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Passaic County, New Jersey Electricity Overview
With 3,888 megawatt generated from solar power and 513,936 citizens in Passaic County, the county averages 0.01 megawatt hours produced from solar per capita, which gives it a ranking of 950th out of 3230 counties in the United States.
Passaic County saw a 1.29% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita within the most recent 12 months.
The use of renewable fuels for electricity production in Passaic County rose by 126.18% last year.
Consumers in Passaic County face an average of 0.73 outages lasting 73.58 minutes per year, compared to the national averages of 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes an outage.
On average, Passaic County residents are responsible for 1,830.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita each year, making them the 12th worst polluting county based on per capita emissions.
Passaic County's average residential electricity rate is 24.04 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 50.20% above the US average price of 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
3,932,157 MWh
Consumption per Capita
7.65 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
97,056 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
3,888 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
93,168 MWh
Production per Capita
0.19 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
940,624,788 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,830.24 kg
Recent Energy News in Paterson
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Paterson, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,514 positions to 4,049th, from last year's value of 1,535th
- In Paterson, the residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 1,206 positions to 4,049th, from last month's value of 2,843rd
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank dropped by 370 positions to 3,294th, from last year's value of 2,924th
- In Paterson, the residential electricity bill increased by 15.49% to $106.99, from last year's value of $92.64
- In Paterson, the residential electricity bill increased by 12.83% to $106.99, from last month's value of $94.82
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill national rank increased by 5 positions to 3,294th, from last month's value of 3,299th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 2.67% to $102.26, from last year's value of $99.59
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity bill increased by 1.18% to $102.26, from last month's value of $101.06
- In Paterson, the residential electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 219th, from last month's value of 218th
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Paterson, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 2,498 positions to 13,681st, from last month's value of 16,179th
- In Paterson, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,147 positions to 13,681st, from last year's value of 14,828th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 328 positions to 18,001st, from last month's value of 18,329th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 244 positions to 18,001st, from last year's value of 17,757th
- In Paterson, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 285 positions to 219th, from last year's value of 504th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 3.61% to 13.91 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 13.43 ¢ / kWh
- In Paterson, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 8.33% to 12.03 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.13 ¢ / kWh
- In Paterson, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 6.85% to 12.03 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 12.92 ¢ / kWh
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 504th, from last year's value of 503rd
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate decreased by 0.53% to 13.91 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 13.99 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Paterson, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,976 positions to 3,828th, from last month's value of 852nd
- In Paterson, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 2,303 positions to 3,828th, from last year's value of 1,525th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 430 positions to 900th, from last year's value of 1,330th
- In Paterson, the industrial electricity bill increased by 79.37% to $1,365.6, from last month's value of $761.33
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 21.17% to $1,145.38, from last year's value of $1,452.92
- In Paterson, the industrial electricity bill increased by 16.65% to $1,365.6, from last year's value of $1,170.65
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 1.44% to $1,145.38, from last month's value of $1,129.14
- In Paterson, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 219th, from last year's value of 218th
- In Paterson, the industrial electricity bill state rank dropped by 1 position to 219th, from last month's value of 218th
Electricity Production from Conventional Hydroelectric
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production national rank increased by 184 positions to 25th, from last year's value of 209th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production increased by 80.32% to 927.54 MWhs, from last year's value of 514.38 MWhs
- In Paterson, the conventional hydroelectric production decreased by 69.75% to 442 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,461 MWhs
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production national rank increased by 30 positions to 25th, from last month's value of 55th
- In Paterson, the conventional hydroelectric production decreased by 32.62% to 442 MWhs, from last month's value of 656 MWhs
- In Paterson, the conventional hydroelectric production national rank dropped by 12 positions to 31st, from last year's value of 19th
- In Paterson, the conventional hydroelectric production national rank dropped by 6 positions to 31st, from last month's value of 25th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average conventional hydroelectric production decreased by 1.2% to 927.54 MWhs, from last month's value of 938.77 MWhs
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 748 positions to 590th, from last year's value of 1,338th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 107 positions to 590th, from last month's value of 697th
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 80.32% to 927.54 MWhs, from last year's value of 514.38 MWhs
- In Paterson, the total production national rank dropped by 126 positions to 607th, from last year's value of 481st
- In Paterson, the total production decreased by 69.75% to 442 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,461 MWhs
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 26 positions to 14th, from last year's value of 40th
- In Paterson, the total production national rank dropped by 39 positions to 607th, from last month's value of 568th
- In Paterson, the total production decreased by 32.62% to 442 MWhs, from last month's value of 656 MWhs
- In Paterson, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 1.2% to 927.54 MWhs, from last month's value of 938.77 MWhs
Paterson Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
18.53¢ per kWh
- 1.76% higher than last month
- 5.29% higher than January last year
- 6.42% higher than the New Jersey average
- 18.7% higher than the US average
- 528th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 21,110th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 795 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 821 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
18.75¢ per kWh
- 0.42% higher than last month
- 8.14% higher than January last year
- 7.89% higher than the New Jersey average
- 10.47% higher than the US average
- 526th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 18 since January last year
- 21,597th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 910 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 711 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$106.99 per month
- 12.83% higher than last month
- 15.49% higher than January last year
- 14.45% lower than the New Jersey average
- 29.13% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 4,049th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,206 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,514 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$102.26 per month
- 1.18% higher than last month
- 2.67% higher than January last year
- 10.55% lower than the New Jersey average
- 22.92% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 3,294th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 5 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 370 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
12.03¢ per kWh
- 8.33% lower than last month
- 6.85% lower than January last year
- 14.68% lower than the New Jersey average
- 9.77% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 285 since January last year
- 13,681st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2,498 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,147 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
13.91¢ per kWh
- 0.53% lower than last month
- 3.61% higher than January last year
- 5.49% lower than the New Jersey average
- 1.74% lower than the US average
- 504th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
- 18,001st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 328 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 244 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$395.76 per month
- 3.96% lower than last month
- 6.03% lower than January last year
- 4.02% higher than the New Jersey average
- 75.71% lower than the US average
- 678th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 174 since January last year
- 5,616th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,312 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 860 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$432.96 per month
- 0.49% lower than last month
- 1.78% higher than January last year
- 6.6% higher than the New Jersey average
- 73.55% lower than the US average
- 678th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 173 since January last year
- 7,912th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 295 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
7.47¢ per kWh
- 14.96% lower than last month
- 12.82% lower than January last year
- 30.21% lower than the New Jersey average
- 24.01% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 9,946th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,381 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,147 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
8.29¢ per kWh
- 1.09% lower than last month
- 13.94% lower than January last year
- 23.44% lower than the New Jersey average
- 18.93% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 14,024th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 56 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2,545 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$1,365.6 per month
- 79.37% higher than last month
- 16.65% higher than January last year
- 28.83% lower than the New Jersey average
- 95.95% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since January last year
- 3,828th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 2,976 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,303 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$1,145.38 per month
- 1.44% higher than last month
- 21.17% lower than January last year
- 39.33% lower than the New Jersey average
- 96.65% lower than the US average
- 219th in the state out of 702 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 900th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 430 since January last year
Paterson Electricity Production and Emission Data
Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for January, 2024
442 MWh
- 32.62% lower than last month
- 69.75% lower than January last year
- 98.34% lower than the New Jersey average
- 98.42% lower than the US average
- 14th in the state out of 78 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 607th in the US out of 2,734 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 39 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 126 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from All
927.54 MWh
- 1.2% lower than last month
- 80.32% higher than January last year
- 96.53% lower than the New Jersey average
- 96.41% lower than the US average
- 14th in the state out of 78 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 26 since January last year
- 590th in the US out of 2,734 cities
- The national rank has increased by 107 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 748 since January last year
Average Electricity Production from Conventional Hydroelectric Fuel Types for January, 2024
442 MWh
- 32.62% lower than last month
- 69.75% lower than January last year
- 100% higher than the New Jersey average
- 31.85% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 31st in the US out of 339 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 6 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 12 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Conventional Hydroelectric
927.54 MWh
- 1.2% lower than last month
- 80.32% higher than January last year
- 100% higher than the New Jersey average
- 18.98% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 25th in the US out of 339 cities
- The national rank has increased by 30 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 184 since January last year
Paterson, NJ Electricity Overview
Paterson averages a residential electricity price of 22.68 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within their city limits, which is 27.33% more than New Jersey's average rate of 17.81 cents and 41.70% above the US average of 16.01 cents. The average residential power bill for a citizen in the city is $143.4 per month. PSEG sells an estimated 139,234.55 megawatt hours in the city a year, which is more than any other vendor.
Approximately 281,285,404.04 kilograms of CO2 emissions are released in Paterson due to electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per person in the city, which is 1,795.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Paterson is the 485th highest polluting city in the state. The city has one power producing plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Paterson
Paterson residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Paterson, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.31 | 106.16 | 2,124 | 410,200 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 30.51 | 201.01 | 3,463 | 1,056,500 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.73 | 100.76 | 12,214 | 1,799,200 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.85 | 110.04 | 97,788 | 12,562,000 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 19.63 | 165.06 | 19,719 | 3,870,300 |
Zips with electric coverage in Paterson, New Jersey include: 07501, 07508, 07522, 07503, 07514, 07502, 07524, 07504, 07513, 07505
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Clifton, NJ Electricity Overview
Clifton averages a residential electricity price of 22.68 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within their city limits, which is 27.33% more than New Jersey's average rate of 17.81 cents and 41.70% above the US average of 16.01 cents. With annual production of 49,930 megawatt hours, the city is the 17th highest producer of electricity in New Jersey. Clifton produces 7.36% of the electricity used in the city and must import power from plants outside of their city limits or rural area power plants.
Emitting 158,381,486.62 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Clifton ranks 11th worst out of 704 cities in the state for total pollution from electricity use. Averaging 1,785.14 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, the city ranks 662nd highest in the state for pollution per capita. Roughly 99.62% of Clifton's electricity is generated using Natural Gas. Clifton is home to one power generation plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Clifton
Clifton residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Clifton, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.31 | 106.16 | 2,124 | 410,200 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 30.51 | 201.01 | 3,463 | 1,056,500 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.73 | 100.76 | 12,214 | 1,799,200 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.85 | 110.04 | 97,788 | 12,562,000 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 19.63 | 165.06 | 19,719 | 3,870,300 |
Zips with electric coverage in Clifton, New Jersey include: 07055, 07011, 07110, 07013, 07012, 07043, 07014
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Passaic, NJ Electricity Overview
Passaic averages a residential electricity price of 22.68 cents per kilowatt hour spent by consumers living within their city limits, which is 27.33% more than New Jersey's average rate of 17.81 cents and 41.70% above the US average of 16.01 cents. The average residential power bill for a citizen in the city is $143.4 per month. PSEG sells an estimated 51,778.52 megawatt hours in the city a year, which is more than any other vendor.
Emitting 124,124,441.63 kilograms of CO2 emissions, Passaic ranks 16th worst out of 704 cities in the state for total pollution from electricity use. This total equates to 1,795.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, which ranks the city 646th highest in the state for emissions per capita. The city has no electricity production sources, meaning the companies that service the city must import the 528,849.18 megawatt hours the residents consume annually.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Passaic
Passaic residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in August.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Passaic, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.31 | 106.16 | 2,124 | 410,200 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 30.51 | 201.01 | 3,463 | 1,056,500 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 14.73 | 100.76 | 12,214 | 1,799,200 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.85 | 110.04 | 97,788 | 12,562,000 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 19.63 | 165.06 | 19,719 | 3,870,300 |
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Electricity Production in Passaic County, New Jersey
Power Plants in Passaic County, New Jersey
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hoffmann LaRochePB Nutclif Master, LLC (100.00%) | Clifton | NJ | Natural Gas | 49,930 | 10,777,339.37 | 215.85 | ||
Montclair State University CogenCartier Energy, LLC (100.00%) | Passaic County | NJ | Natural Gas | 43,238 | 29,723,551.96 | 687.44 | ||
Great Falls Hydro Project | Paterson | NJ | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10,597 | ||||
William Paterson UniversityNautilus Solar (100.00%) | North Haledon | NJ | Solar | 2,071 | ||||
Harmon DC Totowa NJBed Bath & Beyond (100.00%) | Totowa | NJ | Solar | 1,817 |
Passaic County, New Jersey Details
Passaic County has the 362nd highest amount of total CO2 pollution from electricity consumption of all of the counties in the country, releasing 940,624,788.3 kilograms each year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per resident in the county, which amounts to 1,830.24 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Passaic County is the 2604th highest polluting county in the country. Natural Gas makes up 95.56% of the fuel sources used for electricity production in Passaic County. Solar and Distillate Fuel Oil make up 4.01% and 0.43% of production, respectively. Passaic County is home to 5 power plants, which is the 20th highest number of power plants within a county in New Jersey.
Providers In Each City in Passaic County:
- Bloomingdale, New Jersey:
- Butler Electric: 100.00%
- Clifton, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Haledon, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Hawthorne, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- North Haledon, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Passaic, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Paterson, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Pompton Lakes, New Jersey:
- Orange & Rockland: 4.43%
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 95.57%
- Prospect Park, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Ringwood, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 19.30%
- Orange & Rockland: 80.70%
- Totowa, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Wanaque, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Woodland Park, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity companies offer service in Passaic County, New Jersey?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSEG | 93,394 |
| 2 | Orange & Rockland | 33,457 |
| 3 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 10,933 |
| 4 | Butler Electric | 7,202 |
| 5 | Constellation Energy | 1,167 |
| 6 | Inspire Energy | 832 |
| 7 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 453 |
| 8 | Direct Energy | 426 |
| 9 | Strategic Energy LLC | 364 |
| 10 | Ambit Energy | 294 |
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Passaic County, New Jersey?
The largest electricity supplier in Passaic County, New Jersey by megawatt hours sold is PSEG.
How many power plants are in Passaic County, New Jersey?
Passaic County, New Jersey has 5 electricity plants generating electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
How many electric companies offer service in Passaic County, New Jersey?
Passaic County, New Jersey has 58 electricity providers operating in the area.
