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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

New Jersey

Atlantic City Electric electricity rates

What homes pay Atlantic City Electric for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 474,417 homes in New Jersey. EIA lists it as Atlantic City Electric Co.

Headlines

Average price
27.8¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$178 a month
Up 23% on a year ago
Average use
643 kWh
A month. New Jersey 675 kWh
Price rank in New Jersey
1 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Atlantic City Electric homes paid 27.8¢ a kWh, against 23.7¢ across New Jersey.

Atlantic City Electric vs New Jersey

Atlantic City ElectricNew Jersey
Average price, 12 months to August 202627.8¢23.7¢
Price in August 202627.6¢24.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$178$160
Bill in August 2026$277$236
Average monthly use643 kWh675 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+10%
Price change since 2019+57%+50%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.