What an electric stove and oven costs to run in New Jersey
New Jersey homes use 254 kWh a year on an electric stove and oven. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $17.54 to $69.72 a year across 10 published New Jersey plans — a $52.18 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $5.64 | −$11.90 | 2.4¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $15.40 | −$2.14 | 7.9¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service✓ cheapesttime-of-use | $17.54 | — | 7.8¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $18.64 | +$1.10 | 8.1¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $21.83 | +$4.29 | 10.6¢ |
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $24.12 | +$6.58 | 9.6¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $52.92 | +$35.38 | 22.8¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $53.08 | +$35.54 | 22.3¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Servicetime-of-use | $65.01 | +$47.47 | 26.4¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $69.72 | +$52.18 | 27.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $7.23 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $28.84, a $21.61 spread
- Average — cheapest $17.54 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $69.72, a $52.18 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $21.41 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $85.12, a $63.71 spread
What an electric stove and oven costs here
Across 10 plans priced in New Jersey, an electric stove and oven adds $17.54 to $69.72 a year — $1.46 to $5.81 a month. The median plan puts an electric stove and oven at $37.38 a year.
Cheapest for an electric stove and oven: RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co. Dearest: RS - Residential Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Those 254 kWh are billed at 6.9¢–27.4¢, 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 10.7¢ per kWh.
What New Jersey homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 254 kWh a year across 177 sampled homes that run one, near the national 290 kWh. The middle half spans 105 kWh to 311 kWh, so an electric stove and oven varies by 206 kWh between one household and another.
The cooktop and oven together. Microwaves are counted separately. That average covers homes that cook with electricity — 37% of homes here, against 65% nationally.
That makes an electric stove and oven about 3% of the electricity a New Jersey home uses. The remaining 8,050 kWh is what an electric stove and oven 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 an electric stove and oven
A household in the lighter quarter runs an electric stove and oven for 105 kWh a year and pays $7.23 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 311 kWh and pays $21.41 — $14.18 more for an electric stove and oven 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.