What a pool pump costs to run in New Jersey
New Jersey homes use 2,625 kWh a year on a pool pump. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $180.90 to $712.20 a year across 10 published New Jersey plans — a $531.30 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $58.44 | −$122.46 | 2.4¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $175.88 | −$5.02 | 7.9¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service✓ cheapesttime-of-use | $180.90 | — | 7.8¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $189.84 | +$8.94 | 8.1¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $225.04 | +$44.14 | 10.6¢ |
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $248.88 | +$67.98 | 9.6¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $546.31 | +$365.41 | 22.8¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $557.88 | +$376.98 | 22.3¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Servicetime-of-use | $671.06 | +$490.16 | 26.4¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $712.20 | +$531.30 | 27.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $106.53 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $416.76, a $310.23 spread
- Average — cheapest $180.90 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $712.20, a $531.30 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $238.42 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $940.76, a $702.34 spread
What a pool pump costs here
Across 10 plans priced in New Jersey, a pool pump adds $180.90 to $712.20 a year — $15.08 to $59.35 a month. The median plan puts a pool pump at $385.68 a year.
Cheapest for a pool pump: RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co. Dearest: RS - Residential Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Those 2,625 kWh are billed at 6.9¢–27.1¢, 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 10.4¢ per kWh.
What New Jersey homes use
EIA's 2020 residential survey found 2,625 kWh a year across 45 sampled homes that run one, near the national 2,384 kWh. The middle half spans 1,546 kWh to 3,460 kWh, so a pool pump varies by 1,913 kWh between one household and another.
The circulation pump and its filtration cycle. Pool heating is not included. That average covers homes with a pool pump — 8% of homes here.
That makes a pool pump about 32% of the electricity a New Jersey home uses. The remaining 5,680 kWh is what a pool pump 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 pool pump
A household in the lighter quarter runs a pool pump for 1,546 kWh a year and pays $106.53 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 3,460 kWh and pays $238.42 — $131.89 more for a pool pump 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.