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The average electric bill in New Jersey

New Jersey households paid $150.59 a month for electricity in 2025, at 22.48¢ per kilowatt-hour for 670 kWh a month. That is 2% above the national median, and ranks #22 of 51 states, most expensive first.

Monthly bill
$150.59
US median $147.18
Price
22.48¢
per kWh · US 15.39¢
Usage
670
kWh per month
Households
3,782,913
residential accounts

What each New Jersey utility charges, most expensive first

Atlantic City Electric Co charges 25.84¢ per kWh and Jersey Central Power & Lt Co charges 18.39¢ — 1.4× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.

#UtilityPriceTypical billvs US median
1Atlantic City Electric CoInvestor Owned · 473,195 homes25.84¢per kWh$164.27636 kWh/mo1.87× dearer
2Public Service Elec & Gas CoInvestor Owned · 1,978,222 homes25.03¢per kWh$140.45561 kWh/mo1.81× dearer
3Rockland Electric CoInvestor Owned · 64,101 homes23.24¢per kWh$209.37901 kWh/mo1.68× dearer
4City of Vineland - (NJ)Municipal · 22,866 homes18.55¢per kWh$138.35746 kWh/mo1.34× dearer
5Jersey Central Power & Lt CoInvestor Owned · 955,852 homes18.39¢per kWh$144.81788 kWh/mo1.33× dearer

Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.

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