New Jersey Electricity Price History

Dataset last updated May 28, 2026 (UTC). The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes monthly state data with a reporting lag, so the series above reflects March 2026 activity. · Methodology

This monthly series shows the state-level average residential electricity price in cents per kWh and is intended for trend context.

Trend: Up from 2001-01 (9.62¢/kWh) to 2026-03 (23.49¢/kWh)

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).

Showing 303 of 303 months. Last 24 months

Month	Avg rate (¢/kWh)
2001-01	9.62
2001-02	9.34
2001-03	9.79
2001-04	9.90
2001-05	9.92
2001-06	10.86
2001-07	11.03
2001-08	10.91
2001-09	10.98
2001-10	9.76
2001-11	9.79
2001-12	9.68
2002-01	9.66
2002-02	9.74
2002-03	9.70
2002-04	10.25
2002-05	10.62
2002-06	11.01
2002-07	11.14
2002-08	11.02
2002-09	10.77
2002-10	9.86
2002-11	9.96
2002-12	9.86
2003-01	9.59
2003-02	9.84
2003-03	9.88
2003-04	10.00
2003-05	10.31
2003-06	10.67
2003-07	11.02
2003-08	12.08
2003-09	12.02
2003-10	10.41
2003-11	10.63
2003-12	10.59
2004-01	10.52
2004-02	10.68
2004-03	10.85
2004-04	10.82
2004-05	10.95
2004-06	12.07
2004-07	12.39
2004-08	12.47
2004-09	12.47
2004-10	10.14
2004-11	10.03
2004-12	10.02
2005-01	10.53
2005-02	10.58
2005-03	10.69
2005-04	10.45
2005-05	10.99
2005-06	12.50
2005-07	12.95
2005-08	13.27
2005-09	12.74
2005-10	11.42
2005-11	11.09
2005-12	11.13
2006-01	11.21
2006-02	11.34
2006-03	11.36
2006-04	11.31
2006-05	11.46
2006-06	14.01
2006-07	14.57
2006-08	14.75
2006-09	13.85
2006-10	12.54
2006-11	12.17
2006-12	12.44
2007-01	12.48
2007-02	12.56
2007-03	12.52
2007-04	12.51
2007-05	13.05
2007-06	15.52
2007-07	16.03
2007-08	16.30
2007-09	15.28
2007-10	13.67
2007-11	13.51
2007-12	13.63
2008-01	13.92
2008-02	14.01
2008-03	13.83
2008-04	13.77
2008-05	14.27
2008-06	16.84
2008-07	17.65
2008-08	17.75
2008-09	16.84
2008-10	15.61
2008-11	15.27
2008-12	15.27
2009-01	15.71
2009-02	15.93
2009-03	15.85
2009-04	15.78
2009-05	16.05
2009-06	16.77
2009-07	17.71
2009-08	17.38
2009-09	16.70
2009-10	15.62
2009-11	15.50
2009-12	15.63
2010-01	15.87
2010-02	15.81
2010-03	15.89
2010-04	15.91
2010-05	16.14
2010-06	16.88
2010-07	17.39
2010-08	17.36
2010-09	17.37
2010-10	16.34
2010-11	16.28
2010-12	16.14
2011-01	15.64
2011-02	16.73
2011-03	16.40
2011-04	16.28
2011-05	16.33
2011-06	16.03
2011-07	16.35
2011-08	16.68
2011-09	16.18
2011-10	15.95
2011-11	16.15
2011-12	15.97
2012-01	16.07
2012-02	16.22
2012-03	15.86
2012-04	15.91
2012-05	15.93
2012-06	15.67
2012-07	16.12
2012-08	15.81
2012-09	15.57
2012-10	15.17
2012-11	15.24
2012-12	15.49
2013-01	15.30
2013-02	15.26
2013-03	15.33
2013-04	15.45
2013-05	15.56
2013-06	16.04
2013-07	16.43
2013-08	16.24
2013-09	16.07
2013-10	15.56
2013-11	15.34
2013-12	15.28
2014-01	15.22
2014-02	15.63
2014-03	15.88
2014-04	15.69
2014-05	15.45
2014-06	15.87
2014-07	16.51
2014-08	16.00
2014-09	15.84
2014-10	15.58
2014-11	15.59
2014-12	15.54
2015-01	15.46
2015-02	15.46
2015-03	15.54
2015-04	15.86
2015-05	15.63
2015-06	16.43
2015-07	16.42
2015-08	16.33
2015-09	15.66
2015-10	15.22
2015-11	15.32
2015-12	15.55
2016-01	15.48
2016-02	15.46
2016-03	15.55
2016-04	15.49
2016-05	15.37
2016-06	16.02
2016-07	16.10
2016-08	16.22
2016-09	16.14
2016-10	15.26
2016-11	15.26
2016-12	15.29
2017-01	15.78
2017-02	15.65
2017-03	15.53
2017-04	15.70
2017-05	16.19
2017-06	15.92
2017-07	15.98
2017-08	15.81
2017-09	15.30
2017-10	14.66
2017-11	15.30
2017-12	15.55
2018-01	15.49
2018-02	15.80
2018-03	15.35
2018-04	15.52
2018-05	15.82
2018-06	15.50
2018-07	15.45
2018-08	15.25
2018-09	15.47
2018-10	14.91
2018-11	14.99
2018-12	15.39
2019-01	15.71
2019-02	16.22
2019-03	15.94
2019-04	16.40
2019-05	16.78
2019-06	15.94
2019-07	16.09
2019-08	15.78
2019-09	15.45
2019-10	15.50
2019-11	15.27
2019-12	15.22
2020-01	15.40
2020-02	15.70
2020-03	16.11
2020-04	15.90
2020-05	15.60
2020-06	15.82
2020-07	16.58
2020-08	16.46
2020-09	16.31
2020-10	15.91
2020-11	15.66
2020-12	15.96
2021-01	16.14
2021-02	16.36
2021-03	15.95
2021-04	16.50
2021-05	15.95
2021-06	16.38
2021-07	16.94
2021-08	16.75
2021-09	16.29
2021-10	16.18
2021-11	16.13
2021-12	15.97
2022-01	16.27
2022-02	15.70
2022-03	16.86
2022-04	16.97
2022-05	16.93
2022-06	17.13
2022-07	17.10
2022-08	17.24
2022-09	16.59
2022-10	16.32
2022-11	16.19
2022-12	16.68
2023-01	16.89
2023-02	16.97
2023-03	17.12
2023-04	17.37
2023-05	17.13
2023-06	18.19
2023-07	18.42
2023-08	18.51
2023-09	17.97
2023-10	17.46
2023-11	17.47
2023-12	17.56
2024-01	17.82
2024-02	17.65
2024-03	18.01
2024-04	18.46
2024-05	18.57
2024-06	19.90
2024-07	20.70
2024-08	20.63
2024-09	19.32
2024-10	19.56
2024-11	19.58
2024-12	19.41
2025-01	19.68
2025-02	19.70
2025-03	19.87
2025-04	20.15
2025-05	20.48
2025-06	24.88
2025-07	25.32
2025-08	24.95
2025-09	23.39
2025-10	22.55
2025-11	22.73
2025-12	22.98
2026-01	23.13
2026-02	23.12
2026-03	23.49