Ocean County, New Jersey Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Ocean County, NJ is $175.59
- The average electricity rate in Ocean County, NJ is 25.29¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Ocean County, NJ
The average residential electric bill in Ocean County, NJ is $175.59 per month. Ocean County, NJ is the 12th most expensive county in New Jersey for electricity.
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Ocean County, New Jersey Electricity Overview
Releasing 1,259,439,885.62 kilograms of CO2 gases, Ocean County has the 272nd highest pollution level due to electricity use out of 3221 counties in the US.
While many counties work to decrease non-renewable fuel types, Ocean County's non-renewable fuel usage for electricity purposes has increased by 19.96% throughout the past 12 months.
Residents of Ocean County use enough electricity to emit 1,920.65 kilograms of CO2 gases per year per capita, compared to the statewide average of 1,984.57.
The average residential price per kilowatt hour in Ocean County is 25.29 cents. This is approximately 52.10% more than the nationwide average price of 16.62 cents per kilowatt hour.
Residents of the county experience an average of 0.92 electrical outages each year, with outages lasting on average 113.92 minutes.
In the past 12 months, Ocean County saw a 0.23% increase in CO2 emissions per capita.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
5,208,000 MWh
Consumption per Capita
7.94 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
375,831 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
144,421 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
231,410 MWh
Production per Capita
0.57 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,259,439,886 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,920.65 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Toms River CDP
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Toms River CDP Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
16.65¢ per kWh
- 0.15% lower than last month
- 17.82% higher than November last year
- 15.26% lower than the New Jersey average
- 2.27% lower than the US average
- 236th in the state out of 704 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 91 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 56 since November last year
- 17,952nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 259 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,732 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
15.74¢ per kWh
- 1.35% higher than last month
- 9.21% higher than November last year
- 18.2% lower than the New Jersey average
- 4.55% lower than the US average
- 55th in the state out of 704 cities
- The state rank has increased by 49 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 196 since November last year
- 16,517th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 381 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,315 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$98.27 per month
- 9.13% higher than last month
- 9.35% higher than November last year
- 0.28% higher than the New Jersey average
- 16.89% lower than the US average
- 503rd in the state out of 704 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 19 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 101 since November last year
- 7,900th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,282 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,876 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$124.52 per month
- 0.57% higher than last month
- 14.24% higher than November last year
- 2.31% lower than the New Jersey average
- 12.46% lower than the US average
- 493rd in the state out of 704 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 75 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 2 since November last year
- 10,149th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 45 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4,198 since November last year
Toms River CDP, NJ Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for citizens of Toms River CDP is around 15.74 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 20.44% below the state's average rate of 19.79 cents and 5.31% lower than the nationwide average of 16.62 cents. Toms River CDP produces 4.77% of the electricity needed in the city and must purchase power from plants outside of their city limits or rural area electricity generation facilities. Jersey Central Power & Light is the largest electricity provider in the city based on residential customer count.
Toms River CDP is the 9th worst ranked city in the state out of 704 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 162,750,144.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. This total results in 1,712.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident, which ranks the city 679th highest in New Jersey for pollution per capita. Around 100.00% of Toms River CDP's electricity is produced using Solar. Toms River CDP has the 12th highest electricity generation plants of any city in the state, with 3 total power plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Toms River CDP
Toms River CDP residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Toms River CDP, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | 13.20 | 144.84 | 499.16 | 65,901.76 | |
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.69 | 101.81 | 1,599.19 | 314,803.43 | |
| Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 38.22 | 228.43 | 1,416.54 | 541,374.75 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 18.05 | 91.56 | 5,620.51 | 1,014,342.39 |
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Lakewood CDP, NJ Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for citizens of Lakewood CDP is around 15.74 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 20.44% below the state's average rate of 19.79 cents and 5.31% lower than the nationwide average of 16.62 cents. Consumers in Lakewood CDP experience 0.95 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 120.01 minutes. With an estimated 2,406 residential customers, Jersey Central Power & Light is the largest provider in the city.
Lakewood CDP is the 13th worst ranked city in the state out of 704 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 133,967,027.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. The city also ranks 31st worst in the state in emissions per person in the city, averaging 1,798.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Lakewood CDP
Lakewood CDP residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Lakewood CDP, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | 13.20 | 144.84 | 499.16 | 65,901.76 | |
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.69 | 101.81 | 1,599.19 | 314,803.43 | |
| Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 38.22 | 228.43 | 1,416.54 | 541,374.75 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 18.05 | 91.56 | 5,620.51 | 1,014,342.39 |
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Point Pleasant, NJ Electricity Overview
The average residential electricity price for citizens of Point Pleasant is around 15.74 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 20.44% below the state's average rate of 19.79 cents and 5.31% lower than the nationwide average of 16.62 cents. Consumers in Point Pleasant experience 0.95 power outages per year with outages lasting an average of 120.01 minutes. With an estimated 1,320 residential customers, Jersey Central Power & Light is the largest provider in the city.
Point Pleasant is the 61st worst ranked city in the state out of 704 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 33,883,397.04 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. The city also ranks 31st worst in the state in emissions per person in the city, averaging 1,798.58 kilograms of CO2 emissions emissions per capita. The city has zero power plants currently operating within the city limits.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant residential electric rates are highest in July and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Point Pleasant, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | 13.20 | 144.84 | 499.16 | 65,901.76 | |
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.69 | 101.81 | 1,599.19 | 314,803.43 | |
| Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 38.22 | 228.43 | 1,416.54 | 541,374.75 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 18.05 | 91.56 | 5,620.51 | 1,014,342.39 |
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Ocean County, New Jersey Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Ocean County, New Jersey
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NAEA Lakewood LLC | Ocean County | NJ | Natural Gas | 245,483 | 12 | 108,230,363.06 | 13 | 440.89 | 28 | ||
NAEA Ocean Peaking Power LLCThe Carlyle Group (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Natural Gas | 232,632 | 14 | 132,220,054.82 | 11 | 568.37 | 16 | ||
Ocean County LandfillEPP Renewable Energy (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Landfill Gas | 50,634 | 2 | 29,510,568.36 | 2 | 582.82 | 4 | ||
EDF Ph1 Toms RiverToms River Merchant Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Toms River CDP | NJ | Solar | 34,784 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
KDC Solar PR1, LLCCleanCapital Holdings (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Solar | 27,008 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Lakehurst SolarConsolidated Edison Development (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Solar | 15,915 | 9 | 2 | 2 | ||||
French's Landfill PVEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Solar | 5,005 | 86 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Spano Solar - Ocean County Landfill - CSDistributed Solar Development, LLC (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Solar | 4,469 | 94 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Bayville Central FacilityOcean County Utilities Auth (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Other Biomass Gas | 2,704 | 1 | 710,424.43 | 1 | 262.73 | 1 | ||
Forked RiverForked River Power, LLC (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Natural Gas | 1,976 | 47 | 2,718,476.04 | 46 | 1,375.75 | 1 | ||
Jackson Board of Education-Liberty HSDom Solar Lessor I, LP (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Solar | 1,691 | 206 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Toms River CSG | Toms River CDP | NJ | Solar | 1,408 | 235 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Tom's River (Lowes)Madison Energy Investments LLC (100.00%) | Toms River CDP | NJ | Solar | 1,216 | 249 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Lakewood Cheddar SchoolBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Solar | 751 | 262 | 2 | 2 | ||||
NES Rutgers SolarNES Rutgers (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Solar | 583 | 268 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Plumsted 537 LLCPlumsted 537 LLC (100.00%) | Ocean County | NJ | Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source | -3,537 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Ocean County, New Jersey Production Fuel Makeup
When it comes to electricity generation, Ocean County's top fuel type is Natural Gas, accounting for 62.48%, or 234,828.69 megawatt hours of production in the county. Also used is Solar at 24.37% and Landfill Gas at 13.47% of production. On average, the county's citizens emit 1,920.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions from the consumption of electricity, which makes it the 9th worst polluting county out of 21 counties in the state and 2519th out of 3221 counties nationally. At 1,920.65 kilograms per person and 9,261,699 citizens in the county, the county emits 1,259,439,885.62 kilograms of CO2 emissions. There are 16 electricity generation plants in Ocean County, which is the 119th highest number of plants in a county in the United States.
Providers In Each City in Ocean County:
- Barnegat Light, New Jersey:
- Atlantic City Electric: 100.00%
- Bay Head, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Beach Haven, New Jersey:
- Atlantic City Electric: 100.00%
- Beachwood, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Harvey Cedars, New Jersey:
- Atlantic City Electric: 100.00%
- Island Heights, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Lakehurst, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Lavallette, New Jersey:
- Lavallette, New Jersey Electric Utility: 69.41%
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 30.59%
- Mantoloking, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Ocean Gate, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Pine Beach, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Point Pleasant, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Seaside Heights, New Jersey:
- Seaside Heights, New Jersey Electric Utility: 100.00%
- Seaside Park, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Ship Bottom, New Jersey:
- Atlantic City Electric: 100.00%
- South Toms River, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Surf City, New Jersey:
- Atlantic City Electric: 100.00%
- Tuckerton, New Jersey:
- Atlantic City Electric: 100.00%
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FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Ocean County, New Jersey?
By total revenue, Jersey Central Power & Light is the largest electricity supplier in Ocean County, New Jersey.
What electricity companies offer service in Ocean County, New Jersey?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 156,054 |
| 2 | Atlantic City Electric | 32,618 |
| 3 | Constellation Energy | 4,118 |
| 4 | Inspire Energy | 3,025 |
| 5 | Lavallette, New Jersey Electric Utility | 2,534 |
| 6 | Direct Energy | 2,417 |
| 7 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 1,699 |
| 8 | First Energy | 1,520 |
| 9 | Strategic Energy LLC | 1,434 |
| 10 | Clean Choice Energy | 881 |
How many electric companies offer service in Ocean County, New Jersey?
Ocean County, New Jersey is home to 61 electricity companies offering service in the area.
How many power plants are located in Ocean County, New Jersey?
Ocean County, New Jersey is home to 16 power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
