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New Jersey

Jersey Central Power & Light electricity rates

What homes pay Jersey Central Power & Light for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 941,217 homes in New Jersey. EIA lists it as Jersey Central Power & Lt Co.

Headlines

Average price
19.3¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$154 a month
Up 14% on a year ago
Average use
796 kWh
A month. New Jersey 664 kWh
Price rank in New Jersey
4 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Jersey Central Power & Light homes paid 19.3¢ a kWh, against 23.8¢ across New Jersey.

Jersey Central Power & Light vs New Jersey

Jersey Central Power & LightNew Jersey
Average price, 12 months to July 202619.3¢23.8¢
Price in July 202620.9¢25.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$154$158
Bill in July 2026$253$261
Average monthly use796 kWh664 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+12%
Price change since 2019+47%+50%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.