.7M | 327,289 | 34,847 | 415 |
| 6 | Monmouth County | 4.2 | 1.4M | 345,701 | 32,384 | 411 |
| 7 | Union County | 3.6 | 933K | 259,708 | 12,161 | 188 |
| 8 | Somerset County | 3.3 | 561K | 172,530 | 8,320 | 383 |
| 9 | Passaic County | 3.2 | 384K | 119,763 | 4,114 | 520 |
| 10 | Middlesex County | 3.1 | 1.2M | 406,721 | 21,085 | 188 |
| 11 | Burlington County | 2.7 | 572K | 208,513 | 15,535 | 716 |
| 12 | Cape May County | 2.7 | 151K | 56,097 | 7,758 | 767 |
| 13 | Mercer County | 2.5 | 479K | 193,667 | 12,264 | 725 |
| 14 | Salem County | 2.1 | 75K | 36,572 | 1,749 | 736 |
| 15 | Camden County | 1.9 | 462K | 243,254 | 7,757 | 471 |
| 16 | Atlantic County | 1.9 | 311K | 167,221 | 8,152 | 597 |
| 17 | Gloucester County | 1.8 | 294K | 162,737 | 4,583 | 717 |
| 18 | Essex County | 1.8 | 678K | 386,888 | 9,212 | 165 |
| 19 | Cumberland County | 1.4 | 116K | 82,843 | 5,289 | 854 |
| 20 | Hudson County | 1.2 | 366K | 299,572 | 9,466 | 823 |
| 21 | Bergen County | 1.0 | 404K | 418,357 | 7,181 | 364 |
Biggest New Jersey outages of 2025
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean County, NJ | February 16, 2025 11:30 | February 20, 2025 10:45 | 3d 23h | 34,847 | 199K |
| 2 | Monmouth County, NJ | June 18, 2025 09:00 | June 27, 2025 23:45 | 9d 14h | 32,384 | 622K |
| 3 | Ocean County, NJ | April 22, 2025 10:45 | April 25, 2025 19:30 | 3d 8h | 25,549 | 511K |
| 4 | Ocean County, NJ | December 24, 2025 13:00 | December 25, 2025 19:30 | 1d 6h | 22,881 | 31K |
| 5 | Middlesex County, NJ | June 19, 2025 12:30 | July 20, 2025 08:00 | 30d 19h | 21,085 | 619K |
| 6 | Monmouth County, NJ | February 15, 2025 20:45 | February 22, 2025 09:15 | 6d 12h | 19,891 | 204K |
| 7 | Morris County, NJ | December 19, 2025 05:15 | December 24, 2025 03:45 | 4d 22h | 19,834 | 254K |
| 8 | Burlington County, NJ | February 15, 2025 14:15 | February 22, 2025 20:00 | 7d 5h | 15,535 | 135K |
| 9 | Middlesex County, NJ | October 12, 2025 11:15 | October 23, 2025 10:15 | 10d 23h | 14,674 | 38K |
| 10 | Warren County, NJ | December 19, 2025 09:30 | December 24, 2025 03:15 | 4d 17h | 13,556 | 233K |
| 11 | Mercer County, NJ | June 19, 2025 12:45 | June 22, 2025 23:00 | 3d 10h | 12,264 | 109K |
| 12 | Ocean County, NJ | July 8, 2025 12:00 | July 18, 2025 06:00 | 9d 18h | 12,202 | 67K |
| 13 | Union County, NJ | June 18, 2025 09:00 | July 19, 2025 05:15 | 30d 20h | 12,161 | 538K |
| 14 | Sussex County, NJ | March 5, 2025 17:00 | March 10, 2025 14:15 | 4d 21h | 11,782 | 42K |
| 15 | Ocean County, NJ | June 19, 2025 14:15 | July 5, 2025 04:30 | 15d 14h | 10,996 | 250K |
| 16 | Monmouth County, NJ | August 9, 2025 11:00 | August 10, 2025 18:00 | 1d 7h | 10,888 | 2,855 |
| 17 | Sussex County, NJ | December 19, 2025 08:15 | December 23, 2025 08:45 | 4d | 10,849 | 321K |
| 18 | Middlesex County, NJ | December 14, 2025 10:30 | December 19, 2025 03:00 | 4d 16h | 10,032 | 45K |
| 19 | Sussex County, NJ | August 8, 2025 11:30 | August 8, 2025 18:45 | 7h 15m | 9,594 | 8,359 |
| 20 | Monmouth County, NJ | August 20, 2025 11:30 | August 22, 2025 19:15 | 2d 7h | 9,568 | 7,193 |
| 21 | Hudson County, NJ | October 5, 2025 12:00 | October 5, 2025 19:15 | 7h 15m | 9,466 | 45K |
| 22 | Essex County, NJ | May 22, 2025 06:00 | May 25, 2025 02:15 | 2d 20h | 9,212 | 17K |
| 23 | Ocean County, NJ | August 19, 2025 11:00 | August 23, 2025 08:30 | 3d 21h | 9,166 | 32K |
| 24 | Hunterdon County, NJ | July 29, 2025 15:30 | July 30, 2025 18:45 | 1d 3h | 8,907 | 9,026 |
| 25 | Ocean County, NJ | January 7, 2025 13:00 | January 9, 2025 10:30 | 1d 21h | 8,890 | 32K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of New Jersey's electricity customers in 2025; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2025 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.