Hudson County, New Jersey Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity rate for Jersey City is about 18.12 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 8.87% above New Jersey's average rate of 16.64 cents, ranking the city at 300th best average for electricity rate out of 704 cities in the state. The city is ranked 48th in New Jersey in total electricity generated from power generating plants within its borders, with 1,320 megawatt hours generated. PSEG is the largest vendor in the city based on megawatt hours sold.

Emissions in Jersey City average 1,907.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use, making them the 669th worst polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. At 1,907.93 kilograms per person and 292,449 people in the city, the city emits 557,973,360.7 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year. This is the 2nd worst rank in the state for total emissions. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. When considering electricity generation, Jersey City's top fuel is Solar, accounting for 1,320 megawatt hours, or 100.00% of production in the city.

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The average residential electricity rate for Bayonne is about 18.12 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 8.87% above New Jersey's average rate of 16.64 cents, ranking the city at 500th best average for electricity rate out of 704 cities in the state. There are 1,066,389.18 megawatt hours generated by plants in the city from the burning of natural gas. This is the 6th most for a city in the state out of 704 cities. Power plants in the city are fueled by non-renewable fuel types for 99.70% of the megawatt hours generate.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Bayonne averages 4,170.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity use, which ranks them 4th worst in New Jersey out of 704 cities for emissions efficiency. At 4,170.73 kilograms per person and 71,686 residents in the city, the city emits 298,983,203.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 6th highest amount in the state for total pollution from electricity use. Natural Gas makes up 99.42% of the fuel types used for electricity production in Bayonne. Solar and Distillate Fuel Oil make up 0.30% and 0.29% of production, respectively. Bayonne has 3 electricity plants, which is the 7th highest for a city in the state.