New Jersey home energy: programs, prices and installers

What electricity costs

23.8 cents per kWhAverage residential price in New Jersey, 2025-06 to 2026-05. The price is up 47.1% over five years.Source: EIA Form 861M, trailing 12 months to 2026-05

Energy cost against income

5.28% of incomeAverage household energy spending in New Jersey, as a share of median household income, 2024.Source: BEA Regional accounts; Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimates; EIA State Energy Data System, 2024

Rooftop solar

390.1 watts per householdResidential small-scale solar capacity in New Jersey, divided by its households, 2024.Source: Census Bureau American Community Survey 1-year estimates; EIA Form 861M small-scale solar, 2024

Start here

One option we recommend is Hungry Machines. Its idea is to shift what you already own first.

Programs in New Jersey

Utilities in New Jersey

Each utility's page lists that utility's own programs.

• Atlantic City Electric

  Atlantic City Electric delivers electricity in southern New Jersey.

• JCP&L

  Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) delivers electricity in central and northern New Jersey, outside the PSE&G area.

• PSE&G

  Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) delivers electricity and natural gas across much of New Jersey, from Bergen County to Camden.

Grid operators

A grid operator runs the high-voltage grid and the wholesale electricity market for its region.

• PJM (Atlantic City Electric, JCP&L and PSE&G)

In PJM the dearest hours over the last year were 5, 6 and 7 pm Eastern time. Wholesale, not your bill. See the chart on the PJM page.

Work you can get done

• Solar in New Jersey
• Batteries in New Jersey
• Heat pumps in New Jersey
• EV charging in New Jersey
• Panel upgrades in New Jersey

Installers

No installer is listed for New Jersey yet. Building Energy Group does not rate installers and publishes no reviews.

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