What a separate freezer costs to run in New Jersey
New Jersey homes use 523 kWh a year on a separate freezer. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $36.04 to $143.36 a year across 10 published New Jersey plans — a $107.32 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $11.64 | −$24.40 | 2.4¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $31.80 | −$4.24 | 7.9¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service✓ cheapesttime-of-use | $36.04 | — | 7.8¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $38.24 | +$2.20 | 8.1¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $44.89 | +$8.85 | 10.6¢ |
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $49.56 | +$13.52 | 9.6¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $108.88 | +$72.84 | 22.8¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $109.20 | +$73.16 | 22.3¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Servicetime-of-use | $133.75 | +$97.71 | 26.4¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $143.36 | +$107.32 | 27.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $23.45 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $93.32, a $69.87 spread
- Average — cheapest $36.04 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $143.36, a $107.32 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $46.19 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $183.68, a $137.49 spread
What a separate freezer costs here
Across 10 plans priced in New Jersey, a separate freezer adds $36.04 to $143.36 a year — $3.00 to $11.95 a month. The median plan puts a separate freezer at $76.89 a year.
Cheapest for a separate freezer: RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co. Dearest: RS - Residential Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Those 523 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 523 kWh a year across 109 sampled homes that run one, near the national 570 kWh. The middle half spans 341 kWh to 671 kWh, so a separate freezer varies by 330 kWh between one household and another.
A standalone chest or upright freezer, not the freezer compartment of a fridge. That average covers homes with a separate freezer — 22% of homes here, against 33% nationally.
That makes a separate freezer about 6% of the electricity a New Jersey home uses. The remaining 7,782 kWh is what a separate freezer 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 a separate freezer
A household in the lighter quarter runs a separate freezer for 341 kWh a year and pays $23.45 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 671 kWh and pays $46.19 — $22.74 more for a separate freezer 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.