36 Month Home Power Plan
Residential
- Rate 16.99¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 36 mo.
- Effective Date Jul 2022
- Green Energy 0%
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Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
New Jersey residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in June.
Consumers in New Jersey are faced with a higher residential electricity rate than most people around the US, with an average state electricity rate of 16.43 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the national average rate of 13.99 cents. The state operates a deregulated electricity market, where consumers are able to choose between multiple electricity vendors out of the over 20 providers that operate in the state. The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer in New Jersey is $112.13 per month, while the national average is $123.86. Previously, 20,014 megawatt hours were produced in the state from wind per year. However, now that total is 20,271.3 megawatt hours, a 1.29% rise. The state is home to 9,288,994 residents, making it the 11th largest state by population in the country. About 3.52% of the states' electricity is produced from renewable fuel sources, ranking them as the 45th highest state in terms of percentage of electricity produced from sustainable fuel types.
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Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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PSEG | BUNDLED | 17.22 | 98.9 | 12,900,602 | 2,221,644,440 | 28,760,138.28 |
Jersey Central Power & Light | BUNDLED | 13.42 | 106.4 | 8,349,361 | 1,120,228,376 | -60,038.5 |
Atlantic City Electric | BUNDLED | 18.82 | 131.51 | 3,773,357 | 710,073,420 | |
Orange & Rockland | BUNDLED | 17.76 | 162.19 | 673,321 | 119,582,683 | |
Vineland Electric | BUNDLED | 16.70 | 128.56 | 207,324 | 34,625,800 | 95,416 |
Reliant Energy | ENERGY | 11.18 | 93.93 | 176,489 | 19,734,000 | |
Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.43 | 117.17 | 133,770.77 | 16,630,394.12 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.26 | 107.17 | 123,615 | 15,152,000 | |
Butler Electric | BUNDLED | 12.28 | 105.25 | 105,465.76 | 12,954,004.56 | |
Energy Plus | ENERGY | 15.62 | 111.73 | 57,270 | 8,945,300 |
Plant | City/County | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (KG) | Emissions/MWh (KG/MWh) | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Salem County | Nuclear | 19,062,001 | |||||
PSEG Hope Creek Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Salem County | Nuclear | 9,080,057 | ||||
Linden Cogen PlantAres Management (20.00%) | Linden | Natural Gas | 5,620,205 | 1,818,588,667.84 | 323.58 | ||
Newark Energy CenterAres Management (100.00%) | Newark | Natural Gas | 4,273,117 | 1,567,801,227.3 | 366.9 | ||
Middlesex County | Natural Gas | 3,658,507 | 1,347,285,193.8 | 368.26 | |||
PSEG Linden Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Linden | Natural Gas | 3,539,319.01 | 1,435,125,999.36 | 405.48 | Yes | |
PSEG Sewaren Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Port Reading CDP | Natural Gas | 3,331,896 | 1,217,748,119.56 | 365.48 | Yes | |
Red Oak Power LLCThe Carlyle Group (100.00%) | Sayreville | Natural Gas | 2,417,920 | 925,625,757.28 | 382.82 | ||
Bergen Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Ridgefield | Natural Gas | 1,739,692 | 720,276,219.3 | 414.03 | ||
West Deptford Energy StationLS Power (18.00%) | Gloucester County | Natural Gas | 1,485,949 | 594,400,829.68 | 400.01 |
Residents in New Jersey use a grand total of over 72,700,000 megawatt hours for statewide electricity needs.
New Jersey is the 46th worst polluting state based on emissions per capita. The state emits 2,037.49 kilograms per person per year of CO2 gases.
New Jersey is the 13th ranked generator of nuclear power electricity in the nation.
New Jersey generates 1,026,294.18 megawatt hours from coal a year. That is 0.11 megawatt hours per person in the state and makes New Jersey the 42nd highest ranked state for electricity generation from coal per capita.
New Jersey is home to over 9,288,994 residents and produces 1,520,367.9 megawatt hours of electricity from solar sources, or 0.16 megawatt hour per capita. This ranks New Jersey 21st highest in the country for solar megawatt hours produced per person.
New Jersey produces 96.50% of their electricity from non-renewable fuel types. This equates to 6.38 megawatt hours per citizen and ranks New Jersey as the 37th highest state for non-renewable production per capita each year.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Atlantic County | 274,534 | 10 | 1 | 20.80 | $148.24/mo |
Bergen County | 955,732 | 14 | 1 | 17.55 | $134.98/mo |
Burlington County | 461,860 | 16 | 1 | 18.43 | $130.66/mo |
Camden County | 523,485 | 13 | 1 | 19.12 | $133.51/mo |
Cape May County | 95,263 | 10 | 20.84 | $148.51/mo | |
Cumberland County | 154,152 | 11 | 2 | 20.73 | $147.88/mo |
Essex County | 863,728 | 13 | 3 | 16.66 | $114.07/mo |
Gloucester County | 302,294 | 13 | 4 | 20.22 | $143.19/mo |
Hudson County | 724,854 | 11 | 1 | 16.78 | $113.20/mo |
Hunterdon County | 128,947 | 12 | 1 | 15.68 | $120.95/mo |
Mercer County | 387,340 | 13 | 2 | 16.57 | $114.57/mo |
Middlesex County | 863,162 | 15 | 5 | 16.42 | $115.93/mo |
Monmouth County | 643,615 | 13 | 1 | 15.69 | $120.70/mo |
Morris County | 509,285 | 15 | 15.69 | $120.80/mo | |
Ocean County | 637,229 | 16 | 3 | 17.09 | $128.55/mo |
Passaic County | 524,118 | 16 | 2 | 17.46 | $141.55/mo |
Salem County | 64,837 | 10 | 3 | 20.74 | $147.85/mo |
Somerset County | 345,361 | 13 | 1 | 16.29 | $116.65/mo |
Sussex County | 144,221 | 15 | 15.67 | $122.04/mo | |
Union County | 575,345 | 13 | 5 | 16.57 | $114.74/mo |
Warren County | 109,632 | 12 | 2 | 15.68 | $120.95/mo |
Around 18,926,193,273.01 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in New Jersey from electricity consumption each year. This total also can be equated to a ranking of 46th worst in the country for pollution per citizen from electricity consumption, with an average of 2,037.49 kilograms of emissions per person. Natural Gas is the primary fuel type in the state of New Jersey, with 47.77% of electricity production coming from the fuel source. Other fuel types used include Nuclear at 45.84% and Solar at 2.48%. New Jersey has 38 electricity plants, which is the 25th highest number of power plants in a state and the 48th highest amount of plants per person in a state.
Learn about going solar in New Jersey, find out which system size is best for you, compare local installers and see which incentives are available in your area.
The average electricity bill in the state of New Jersey in 2022 is $112 while the nationwide average is $124.
There are 16 electricity suppliers operating in New Jersey.
The largest electricity supplier in New Jersey by megawatt hours sold is PSEG.
Fuel types used for electricity production in New Jersey include Natural Gas (47.77%), Nuclear (45.84%) and solar (2.48%).
The average electric rate in New Jersey is 16.43 cents per kilowatt hour, so anything below this amount is better than most. The lowest priced provider is currently Butler Electric, at 12.28 cents per kilowatt hour.
Yes, the state has a deregulated electricity market. This means that consumers in the state can choose from multiple electricity providers to supply their electricity.
There are 38 electricity plants located in New Jersey.
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
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1 | PSEG | 2,131,745 |
2 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 963,450 |
3 | Atlantic City Electric | 496,913 |
4 | Orange & Rockland | 69,073 |
5 | Vineland Electric | 25,659 |
6 | Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative | 11,918 |
7 | Butler Electric | 11,762 |
8 | Madison, New Jersey Electric Utility | 7,241 |
9 | South River, New Jersey Electric Utility | 6,444 |
10 | Park Ridge, New Jersey Electric Utility | 3,830 |
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | Butler Electric | 12.28 | 11,762 |
2 | Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative | 12.43 | 11,918 |
3 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 13.42 | 963,450 |
4 | Park Ridge, New Jersey Electric Utility | 15.57 | 3,830 |
5 | Vineland Electric | 16.70 | 25,659 |
6 | Lavallette, New Jersey Electric Utility | 17.22 | 2,559 |
7 | PSEG | 17.22 | 2,131,745 |
8 | Madison, New Jersey Electric Utility | 17.75 | 7,241 |
9 | Orange & Rockland | 17.76 | 69,073 |
10 | Atlantic City Electric | 18.82 | 496,913 |