What electric space heating costs to run in New Jersey
New Jersey homes use 1,509 kWh a year on electric space heating. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $104.01 to $411.52 a year across 10 published New Jersey plans — a $307.51 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $33.60 | −$70.41 | 2.4¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $96.08 | −$7.93 | 7.9¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service✓ cheapesttime-of-use | $104.01 | — | 7.8¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $109.80 | +$5.79 | 8.1¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $129.38 | +$25.37 | 10.6¢ |
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $143.04 | +$39.03 | 9.6¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $314.06 | +$210.05 | 22.8¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $317.64 | +$213.63 | 22.3¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Servicetime-of-use | $385.79 | +$281.78 | 26.4¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $411.52 | +$307.51 | 27.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $12.20 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $47.64, a $35.44 spread
- Average — cheapest $104.01 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $411.52, a $307.51 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $138.11 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $547.04, a $408.93 spread
What electric space heating costs here
Across 10 plans priced in New Jersey, electric space heating adds $104.01 to $411.52 a year — $8.67 to $34.29 a month. The median plan puts electric space heating at $221.72 a year.
Cheapest for electric space heating: RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co. Dearest: RS - Residential Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Those 1,509 kWh are billed at 6.9¢–27.3¢, against a 16.7¢ whole-bill average on the median plan: they land in the last tier the household reaches, so the average rate understates them by up to 10.6¢ per kWh.
What New Jersey homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 1,509 kWh a year across 164 sampled homes that run one, 39% under the national 2,484 kWh. The middle half spans 177 kWh to 2,004 kWh, so electric space heating varies by 1,827 kWh between one household and another.
All electricity used for space heating, including the furnace or heat-pump compressor and the air handler that moves the heat around the house. That average covers homes heated with electricity — 38% of homes here, against 52% nationally.
That makes electric space heating about 18% of the electricity a New Jersey home uses. The remaining 6,796 kWh is what electric space heating is billed on top of, and on a tiered or time-of-use plan that is what sets the rate it meets.
Light and heavy use of electric space heating
A household in the lighter quarter runs electric space heating for 177 kWh a year and pays $12.20 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 2,004 kWh and pays $138.11 — $125.91 more for electric space heating on the same tariff.
Limits
A 2020 survey average for New Jersey, not a measurement of any one home, priced against the 10 New Jersey tariffs WattClear has ingested — not every plan sold there.
New to these terms? The methodology page explains tiered bands, time-of-use periods and fixed charges, and sets out exactly what the rate engine assumes.
Estimate — your actual bill may differ.
Tariff structures from NREL/OpenEI Utility Rate Database (CC0 1.0), retrieved September 2, 2026.
Location resolved through the US Census Bureau Geocoder (Public domain) at 40.7357, -74.1724.