When's the Power Back?

When will the power be back in Summit, NJ?

See current outages near you, plus an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data exists · Union County, New Jersey
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customers reported out in Summit · live from JCP&L
Across the whole county (Union, NJ, all utilities): 179 reported out, county-wide outlook no clear recovery trend yet — already running longer than the typical past outage here (~5 hr start to finish), based on 12 past outages — a broader count from a different source; don't add it to the Summit figure above.
Updated 11:38 PM EDT.
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An alert when an outage is detected here, another once a dependable restoration estimate is ready, and an all-clear when the outage we're tracking looks substantially restored (~90% of customers back). No email, no account — anonymous usage stats only.

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What we track for Summit

Summit is a city of about 23,102 residents in Union County.

JCP&L has reported outages for Summit by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Summit is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.

ZIP codes in Summit:

Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.

Around Summit: the closest other places we track are Chatham, about 2 miles to the northwest; New Providence, about 2 miles to the southwest; Madison, about 4 miles to the northwest; and Westfield, about 5 miles to the south. Also nearby: Florham Park (5 mi N), Roselle Park (6 mi SE), Roselle (7 mi SE), Plainfield (7 mi S), North Plainfield (8 mi SW), Morristown (8 mi NW), Rahway (9 mi SE) and East Orange (9 mi NE).

Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Lincoln Park (15 mi); northeast toward Clifton (15 mi); east toward Elizabeth (10 mi); southeast toward Linden (9 mi); south toward South Plainfield (10 mi); southwest toward Middlesex (12 mi); and northwest toward Dover (16 mi).

Who serves Summit?

We track live outage data from PSE&G and JCP&L in Union County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. For the parent companies' combined pictures, see FirstEnergy outages across every state it serves and PSEG outages across every state it serves.

Outage history — Union County, NJ (covers Summit)
Last significant outage: Oct 1, 2026 — peaked at 677 customers, restored in ~14.7 hr (no severe weather).
Across the 40 significant outages tracked here, restoration typically ran about 6 hr.
This county-level list covers larger outages (about 200+ customers at peak, lasting 30 minutes or more) — oldest listed: Jul 27, 2026. Smaller or briefer interruptions aren't listed.

County context: across all of Union County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 1.5 hr. The full record for Union County

Common questions

How do I check the power outage status in Summit, NJ?

To check your own street, search a Summit ZIP code — 07901 or 07902 — and the map opens on that area.

Summit, NJ — live power outage tracker