New Jersey · Investor Owned
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co Electricity Rates
Average residential price, customers served and derived annual usage from EIA Form 861, 2024 release.
- 15.65¢
- Avg residential price / kWh
- 964.8K
- Residential customers
- -19.6%
- vs New Jersey average
- $1,486
- Implied avg annual bill
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co charged an average of 15.65¢ per kWh to residential customers in 2024 - below the New Jersey average and close to the US average.
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co is investor owned - a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Its reported average residential price is below the New Jersey customer-weighted average (-19.6%). Its customers used near the national residential norm at about 9,496 kWh a year each.
How this price compares
Ranked by price against the 12 utilities reporting residential rates in New Jersey, Jersey Central Power & Lt Co comes 3rd of 12. The state's range runs from EverBright, LLC at 12.44¢ to Atlantic City Electric Co at 23.41¢, so where a household sits inside New Jersey depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.
Against the 3 other investor owned utilities reporting in New Jersey, which averaged 21.62¢, Jersey Central Power & Lt Co is far below its own ownership class within the state (-27.6%).
All figures come from the 2024 release, so no comparison mixes vintages. The state figure is customer-weighted across 12 reporting utilities.
Where Jersey Central Power & Lt Co sits among New Jersey utilities
2024 average residential price across the 12 utilities reporting a rate in New Jersey
15.65¢/kWh Top 25% most affordable More affordable than 82% of 11 other utilities
average residential price, equal-width bands
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Source EIA Form 861 · 2024
| Benchmark | Price / kWh | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | 15.65¢ | - |
| New Jersey (customer-weighted, 12 utilities) | 19.46¢ | -19.6% |
| United States average | 16.48¢ | -5.1% |
| Investor Owned utilities nationally (183) | 17.36¢ | -9.9% |
Rate against consumption: New Jersey utilities
Scale and consumption
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co reported 964.8K residential customers, ranking 2nd of 12 utilities in New Jersey by customers served and covering 26.9% of the state's reported residential customers.
Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 9,496 kWh per customer per year - near the national residential norm, implying a typical annual bill near $1,486.
Within New Jersey the median reporting utility sells about 8,343 kWh per customer, so Jersey Central Power & Lt Co customers use +13.8% against their own state's middle. Consumption close to the state middle means bills here track the price ranking fairly directly.
Every utility reporting in New Jersey
All 12 utilities reporting bundled residential service in New Jersey, largest first, with Jersey Central Power & Lt Co marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.
| Utility | Ownership | Customers | Avg ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | Investor Owned | 2.0M | 20.42¢ |
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (this page) | Investor Owned | 964.8K | 15.65¢ |
| Atlantic City Electric Co | Investor Owned | 472.0K | 23.41¢ |
| Rockland Electric Co | Investor Owned | 63.7K | 21.04¢ |
| Sunrun Inc. | Behind the Meter | 45.0K | 18.07¢ |
| Sunnova | Behind the Meter | 30.1K | 19.04¢ |
| City of Vineland - (NJ) | Municipal | 22.8K | 17.84¢ |
| Tesla Inc. | Behind the Meter | 10.1K | 17.63¢ |
| Spruce Finance | Behind the Meter | 6.3K | 16.14¢ |
| SunPower Capital, LLC | Behind the Meter | 5.7K | 15.24¢ |
| EverBright, LLC | Behind the Meter | 160 | 12.44¢ |
| Palmetto Solar, LLC | Behind the Meter | 8 | 20.56¢ |
For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in New Jersey.
Common questions about Jersey Central Power & Lt Co rates
- How much does Jersey Central Power & Lt Co charge per kWh?
- Jersey Central Power & Lt Co reported an average residential price of 15.65¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.
- Is Jersey Central Power & Lt Co expensive compared with the rest of New Jersey?
- Its average residential price is below the New Jersey customer-weighted average of 19.46¢ per kWh, a difference of -19.6%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 12 utilities reporting residential service in New Jersey.
- What is the average electricity bill for Jersey Central Power & Lt Co customers?
- Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 9,496 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,486 a year, or about $124 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.
- Who owns Jersey Central Power & Lt Co?
- EIA classifies Jersey Central Power & Lt Co as Investor Owned, a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Nationally, Investor Owned utilities averaged 17.36¢ per kWh in the 2024 release.
What this page does and does not tell you
- An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
- Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.
See our methodology, why energy prices vary and understanding rate structures.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional or financial advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Rates change and averages do not describe any individual account. Consult your utility or a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on RateWatt is rendered directly from official U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, no number is typed in by an editor. Average price, customers and sales are reported by EIA Form 861 (2024). Per-customer annual usage, the implied annual bill, the customer-weighted state average and every percentage difference are RateWatt's arithmetic on those reported columns. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2025.