New Jersey Electricity Rates and Average Electric Bill Guide

The New Jersey bill sits close to the national figure. Prices run 30% above the national price and households use 23% less electricity than the typical US household, and those two gaps nearly cancel each other out.

Over a year, the average New Jersey household pays about $1,807 for electricity. The state ranks 22nd highest for the monthly bill, 11th highest for price per kWh and 15th lowest for use, out of 51 places (50 states and DC).

Source: EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data, residential sector. Bills are revenue divided by customers, divided by 12.

Want to see where your own bill falls? Use the bill checker or read the average bill guide for apartments, houses and different household sizes.

New Jersey is dominated by investor-owned utilities, which serve 97% of residential customers. The rest are served by municipal utilities (1%). EIA lists 5 utilities and electricity suppliers with customers in New Jersey.

See every utility that reports customers here on the electric companies in New Jersey page.

If you do not know who serves your address, the find my electric company tool matches your county to a utility.

Households can choose a third-party supplier, and many towns run government energy aggregation. The local utility still delivers the power and sends the bill in most cases. EIA data shows retail suppliers served about 6% of New Jersey residential customers in 2025.

Read our New Jersey electricity providers guide for how switching works, who delivers your power and what to check before you sign.

Utilities in New Jersey reported an average of 1 hour and 36 minutes without power per customer in 2025, with 0.97 interruptions per customer, when major storm days are left out. That outage time is shorter than the median state (127 minutes).

Customers in New Jersey had 228,959 net-metered residential solar systems with a combined 3,082.3 megawatts of capacity in 2025. That works out to 60.5 systems for every 1,000 households, which ranks 11 of 51 places. Net metering lets a home with solar offset what it uses from the grid, so it changes the bill math for those households. Our net metering guide explains how the credit works.

Outage figures are reported by utilities and follow different standards, so compare states with care. The median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer in 2025.

• Check your rate before your habits. Usage here is close to or below the national figure, so the plan and the price per kWh on your bill often matter more than conservation. Our bill reading guide shows where to look.
• Compare supplier offers. Because New Jersey allows retail choice, the supply price on your bill can be higher or lower than the default. Compare at least three fixed-rate offers and check the contract length and the cancellation fee.
• Ask about time-of-use pricing. 1 of the 5 largest providers report residential time-of-use programs in EIA data. If you can shift laundry, charging and cooling to cheaper hours, the savings can be real. Our time-of-use guide explains how to test it.
• Ask about budget billing. Many utilities spread costs across the year. Read how budget billing works before you sign up.
• Price your appliances. The electricity cost calculator shows what a space heater, dryer or pool pump costs to run at your rate.

Electric rates and consumer complaints in New Jersey are handled by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. If you have a billing dispute you could not settle with your utility, the regulator is the next step.