Union County, New Jersey Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Union County, New Jersey Electricity Overview
When measuring CO2 emissions per capita, Union County had a 3.08% drop throughout the most recent 12 months.
The largest electricity supplier in Union County by number of customers is PSEG.
Union County uses only 65.78% of the electricity generated in the county.
Renewable fuel usage for electricity production has decreased by 2.06% during the course of the past 12 months in Union County.
The US national average residential rate per kilowatt hour is 16.12 cents, while residents of Union County pay an average rate of 51.57% above the national average at 24.44 cents per kilowatt hour.
Union County has the 4th highest pollution level from electricity consumption out of 21 counties in the state, releasing 1,911,454,268.8 kilograms of CO2 gases.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
4,379,707 MWh
Consumption per Capita
7.69 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
6,658,456 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
134,176 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
6,524,280 MWh
Production per Capita
11.69 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,911,454,269 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,354.52 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for April, 2024
20.14¢ per kWh
- 2.19% higher than last month
- 8.83% higher than April last year
- 9.13% higher than the New Jersey average
- 19.08% higher than the US average
- 507th in the state out of 703 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since April last year
- 27,118th in the US out of 31,712 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 111 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,204 since April last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate
19.05¢ per kWh
- 0.72% higher than last month
- 7.96% higher than April last year
- 5.88% higher than the New Jersey average
- 18.15% higher than the US average
- 506th in the state out of 703 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since April last year
- 26,836th in the US out of 31,712 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 7 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,646 since April last year
Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for April, 2024
$80.38 per month
- 9.42% lower than last month
- 10.34% higher than April last year
- 11.77% lower than the New Jersey average
- 28.7% lower than the US average
- 223rd in the state out of 703 cities
- The state rank has increased by 449 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 172 since April last year
- 3,467th in the US out of 31,712 cities
- The national rank has increased by 748 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,407 since April last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill
$103.7 per month
- 0.61% higher than last month
- 3% higher than April last year
- 10.33% lower than the New Jersey average
- 23.79% lower than the US average
- 222nd in the state out of 703 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since April last year
- 4,163rd in the US out of 31,712 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 56 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,302 since April last year
Elizabeth, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Elizabeth home are paying a residential electricity rate of 19.05 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 5.88% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 17.99 cents, which ranks the city 506th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. PSEG is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in the city are faced with 0.68 power outages per year, with outages lasting around 55.99 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each.
Emissions in Elizabeth average 1,816.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 73rd highest polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 243,944,007.62 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the city 7th highest for total pollution in New Jersey. The residents of Elizabeth must import electricity from outside city limits because there are no electricity facilities in the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Elizabeth
Elizabeth residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Elizabeth, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 20.80 | 108.25 | 2,005.97 | 417,296.36 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 32.86 | 204.91 | 3,270.57 | 1,074,777.18 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 15.87 | 102.71 | 11,535.29 | 1,830,325.71 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 13.84 | 112.17 | 92,354.07 | 12,779,319.43 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 21.14 | 168.25 | 18,623.24 | 3,937,255.21 |
Zips with electric coverage in Elizabeth, New Jersey include: 07083, 07202, 07208, 07206, 07201
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Plainfield, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Plainfield home are paying a residential electricity rate of 19.05 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 5.88% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 17.99 cents, which ranks the city 506th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. PSEG is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in the city are faced with 0.68 power outages per year, with outages lasting around 55.99 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each.
Emissions in Plainfield average 1,816.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person due to electricity use, which ranks them as the 408th highest polluting city out of 704 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. This adds up to total emissions of 98,437,658.56 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, ranking the city 21st highest for total pollution in New Jersey. The residents of Plainfield must import electricity from outside city limits because there are no electricity facilities in the city boundaries.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Plainfield
Plainfield residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Plainfield, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 20.80 | 108.25 | 2,005.97 | 417,296.36 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 32.86 | 204.91 | 3,270.57 | 1,074,777.18 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 15.87 | 102.71 | 11,535.29 | 1,830,325.71 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 13.84 | 112.17 | 92,354.07 | 12,779,319.43 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 21.14 | 168.25 | 18,623.24 | 3,937,255.21 |
Zips with electric coverage in Plainfield, New Jersey include: 07060, 07076, 07063, 07062, 08812
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Linden, NJ Electricity Overview
On average, residents who call Linden home are paying a residential electricity rate of 19.05 cents per kilowatt hour. This is, regrettably, 5.88% higher than New Jersey's average rate of 17.99 cents, which ranks the city 506th best for average electricity price out of 704 cities in the state. PSEG has an estimated 17,443 residential customers, more than any other provider in the city. The city has experienced a 2.09% rise in non-renewable fuel source usage in their power facilities.
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a city. Linden averages 2,921.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity consumption. This adds up to total emissions of 126,745,310.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption, making the city 14th highest for total pollution in New Jersey. Natural Gas is the primary fuel in Linden, with 99.19% of electricity generation coming from the fuel type. Also used is Waste Heat at 0.70% and Other Gas at 0.08%. Linden has the most power plants of any city in the state, with 3 total plants.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Linden
Linden residential electric rates are highest in April and the highest average bill is in July.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Linden, New Jersey
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APG&E | ENERGY | 20.80 | 108.25 | 2,005.97 | 417,296.36 | |
| All American Power and Gas | ENERGY | 32.86 | 204.91 | 3,270.57 | 1,074,777.18 | |
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 15.87 | 102.71 | 11,535.29 | 1,830,325.71 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 13.84 | 112.17 | 92,354.07 | 12,779,319.43 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 21.14 | 168.25 | 18,623.24 | 3,937,255.21 |
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Electricity Production in Union County, New Jersey
Power Plants in Union County, New Jersey
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Linden Cogen PlantAres Management (20.00%) | Linden | NJ | Natural Gas | 5,861,259.99 | 1,876,039,395.58 | 320.07 | ||
| Linden | NJ | Natural Gas | 5,098,086 | 2,024,687,953.3 | 397.15 | |||
Union County Resource RecoveryUnion County Utilities Auth (100.00%) | Rahway | NJ | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 297,934 | 495,396,325.4 | 1,662.77 | ||
Merck Rahway Power PlantMerck & Co Inc (100.00%) | Rahway | NJ | Natural Gas | 46,133 | 10,686,028.59 | 231.64 | ||
Bayway RefineryPhillips 66 (100.00%) | Linden | NJ | Waste Heat | 44,051 |
Union County, New Jersey Details
Tracking emissions on a per capita basis gives us a glimpse of the emissions efficiency of a county. Union County averages 3,354.52 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita from electricity use, which ranks them 2342nd highest in the country out of 3230 counties for emissions efficiency. This adds up to total emissions of 1,911,454,268.8 kilograms of CO2 emissions, making the county the 163rd highest for total emissions in the US. Power generating facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which accounts for 6,309,482.62 megawatt hours (or 94.76%) of the fuel types used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (2.46%) and Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (2.01%), these three fuel sources make up 99.23% of the county electricity production. Union County has 5 electricity producing plants, which is 60th most in the country.
Providers In Each City in Union County:
- Elizabeth, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Fanwood, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Garwood, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Kenilworth, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Linden, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Mountainside, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- New Providence, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Plainfield, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Rahway, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Roselle, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Roselle Park, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
- Summit, New Jersey:
- Jersey Central Power & Light: 100.00%
- Westfield, New Jersey:
- PSEG: 100.00%
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FAQ
How many power plants are located within Union County, New Jersey?
There are 5 active electricity plants located in Union County, New Jersey
How many electric companies offer service in Union County, New Jersey?
There are 56 electricity providers operating in Union County, New Jersey.
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Union County, New Jersey?
The largest electricity supplier in Union County, New Jersey by total revenue is PSEG.
Which electricity companies offer service in Union County, New Jersey?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSEG | 135,949 |
| 2 | Jersey Central Power & Light | 6,941 |
| 3 | Constellation Energy | 650 |
| 4 | Direct Energy | 466 |
| 5 | Inspire Energy | 460 |
| 6 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 250 |
| 7 | Strategic Energy LLC | 203 |
| 8 | Ambit Energy | 163 |
| 9 | Clean Choice Energy | 145 |
| 10 | Stream Energy | 138 |
