Electric Rates & Providers in Union County, NJ

Union County, New Jersey Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Union County, New Jersey Electricity Overview

When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Union County had a 0.98% drop throughout the most recent 12 months.

The largest electricity supplier in Union County by megawatt hours sold is PSEG.

At $156.86, the average monthly residential electric bill in Union County is 28.27% above the New Jersey average.

Union County produces 9,267 megawatt hours from solar energy, making it 18th out of 21 counties in New Jersey for total megawatt hours generated by solar power.

Union County produces 142,890.86 megawatt hours of electricity from renewable fuel types. This ranks Union County 804th highest producing county in the nation out of 3230 counties for total sustainable electricity generation.

Natural gas makes up 94.69% 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

    4,472,345 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    7.85 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    7,005,472 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    142,891 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    6,862,581 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    12.29 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,939,625,890 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,403.96 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Elizabeth

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Elizabeth Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for May, 2024

20.21¢ per kWh

  • 0.35% higher than last month
  • 6.81% higher than May last year
  • 8.75% higher than the New Jersey average
  • 22.57% higher than the US average
  • 524th in the state out of 703 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 17 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since May last year
  • 27,235th in the US out of 31,764 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 220 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,594 since May last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

19.16¢ per kWh

  • 0.56% higher than last month
  • 8.16% higher than May last year
  • 5.91% higher than the New Jersey average
  • 18.66% higher than the US average
  • 506th in the state out of 703 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since May last year
  • 26,959th in the US out of 31,764 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 161 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,002 since May last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for May, 2024

$94.45 per month

  • 17.5% higher than last month
  • 19.86% higher than May last year
  • 11.7% lower than the New Jersey average
  • 23.96% lower than the US average
  • 217th in the state out of 703 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since May last year
  • 6,333rd in the US out of 31,764 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,492 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,911 since May last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$105 per month

  • 1.26% higher than last month
  • 5.09% higher than May last year
  • 10.62% lower than the New Jersey average
  • 23.2% lower than the US average
  • 218th in the state out of 703 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since May last year
  • 5,058th in the US out of 31,764 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 522 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,278 since May last year

Elizabeth, NJ Electricity Overview

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On average, residents who call Elizabeth home are paying a residential electricity rate of 19.16 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 4.81% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 18.28 cents, which ranks the city 506th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. The average monthly residential electric bill for a customer in the city is $105 per month. PSEG is the largest provider in the city based on residential customer count.

Emissions in Elizabeth average 1,843.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 665th highest polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 247,535,157.97 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the city 7th highest for total pollution in New Jersey. The city has 2 electricity plants, which is the 10th highest out of any city in the state. In Elizabeth, Solar makes up 100.00% of the fuel sources used in electricity production.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Elizabeth

Elizabeth residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.208/kWh$0.141/kWh$188.09/mo.$58.91/mo.
506th19.16¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Elizabeth
218th$105Average residential monthly electricity bill for Elizabeth Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Elizabeth, New Jersey

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY21.13113.882,081.02439,792.9
All American Power and GasENERGY33.38215.553,392.921,132,718.68
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY16.12108.0511,966.841,928,999
Ambit EnergyENERGY14.0611895,809.1813,468,255.59
American Power & GasENERGY21.4817719,319.974,149,513.58
54 providers total

Zips with electric coverage in Elizabeth, New Jersey include: 07083, 07202, 07208, 07206, 07201

Plainfield, NJ Electricity Overview

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On average, residents who call Plainfield home are paying a residential electricity rate of 19.16 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 4.81% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 18.28 cents, which ranks the city 506th 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 0.68 power outages per year, with outages lasting around 68.43 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.45 outages at 171.11 minutes each.

Emissions in Plainfield average 1,847.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 18th highest polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 100,106,011.06 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the city 22nd 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 June and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.208/kWh$0.141/kWh$188.09/mo.$58.91/mo.
506th19.16¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Plainfield
218th$105Average residential monthly electricity bill for Plainfield Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Plainfield, New Jersey

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY21.13113.882,081.02439,792.9
All American Power and GasENERGY33.38215.553,392.921,132,718.68
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY16.12108.0511,966.841,928,999
Ambit EnergyENERGY14.0611895,809.1813,468,255.59
American Power & GasENERGY21.4817719,319.974,149,513.58
54 providers total

Zips with electric coverage in Plainfield, New Jersey include: 07060, 07076, 07063, 07062, 08812

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Linden, NJ Electricity Overview

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On average, residents who call Linden home are paying a residential electricity rate of 19.16 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 4.81% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 18.28 cents, which ranks the city 506th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. Power facilities in the city have, regrettably, allowed a 8.48% rise in the amount of fossil and other non-renewable fuel sources used each year. With annual production of 6,505,566.2 megawatt hours, the city is the largest generator of electricity in New Jersey.

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Linden averages 2,975.16 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 129,083,260.59 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 98.93% of electricity generation coming from the fuel type. Also used is Waste Heat at 0.87% and Other Gas at 0.11%. Linden has the 5th most power plants of any city in the state, with 4 total plants.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Linden

Linden residential electric rates are highest in June and the highest average bill is in July.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.208/kWh$0.141/kWh$188.09/mo.$58.91/mo.
506th19.16¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Linden
218th$105Average residential monthly electricity bill for Linden Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Linden, New Jersey

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
APG&EENERGY21.13113.882,081.02439,792.9
All American Power and GasENERGY33.38215.553,392.921,132,718.68
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY16.12108.0511,966.841,928,999
Ambit EnergyENERGY14.0611895,809.1813,468,255.59
American Power & GasENERGY21.4817719,319.974,149,513.58
54 providers total

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Electricity Production in Union County, New Jersey

MonthlyWe report production data as it is published. Due to reporting methods and timing, data from 2023 and 2022 may be incomplete. Data is released in full each fall for the previous calendar year. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.
AnnualAnnual data for 2022 will be finalized in the fall of 2023. Until that time, some data may be incomplete. Data for 2023 is a summation of all information released to date, which may only represent a portion of the actual production that has occurred. For clarification on any data points, please contact our team.

Power Plants in Union County, New Jersey

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Linden Cogen PlantAres Management (20.00%)
Linden NJ Natural Gas 5,914,130.991,887,625,683.3319.17
PSEG Linden Generating StationPSEG (99.67%)0HAM WHAM8 Solar (0.33%)
Linden NJ Natural Gas 5,262,1452,088,479,815.84396.89Yes
Union County Resource RecoveryUnion County Utilities Auth (100.00%)
Rahway NJ Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste 296,946495,498,6351,668.65
Kenilworth Energy FacilityE F Kenilworth (100.00%)
Kenilworth NJ Natural Gas 152,825.4466,359,515.07434.22
Bayway RefineryPhillips 66 (100.00%)
Linden NJ Waste Heat 56,822Yes
Merck Rahway Power PlantMerck & Co Inc (100.00%)
Rahway NJ Natural Gas 44,73310,362,456.77231.65
Allied Beverages Elizabeth
Elizabeth NJ Solar 5,350
Linden Solar FarmPSEG (100.00%)
Linden NJ Solar 3,773
Jersey Gardens Phase 2CF Jersey Gardens Owner Two (100.00%)
Elizabeth NJ Solar 2,308
Connell East LLCConnell East LLC. (100.00%)
Union County NJ Solar 1,452
Community Foodbank of NJCommunity Foodbank of NJ (100.00%)
Union County NJ Solar 950
PPL Renewable Energy Merck SolarEPP Renewable Energy (100.00%)
Summit NJ Solar 691
12 power plants total

Union County, New Jersey Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. Union County averages 3,403.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 2256th highest in the country out of 3230 counties for emissions efficiency. This adds up to total emissions of 1,939,625,889.79 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the county the 159th highest for total emissions in the US. Power generating facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which accounts for 6,633,352.34 megawatt hours (or 94.69%) of the fuel types used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (2.33%) and Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (1.91%), these three fuel sources make up 98.93% of the county electricity production. Union County has 12 electricity producing plants, which is 137th most in the country.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
94.69%
NON-BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
2.33%
BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
1.91%
WASTE HEAT
Waste Heat
0.81%
SOLAR
Solar
0.13%
OTHER
Other
0.13%

Union County, New Jersey Net Metering

Companies offering net metering in Union County include PSEG and Jersey Central Power & Light New Jersey has some of the best regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with solar installations.

Energy Loss

The county has 3 electricity providers who report energy loss from their power grid. The average energy loss for these suppliers is 4.06%. The countrywide average is 2.87%, resulting in Union County receiving a rank of 906th best in the nation for energy loss efficiency.

Providers In Each City in Union County:

* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.

FAQ

How many power plants are located within Union County, New Jersey?

There are 12 active electricity plants located in Union County, New Jersey

How many electric companies offer service in Union County, New Jersey?

There are 56 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?

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Last Reviewed By: King Manalo
Published: 2024-10-09