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Jersey Central Power & Lt Co
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co served 955,852 residential customers in New Jersey in 2025 (25.3% of the state's residential customers), the 2nd largest of 67 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority PJM.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Jersey Central Power & Lt Co's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 788 kWh
- At 18.39¢/kWh
- $145
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 18.39¢ sits.
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co averaged 18.39¢ per kWh against a New Jersey residential average of 22.63¢: 18.8% below the state figure. Among the 4 investor owned utilities in New Jersey with bundled residential sales, it ranks 1st from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Jersey Central Power & Lt Co home used 789 kWh a month at 12.85¢ and paid $101. In 2025 it used 788 kWh at 18.39¢ and paid $145: the price per kWh is up 43.1%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 12.85 | 18.39 |
| Use, kWh a month | 789 | 788 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 101.37 | 144.81 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 955,852 | 9,034,595 | 18.39 |
| Commercial | 93,307 | 3,045,266 | 17.16 |
| Industrial | 1,180 | 217,906 | 15.41 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 73.5% of the electricity Jersey Central Power & Lt Co sold in New Jersey in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
59,252 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 59,252installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 500.3 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 62.0installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
13 counties.
BurlingtonEssexHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSomersetSussexUnionWarren
Counties in New Jersey where Jersey Central Power & Lt Co reported serving customers in 2025 (13 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 9726
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 18.39 | ¢/kWh |
| New Jersey average price | 22.63 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | -18.8 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 43.1 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 788 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 144.81 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 955,852 | accounts |
| Share of NJ residential customers | 25.3 | % |
| Size rank in NJ | 2 of 67 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 1 of 4 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
5 active plans.
- Time-of-use
- 2more than one energy period within a month
- Seasonal only
- 3price changes by month, not by hour
- Median fixed charge
- $6.50US dollars per month
Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.
New Jersey: state average, five-year steps and every provider