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- Rate 15.13¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 18 mo.
- Effective Date Aug 2023
- Green Energy 0%
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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 17.81 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the national average rate of 16.01 cents. The state operates a deregulated electricity market, where consumers are able to choose between multiple electricity vendors out of the over 60 providers that operate in the state. The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer in New Jersey is $115.12 per month, while the national average is $138.02. Solar power usage for electricity generation in the state has increased by 6.01% in the past year. PSEG is the largest electricity provider in the state based on total residential customers. The state is the 11th largest state in the nation, with a population of 9,261,699.
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Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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PSEG | BUNDLED | 18.90 | 102.3 | 12,651,241.66 | 2,390,900,584 | 25,252,227.89 |
Jersey Central Power & Light | BUNDLED | 14.03 | 106.47 | 8,642,521.23 | 1,212,207,582 | |
Atlantic City Electric | BUNDLED | 20.84 | 138.02 | 3,719,032.32 | 775,056,750 | |
Orange & Rockland | BUNDLED | 18.80 | 167.5 | 674,358.34 | 126,750,011 | |
Inspire Energy | ENERGY | 16.13 | 115.75 | 277,577 | 44,771,300 | |
Vineland Electric | BUNDLED | 16.64 | 126.85 | 207,666 | 34,548,800 | 126,688 |
Direct Energy | ENERGY | 13.85 | 87.88 | 174,543 | 24,170,000 | |
Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative | BUNDLED | 12.33 | 121.6 | 141,128.92 | 17,406,633.57 | |
Constellation Energy | ENERGY | 10.67 | 170.24 | 129,631 | 13,828,400 | 40,129 |
Butler Electric | BUNDLED | 10.53 | 85.72 | 100,494.5 | 10,580,250.68 |
Provider | Service Type | Commercial Rate (¢) | Commercial Average Bill ($) | Commercial Sales (MWh) | Commercial Revenues ($) | State Production (MWh) |
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PSEG | BUNDLED | 13.96 | 433.11 | 10,123,559.37 | 1,412,822,513 | 25,252,227.89 |
Constellation Energy | ENERGY | 8.98 | 1,746.57 | 8,928,136 | 802,134,500 | 40,129 |
Strategic Energy LLC | ENERGY | 8.91 | 2,319.41 | 4,284,781 | 381,950,500 | |
Jersey Central Power & Light | BUNDLED | 13.60 | 359.77 | 2,959,345.72 | 402,536,558 | |
Atlantic City Electric | BUNDLED | 17.32 | 423.91 | 1,546,837.1 | 267,915,990 | |
Hudson Energy | ENERGY | 10.19 | 952.73 | 535,789 | 54,579,800 | |
Champion Energy Services | ENERGY | 8.96 | 2,754.35 | 508,547 | 45,546,000 | |
Marathon Energy | ENERGY | 9.78 | 1,761.48 | 403,708 | 39,464,300 | |
Orange & Rockland | BUNDLED | 16.51 | 560.27 | 333,266.43 | 55,035,695 | |
Plymouth Rock Energy | ENERGY | 10.16 | 1,393.29 | 295,578 | 30,045,000 |
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 | 18,384,510 | |||||
PSEG Hope Creek Generating StationPSEG (100.00%) | Salem County | Nuclear | 9,842,832 | ||||
Linden Cogen PlantAres Management (20.00%) | Linden | Natural Gas | 5,738,169 | 1,839,010,638.09 | 320.49 | ||
Linden | Natural Gas | 4,749,276 | 1,884,604,756.25 | 396.82 | |||
Middlesex County | Natural Gas | 3,974,076 | 1,457,959,015.24 | 366.87 | |||
Newark Energy CenterAres Management (100.00%) | Newark | Natural Gas | 3,878,166 | 1,438,850,358.26 | 371.01 | ||
Red Oak Power LLCThe Carlyle Group (100.00%) | Sayreville | Natural Gas | 3,255,403 | 1,248,513,420.14 | 383.52 | ||
PSEG Sewaren Generating StationSewaren Generating Station (100.00%) | Port Reading CDP | Natural Gas | 3,187,783 | 1,170,846,863.46 | 367.29 | ||
Bergen Generating StationBergen Generating Station (100.00%) | Ridgefield | Natural Gas | 2,698,017 | 1,148,332,939.54 | 425.62 | ||
West Deptford Energy StationLS Power (18.00%) | Gloucester County | Natural Gas | 2,181,815 | 865,672,944.92 | 396.77 |
Customers in New Jersey use 7.65 megawatt hours per year each, which is 44th in the US in electricity use per capita.
During the course of the previous year New Jersey has seen a 27.90% increase in hydroelectric power generation.
New Jersey had a 3.45% rise over the last year in the usage of renewable fuel sources for electricity production.
New Jersey is the 37th highest state for non-renewable production per capita, with an average of 6.76 megawatt hours per resident produced from non-renewable fuel types per year.
Nuclear power accounts for 28,227,342 megawatt hours a year in New Jersey, which is 3.05 megawatt hours per capita.
New Jersey is the 20th highest consumer of electricity as statewide consumption totals over 70,800,000 megawatt hours.
County | Population | Providers | Plants | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Avg. Electric Bill |
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Atlantic County | 275,638 | 67 | 14 | 27.39 | $183.64/mo |
Bergen County | 952,997 | 73 | 6 | 23.78 | $173.30/mo |
Burlington County | 466,103 | 74 | 34 | 24.90 | $164.54/mo |
Camden County | 524,907 | 70 | 18 | 25.47 | $167.14/mo |
Cape May County | 95,634 | 67 | 3 | 27.39 | $183.64/mo |
Cumberland County | 151,356 | 68 | 21 | 27.33 | $183.30/mo |
Essex County | 849,477 | 72 | 12 | 22.71 | $145.07/mo |
Gloucester County | 306,601 | 70 | 16 | 26.77 | $178.28/mo |
Hudson County | 703,366 | 69 | 20 | 22.68 | $143.40/mo |
Hunterdon County | 129,777 | 69 | 14 | 22.92 | $157.61/mo |
Mercer County | 380,688 | 72 | 23 | 22.72 | $146.09/mo |
Middlesex County | 861,418 | 74 | 54 | 22.76 | $148.27/mo |
Monmouth County | 644,098 | 72 | 19 | 22.92 | $157.29/mo |
Morris County | 511,151 | 74 | 10 | 22.91 | $157.34/mo |
Ocean County | 655,735 | 73 | 14 | 24.05 | $164.17/mo |
Passaic County | 513,936 | 75 | 5 | 24.04 | $183.18/mo |
Salem County | 65,117 | 67 | 6 | 27.39 | $183.64/mo |
Somerset County | 346,875 | 72 | 19 | 22.79 | $149.73/mo |
Sussex County | 146,084 | 72 | 7 | 22.85 | $158.28/mo |
Union County | 569,815 | 72 | 18 | 22.73 | $146.17/mo |
Warren County | 110,926 | 69 | 14 | 22.92 | $157.61/mo |
Around 17,392,342,586.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in New Jersey from electricity consumption each year. This total also can be equated to a ranking of 48th worst in the country for pollution per citizen from electricity consumption, with an average of 1,877.88 kilograms of emissions per person. Natural Gas is the primary fuel type in the state of New Jersey, with 51.90% of electricity production coming from the fuel source. Other fuel types used include Nuclear at 43.57% and Solar at 2.50%. New Jersey has 356 electricity plants, which is the 7th highest number of power plants in a state and the 24th 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 2024 is $115 while the nationwide average is $138.
There are 60 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 (51.90%), Nuclear (43.57%) and solar (2.50%).
The average electric rate in New Jersey is 17.81 cents per kilowatt hour, so anything below this amount is better than most. The lowest priced provider is currently Butler Electric, at 10.53 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 356 electricity plants located in New Jersey.
State Customers Rank | Provider | State Customers |
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1 | PSEG | 2,226,182 |
2 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 1,043,237 |
3 | Atlantic City Electric | 520,973 |
4 | Orange & Rockland | 71,257 |
5 | Vineland Electric | 25,948 |
6 | Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative | 12,019 |
7 | Butler Electric | 11,795 |
8 | Madison, New Jersey Electric Utility | 6,799 |
9 | South River, New Jersey Electric Utility | 6,469 |
10 | Park Ridge, New Jersey Electric Utility | 3,870 |
Residential Rate Rank | Provider | Residential Rate (¢) | State Customers |
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1 | Butler Electric | 10.53 | 11,795 |
2 | Sussex Rural Electric Cooperative | 12.33 | 12,019 |
3 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 14.03 | 1,043,237 |
4 | Park Ridge, New Jersey Electric Utility | 15.88 | 3,870 |
5 | Vineland Electric | 16.64 | 25,948 |
6 | Lavallette, New Jersey Electric Utility | 16.98 | 2,566 |
7 | Madison, New Jersey Electric Utility | 18.07 | 6,799 |
8 | Orange & Rockland | 18.80 | 71,257 |
9 | PSEG | 18.90 | 2,226,182 |
10 | South River, New Jersey Electric Utility | 19.48 | 6,469 |