Electricity in Hudson County, New Jersey

1 electric utility serves homes in Hudson County, New Jersey: PSE&G. The average PSE&G home paid $140.45 a month in 2025 (25.0¢ per kWh). This page covers 6 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Jersey City to Kearny.

  • 6 cities
  • 1 utility
  • EIA and Census data, 2025

Electric utilities in Hudson County

EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.

Electric utilities with 1,000 or more homes in Hudson County: average home bill in 2025 and 1,000 kWh bill in November 2026
UtilityHomes in New JerseyAverage bill 20251,000 kWh now
PSE&GInvestor-owned utility · bill calculator 2,072,339 $140.45561 kWh, 25.0¢ $259.23

The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The New Jersey average was $150.59 a month.

Cities in Hudson County

Cities with 25,000 or more people in Hudson County (2025 estimates) and the solar output of 1 kW of panels
CityPeopleCity-owned utilitySolar kWh a year per kW
Jersey City302,013—1,305
Bayonne74,744—1,282
Union City66,656—1,313
Hoboken59,027—1,291
West New York53,192—1,313
Kearny40,862—1,289

A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.

Who provides electricity in Hudson County?

1 electric utility serves homes in Hudson County, New Jersey: PSE&G. The name of your utility is on your bill.

Which cities in Hudson County are on this page?

Jersey City, Bayonne, Union City, Hoboken, West New York and Kearny.

Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).