Business electricity rates in New Jersey
In 2025, businesses in New Jersey paid an average of 16.53¢ per kWh for electricity, above the U.S. average of 13.37¢. The average business customer used 5,702 kWh a month and paid $942.40. Industrial customers paid 13.79¢ per kWh. New Jersey has the 40th lowest business price of the 50 states and DC.
- 540,953 business customers
- EIA data, 2025
- Commercial price
- 16.53¢
- U.S. 13.37¢
- Average business bill
- $942.40
- 5,702 kWh a month
- Industrial price
- 13.79¢
- U.S. 8.51¢
- Average industrial bill
- $6,425.06
- 46,592 kWh a month
Business electricity rates by utility
The average for the business customers who buy their power from each utility. Utilities with 100 or more business customers that buy power from them.
| Utility | Business customers | Commercial price | Average bill | Industrial price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSE&G | 271,325 | 16.76¢ | $521.483,111 kWh | 10.05¢ |
| JCP&L | 93,307 | 17.16¢ | $466.842,720 kWh | 15.41¢ |
| Atlantic City Electric | 50,220 | 20.54¢ | $465.842,268 kWh | 15.53¢ |
| Rockland Electric | 8,342 | 20.94¢ | $678.893,242 kWh | 16.94¢ |
| City of Vineland | 3,049 | 18.32¢ | $1,411.527,705 kWh | 14.59¢ |
Your business electricity price
The averages mix all business customers, from a small shop to a hospital. Your price depends on your rate schedule. Most business rates have a monthly customer charge, an energy charge per kWh and, for larger customers, a demand charge per kW of the highest use in the month. Find the schedule on your bill and in your utility's tariff.
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What is the average commercial electricity rate in New Jersey?
In 2025, businesses in New Jersey paid an average of 16.53¢ per kWh for electricity, above the U.S. average of 13.37¢.
How much is the average business electric bill in New Jersey?
$942.40 a month in 2025 for 5,702 kWh, the average of all 540,953 commercial customers. A small shop uses much less than the average, which includes large offices, stores and hospitals.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data. State averages: EIA's average monthly bill tables (all suppliers). Utility averages: revenue, sales and customers of the business customers who bought power from the utility.