Hudson County, New Jersey Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity rate for Jersey City is about 20.20 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 0.91% above New Jersey's average rate of 20.02 cents, ranking the city at 438th best average for electricity rate out of 704 cities in the state. Residents in the city pay an average monthly residential electric bill of $115.01. This is 13.82% lower than the New Jersey average of $133.45. Selling an estimated 283,022.57 megawatt hours, PSEG is the largest provider in the city.

Emissions in Jersey City average 1,787.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use, making them the 145th worst polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. At 1,787.29 kilograms per person and 286,661 people in the city, the city emits 512,345,618.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year. This is the 2nd worst rank in the state for total emissions. All of the 2,267,580.69 megawatt hours of electricity consumed in Jersey City must be sourced from neighboring cities or counties as there are no power facilities in the city.

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The average residential electricity rate for Bayonne is about 20.20 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably, this is 0.91% above New Jersey's average rate of 20.02 cents, ranking the city at 438th best average for electricity rate out of 704 cities in the state. The city is ranked 6th in New Jersey in total electricity generated from power generating plants within its borders, with 721,384 megawatt hours generated. Customers in the city experience 0.85 electrical outages per year, with outages lasting an average of 101.55 minutes. The national averages for these data points are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each.

Emissions in Bayonne average 4,162.61 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use, making them the 4th worst polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. At 4,162.61 kilograms per person and 69,527 people in the city, the city emits 289,413,744.86 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year. This is the 5th worst rank in the state for total emissions. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. When considering electricity generation, Bayonne's top fuel is Natural Gas, accounting for 721,371.45 megawatt hours, or 100.00% of production in the city.