What TVs and streaming devices costs to run in New Jersey
New Jersey homes use 638 kWh a year on TVs and streaming devices. Priced on top of the rest of the bill, that costs $43.95 to $174.76 a year across 10 published New Jersey plans — a $130.81 gap. Checked September 2, 2026.
Every priced plan, average
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $14.16 | −$29.79 | 2.4¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $38.80 | −$5.15 | 7.9¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service✓ cheapesttime-of-use | $43.95 | — | 7.8¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $46.64 | +$2.69 | 8.1¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $54.71 | +$10.76 | 10.6¢ |
| WHS - Water Heating Storage Serviceflat rate · needs electric heating | $60.48 | +$16.53 | 9.6¢ |
| RLM - Residential Load Management (TOU)time-of-use | $132.76 | +$88.81 | 22.8¢ |
| RHS - Residential Heating Servicetime-of-use · tiered · needs electric heating | $133.12 | +$89.17 | 22.3¢ |
| RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Servicetime-of-use | $163.04 | +$119.09 | 26.4¢ |
| RS - Residential Servicetime-of-use · tiered | $174.76 | +$130.81 | 27.9¢ |
Cost across usage levels
The cheapest plan at each consumption level, showing whether the ranking holds as usage changes.
- Lighter use — cheapest $20.34 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $80.92, a $60.58 spread
- Average — cheapest $43.95 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $174.76, a $130.81 spread
- Heavier use — cheapest $58.70 (RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service), dearest $233.36, a $174.66 spread
What TVs and streaming devices costs here
Across 10 plans priced in New Jersey, TVs and streaming devices adds $43.95 to $174.76 a year — $3.66 to $14.56 a month. The median plan puts TVs and streaming devices at $93.74 a year.
Cheapest for TVs and streaming devices: RS-TOU-3P - Residential TOU 3 Period Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co. Dearest: RS - Residential Service, Public Service Elec & Gas Co.
Those 638 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 638 kWh a year across 438 sampled homes that run one, near the national 632 kWh. The middle half spans 296 kWh to 852 kWh, so TVs and streaming devices varies by 556 kWh between one household and another.
Televisions plus the set-top boxes, streaming sticks, game consoles and sound bars attached to them, in use and on standby. That average covers homes with a television — 95% of homes here.
That makes TVs and streaming devices about 8% of the electricity a New Jersey home uses. The remaining 7,667 kWh is what TVs and streaming devices 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 TVs and streaming devices
A household in the lighter quarter runs TVs and streaming devices for 296 kWh a year and pays $20.34 on the cheapest plan. One in the heavier quarter runs it for 852 kWh and pays $58.70 — $38.36 more for TVs and streaming devices 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.