Union County, New Jersey Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Union County, NJ is $165.44
- The average electricity rate in Union County, NJ is 24.69¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Union County, NJ
The average residential electric bill in Union County, NJ is $165.44 per month. Union County, NJ is the 3rd most expensive county in New Jersey for electricity.
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Union County, New Jersey Electricity Overview
When comparing annual CO2 emissions per capita, Union County had a 4.23% rise throughout the most recent 12 months.
The largest electricity supplier in Union County by megawatt hours sold is PSEG.
At $165.44, the average monthly residential electric bill in Union County is 23.97% above the New Jersey average.
Union County produces 150 megawatt hours from solar energy, making it 6th out of 21 counties in New Jersey for total megawatt hours generated by solar power.
Union County produces 135,469.59 megawatt hours of electricity from renewable fuel types. This ranks Union County 645th highest producing county in the nation out of 3221 counties for total sustainable electricity generation.
Natural gas makes up 92.91% of the electricity production in Union County, giving it a rank of 2nd out of 21 counties in New Jersey for natural gas generation.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
4,507,420 MWh
Consumption per Capita
7.91 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
6,010,848 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
135,470 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
5,875,378 MWh
Production per Capita
10.55 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
2,011,745,942 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,530.52 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Elizabeth
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Rates and Production Categories
Elizabeth Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024
20.65¢ per kWh
- 0.68% higher than last month
- 13.75% higher than November last year
- 5.09% higher than the New Jersey average
- 21.2% higher than the US average
- 400th in the state out of 704 cities
- The state rank has increased by 66 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 5 since November last year
- 27,623rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 170 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,611 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
20.2¢ per kWh
- 1.04% higher than last month
- 7.58% higher than November last year
- 4.98% higher than the New Jersey average
- 22.49% higher than the US average
- 438th in the state out of 704 cities
- The state rank has increased by 49 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 68 since November last year
- 27,159th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 20 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 875 since November last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024
$86 per month
- 3.03% higher than last month
- 10.07% higher than November last year
- 12.24% lower than the New Jersey average
- 27.27% lower than the US average
- 120th in the state out of 704 cities
- The state rank has increased by 59 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 81 since November last year
- 3,258th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 71 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,283 since November last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$115.01 per month
- 0.57% higher than last month
- 12.21% higher than November last year
- 9.76% lower than the New Jersey average
- 19.14% lower than the US average
- 184th in the state out of 704 cities
- The state rank has increased by 22 since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 126 since November last year
- 6,509th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 633 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,797 since November last year
Elizabeth, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Elizabeth home are paying a residential electricity rate of 20.20 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 0.91% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 20.02 cents, which ranks the city 438th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. PSEG is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in the city are faced with 0.85 power outages per year, with outages lasting around 101.55 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each.
Emissions in Elizabeth average 1,787.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 145th highest polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 239,986,240.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the city 7th highest for total pollution in New Jersey. The residents of Elizabeth must import electricity from outside city limits because there are no electricity facilities in the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Elizabeth
Elizabeth residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Elizabeth, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | 13.15 | 144.92 | 511.54 | 67,244.32 | |
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.60 | 101.81 | 1,638.86 | 321,216.69 | |
| Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 38.05 | 228.45 | 1,451.68 | 552,403.78 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 17.97 | 91.56 | 5,759.93 | 1,035,006.85 |
Zips with electric coverage in Elizabeth, New Jersey include: 07083, 07202, 07208, 07206, 07201
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Plainfield, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Plainfield home are paying a residential electricity rate of 20.20 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 0.91% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 20.02 cents, which ranks the city 504th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. PSEG is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in the city are faced with 0.85 power outages per year, with outages lasting around 101.55 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each.
Emissions in Plainfield average 1,787.29 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 145th highest polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 96,840,597.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the city 21st highest for total pollution in New Jersey. The residents of Plainfield must import electricity from outside city limits because there are no electricity facilities in the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Plainfield
Plainfield residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Plainfield, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | 13.15 | 144.92 | 511.54 | 67,244.32 | |
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.60 | 101.81 | 1,638.86 | 321,216.69 | |
| Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 38.05 | 228.45 | 1,451.68 | 552,403.78 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 17.97 | 91.56 | 5,759.93 | 1,035,006.85 |
Zips with electric coverage in Plainfield, New Jersey include: 07060, 07076, 07063, 07062, 08812
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Linden, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Linden home are paying a residential electricity rate of 20.20 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 0.91% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 20.02 cents, which ranks the city 438th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. PSEG has an estimated 17,561 residential customers, more than any other provider in the city. The city has had a 10.05% drop in non-renewable fuel source usage in their power facilities.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Linden averages 3,025.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 131,263,106.66 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, making the city 14th highest for total pollution in New Jersey. Natural Gas is the primary fuel in Linden, with 97.79% of electricity generation coming from the fuel type. Also used is Waste Heat at 1.27% and Distillate Fuel Oil at 0.66%. Linden has the most power plants of any city in the state, with 3 total plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Linden
Linden residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Linden, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Energy | ENERGY | 13.15 | 144.92 | 511.54 | 67,244.32 | |
| APG&E | ENERGY | 19.60 | 101.81 | 1,638.86 | 321,216.69 | |
| Aggressive Energy | ENERGY | |||||
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 38.05 | 228.45 | 1,451.68 | 552,403.78 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 17.97 | 91.56 | 5,759.93 | 1,035,006.85 |
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Union County, New Jersey Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Union 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linden Cogen PlantAres Management (20.00%) | Linden | NJ | Natural Gas | 5,549,371 | 1 | 1,768,235,363.84 | 2 | 318.64 | 11 | ||
PSEG Linden Generating StationArcLight Capital Partners LLC (100.00%) | Linden | NJ | Natural Gas | 4,498,267.68 | 2 | 1,818,766,568.55 | 1 | 404.33 | 6 | ||
Union County Resource RecoveryUnion County Utilities Auth (100.00%) | Rahway | NJ | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 300,712 | 2 | 503,392,346.7 | 2 | 1,674 | 4 | ||
Bayway RefineryPhillips 66 (100.00%) | Linden | NJ | Waste Heat | 71,927 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Merck Rahway Power PlantMerck & Co Inc (100.00%) | Rahway | NJ | Natural Gas | 30,067 | 16 | 6,948,039.66 | 16 | 231.09 | 15 |
Union County, New Jersey Production Fuel Makeup
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. Union County averages 3,530.52 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 2280th highest in the country out of 3221 counties for emissions efficiency. This adds up to total emissions of 2,011,745,941.66 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the county the 154th highest for total emissions in the US. Power generating facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which accounts for 5,584,589.84 megawatt hours (or 92.91%) of the fuel types used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (2.75%) and Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (2.25%), these three fuel sources make up 97.91% of the county electricity production. Union County has 5 electricity producing plants, which is 71st most in the country.
Providers In Each City in Union County:
- Elizabeth, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Fanwood, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Garwood, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Kenilworth, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Linden, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Mountainside, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- New Providence, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Plainfield, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Rahway, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Roselle, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Roselle Park, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Summit, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Westfield, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
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FAQ
How many power plants are located within Union County, New Jersey?
There are 5 active electricity plants located in Union County, New Jersey
How many electric companies offer service in Union County, New Jersey?
There are 60 electricity providers operating in Union County, New Jersey.
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Union County, New Jersey?
The largest electricity supplier in Union County, New Jersey by total revenue is PSEG.
Which electricity companies offer service in Union County, New Jersey?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSEG | 131,668 |
| 2 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 6,958 |
| 3 | Constellation Energy | 680 |
| 4 | Inspire Energy | 508 |
| 5 | Direct Energy | 404 |
| 6 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 285 |
| 7 | First Energy | 255 |
| 8 | Strategic Energy LLC | 236 |
| 9 | Clean Choice Energy | 148 |
| 10 | Ambit Energy | 133 |
