Who runs the utilities in New Jersey?
New Jersey has 3,690,111 residential customers, EIA-861 2024 sales file (99% of EIA's count). Investor-owned 99.4%. Municipal 0.6%. New Jersey ranks 3rd of 51 states, investor-owned.
New Jersey homes by utility type
New Jersey: customers by type, %
- 99.4Investor-owned
- 0.6Municipal
| New Jersey type | Utilities | Customers | Share | Price ¢/kWh | Gap ¢ (%) | kWh/mo | Nonmetro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investor-owned | 2 | 3,667,337 | 99.4% | 19.20 | not shown | 644 | 0% |
| Municipal | 9 | 22,774 | 0.6% | 17.84 | -1.37 (-7%) | 767 | 0% |
| Cooperative | 1 | 0 | none | none | not shown | none | no county data |
In New Jersey, 198,351 customers (5%) are energy-only accounts with a competitive supplier.
New Jersey prices by utility type
municipal utilities average 17.8 cents, 1.4 cents (7%) below investor-owned at 19.2.
New Jersey gaps mix cost and customer mix; method.
New Jersey: which utilities set the averages
Investor-owned at 19.2 cents and municipal utilities at 17.8 are the widest pair in New Jersey, 1.4 cents (8%).
Investor-owned: Public Service Elec & Gas Co holds 57% of priced customers at 20.4 cents, group average 19.2. Among 4 with 5,000+ customers, Jersey Central Power & Lt Co charges 15.6 and Atlantic City Electric Co 23.4, 7.8 cents apart.
Municipal: City of Vineland alone has a price, 22,774 customers at 17.8 cents.
New Jersey territory, rural or urban
New Jersey has 21 counties, 0% of them nonmetro in USDA's 2023 codes. Customer-weighted: investor-owned territory is 0% nonmetro; municipal territory is 0% nonmetro.
New Jersey: largest utilities
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | Investor-owned | 2,056,231 | 20.42 | 566 | 0% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | Investor-owned | 1,038,258 | 15.65 | 791 | 0% |
| Atlantic City Electric Co | Investor-owned | 506,488 | 23.41 | 633 | 0% |
| Rockland Electric Co | Investor-owned | 66,360 | 21.04 | 928 | 0% |
| City of Vineland | Municipal | 22,774 | 17.84 | 767 | 0% |
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New Jersey next to its neighbors
New Jersey: municipal -7%, cooperative not shown against investor-owned. Gaps are within each state.
| State | Investor-owned | Municipal | Cooperative | Muni gap | Coop gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 99% | 1% | 0% | -7% | not shown |
| Delaware | 66% | 11% | 23% | -4% | -17% |
| New York | 85% | 1% | 0% | -68% | not shown |
| Pennsylvania | 97% | 0% | 3% | not shown | -10% |
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Similar investor-owned share: District of Columbia 100%, West Virginia 100%, Rhode Island 99%, Maine 98%
Sources
New Jersey: EIA-861 (2024), USDA RUCC (2023); retrieval dates, checksums.
Questions
Which utility type serves most New Jersey homes?
Investor-owned utilities, 99.4% of 3,690,111 customers.
Do New Jersey co-ops or municipal utilities charge less?
Municipal utilities averaged 17.8 cents per kWh against 19.2 for investor-owned (-7%).
How many utilities does New Jersey have?
EIA-861 (2024) lists 12; residential sales are reported by 5.
Can New Jersey customers pick their utility?
Not the wires: 5% of New Jersey customers choose an energy supplier, and the local utility still delivers.