Atlantic City Electric Co electricity rates in New Jersey, 2025
Atlantic City Electric Co’s 473,195 residential customers paid an average of 25.84¢ per kWh in 2025, 15% above the New Jersey average of 22.48¢. The typical home used 636 kWh a month, for an average bill of $164.
- 25.84¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+2.42¢ (+10.3%) vs 2024
- $164Avg monthly billNew Jersey: $151
- 636 kWhAvg monthly useNew Jersey: 670 kWh
- 473,195Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 473,195 | 3,610,381 | $932,774,100 | 25.84¢ | 23.41¢ | +2.42¢ (+10.3%) |
| Commercial | 50,220 | 1,366,627 | $280,733,700 | 20.54¢ | 19.58¢ | +0.96¢ (+4.9%) |
| Industrial | 289 | 75,047 | $11,655,100 | 15.53¢ | 13.77¢ | +1.76¢ (+12.8%) |
| All sectors | 523,704 | 5,052,055 | $1,225,162,900 | 24.25¢ | 22.19¢ | +2.06¢ (+9.3%) |
How Atlantic City Electric Co compares
- New Jersey residential average, 2025: 22.48¢ per kWh, 670 kWh a month, $151 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 5 full-service utilities in New Jersey with at least 1,000 residential customers, Atlantic City Electric Co ranks 5 of 5 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: New Jersey homes paid 24.61¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 24.70¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 10.3%; the state average rose 16.2%.
- Another 35,820 residential customers buy supply from a competitive supplier and pay Atlantic City Electric Co only for delivery, averaging 10.58¢ per kWh for that service.
- Atlantic City Electric Co is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: PJM.
Where Atlantic City Electric Co serves
EIA lists 8 New Jersey counties in its 2025 service territory: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem.
137 ZIP codes are matched to Atlantic City Electric Co in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 08001, 08003, 08004, 08005, 08008, 08009, 08012, 08014, 08015, 08018, 08019, 08020, 08021, 08023, 08025, 08026, 08027, 08028, 08032, 08037, 08038, 08039, 08043, 08050, 08051, 08053, 08055, 08056, 08061, 08062, 08066, 08067, 08069, 08070, 08071, 08072, 08074, 08079, 08080, 08081, 08083, 08084, 08085, 08086, 08087, 08088, 08089, 08090, 08091, 08092, 08094, 08095, 08096, 08097, 08098, 08201, 08202, 08203, 08204, 08205, and 77 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
New Jersey full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | 18.39¢ | $145 | 955,852 |
| City of Vineland (NJ) | 18.55¢ | $138 | 22,866 |
| Rockland Electric Co | 23.24¢ | $209 | 64,101 |
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | 25.03¢ | $140 | 1,978,222 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.