Atlantic County, New Jersey Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The residential electricity price is 24.20 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Atlantic City, resulting in the city ranking 559th out of 704 cities in New Jersey. Power facilities in the city generate, on average, 2.59 megawatt hours per person from non-renewable fuel types, which ranks it 14th in New Jersey out of 704 cities. The city generates 99,789.77 megawatt hours using natural gas as the fuel source, ranking them the 10th ranked city in the state for total electricity production from natural gas out of 704 cities.

Atlantic City citizens average 3,008.7 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption. This comes to a total emissions amount of 115,777,975.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions. About 80.52% of Atlantic City's electricity is produced using Natural Gas. Wind and Solar are also important fuel sources in the city, with 21,278 (17.17%) and 2,986 (2.41%) megawatt hours produced from each, respectively. Atlantic City is home to 5 power plants, which is the 5th highest number of plants within a city in New Jersey.

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The residential electricity price is 24.20 cents per kilowatt hour for residents of Pleasantville, resulting in the city ranking 573rd out of 704 cities in New Jersey. Atlantic City Electric sells an estimated 11,732.24 megawatt hours in the city per year, which is more than any other electricity supplier. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a consumer in the city is $170.7 per month, while the nationwide average is $137.45.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis shows us the emissions efficiency of a city. Pleasantville averages 1,840.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident due to electricity consumption. A total of 37,746,772.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year. This is enough to rank 56th worst in New Jersey for total pollution. The electricity used in Pleasantville has to be sourced from surrounding cities and rural areas, as there are no power production plants within its borders.