Average electric bill in New Jersey
What a typical New Jersey household pays for electricity, how that compares with the rest of the country, and what to expect for your size of home.
Updated · EIA data
- Bill vs. U.S. average
- 0.8% higher
- Price vs. a year ago (May–Jul)
- Up 2.0%
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, residential sales, revenue and customers, August 2025 to July 2026. Bill and use per home are our calculation. How we calculate this
By home size
- Studio or 1-bedroom apartment$74/mo
- 2-bedroom apartment$104/mo
- 3-bedroom house$180/mo
- Large house, 2,500+ sq ft$226/mo
BillAverage estimate based on EIA data: typical use for each home type in the Northeast (EIA's 2020 home energy survey), scaled to New Jersey's average use and priced at 23.78¢ per kWh.
Is your bill higher than this?
New Jersey bills ran highest in July, about $261, and lowest in October, about $109. Air conditioning does most of the work in summer. If yours is well above $158 in a mild month, your rate or plan, an older air conditioner or the size of your home are the usual reasons.
Homes here use about 660 kWh a month, 24% less than the U.S. average of 870 kWh, and pay 23.78¢ per kWh, 32% higher than the U.S. average of 18.01¢, so the typical bill lands close to the national average.
New Jersey lets you pick your electricity supplier
Most homes can buy power from a competing supplier while the local utility still delivers it, so the rate you pay depends on the supplier and plan you chose.
New Jersey electricity price trend
Average residential price per kWh each month. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Questions
- What is the average electric bill in New Jersey?
- $158 a month over the 12 months to July 2026. The average home used about 660 kWh a month at an average 23.78¢ per kWh. That's our calculation from U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data on residential sales, revenue and customers.
- How much is electricity per kWh in New Jersey?
- 25.19¢ per kWh for homes in July 2026, the latest month EIA has published, and 23.78¢ on average over the 12 months to July 2026. The U.S. average over the same 12 months was 18.01¢.
- Are electric bills in New Jersey higher than average?
- Yes. The typical New Jersey bill of $158 a month is above the U.S. average of $157, and ranks 23rd highest of the 50 states and D.C..
- What's a normal electric bill for a 1-bedroom apartment in New Jersey?
- About $74 a month. That's our estimate: a studio or 1-bedroom apartment in the Northeast uses about 47% as much electricity as the average home there (EIA's 2020 home energy survey), priced at New Jersey's average of 23.78¢ per kWh.