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Electric utilities serving Ocean County, New Jersey
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
4 utilities list Ocean County, New Jersey, in the service territory they reported to EIA for 2024, the largest by residential customers statewide being Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Atlantic City Electric Co and Seaside Heights Municipal Utility.
Their average residential prices ran from 15.65¢ to 23.41¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 19.53¢, against a New Jersey average of 19.34¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its New Jersey customers, not for this county alone.
The median SAIDI they reported was 302.1 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all New Jersey utilities reporting was 174.1.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 673,746. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole New Jersey operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | Investor-owned | 1,038,258 | 15.65¢ | $123.82 | 481.1 | 254.8 |
| Atlantic City Electric Co | Investor-owned | 506,488 | 23.41¢ | $148.30 | 123.0 | 50.0 |
| Seaside Heights Municipal Utility short form | Municipal | 3,149 | — | — | — | — |
| Borough of Lavallette short form | Municipal | 2,565 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in New Jersey. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was Seaside Heights Municipal Utility 18.63¢, Borough of Lavallette 16.69¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Ocean County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 19.53¢ median | 19.34¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $136.06 median | $128.13 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 302.1 median | 174.1 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 152.4 median | 99.3 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 4 | 67 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Ocean County itself.
Population: 673,746 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 3,110 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other New Jersey counties
- Hudson County 1
- Hunterdon County 1
- Mercer County 2
- Middlesex County 4
- Monmouth County 2
- Morris County 4
- Passaic County 4
- Salem County 2
- Somerset County 2
- Sussex County 3
- Union County 2
- Warren County 1
All 21 counties and every New Jersey utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Ocean County?
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Atlantic City Electric Co, Seaside Heights Municipal Utility and Borough of Lavallette list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Ocean County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 15.65¢ to 23.41¢ per kilowatthour across their New Jersey customers in 2024; the state average was 19.34¢.
How reliable is power in Ocean County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 302.1 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 152.4 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.