JCP&L electricity rates
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey), as the EIA and URDB list it
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s customers paid 15.6¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $124 a month for 791 kWh. Residential TOD Service, the lowest of 2 open plans at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $2,423 a year, at the typical hour-by-hour use of homes in New Jersey. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey) plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential TOD Service✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since July 2025 | $2,423.04 | — | 20.2¢ |
| Residential Servicepriced by season · tiered · in effect since July 2025 | $2,440.48 | +$17.44 | 20.3¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Residential Service for Off-Peak Water Heatingflat rate · in effect since July 2025 · delivery charges only | $500.04 | −$1,923.00 | 4.2¢ |
| Residential Service for Controlled Water Heatingflat rate · in effect since July 2025 · delivery charges only | $583.92 | −$1,839.12 | 4.9¢ |
| Residential Servicepriced by season · tiered · in effect since July 2025 · delivery charges only | $649.04 | −$1,774.00 | 5.4¢ |
| Residential Geothermal and Heat Pump Servicetime-of-use · in effect since July 2025 · delivery charges only | $685.73 | −$1,737.31 | 5.7¢ |
| Residential TOD Servicetime-of-use · in effect since July 2025 · delivery charges only | $695.37 | −$1,727.67 | 5.8¢ |
| Residential Service for Off-Peak Water Heatingpriced by season · in effect since July 2025 · needs electric heating | $2,214.79 | −$208.25 | 18.5¢ |
| Residential Service for Controlled Water Heatingpriced by season · in effect since July 2025 · needs electric heating | $2,298.72 | −$124.32 | 19.2¢ |
| Residential Geothermal and Heat Pump Servicetime-of-use · in effect since July 2025 · needs a heat pump | $2,472.22 | +$49.18 | 20.6¢ |
Price Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)’s plans at your own usage
The cheapest Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey) plan at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,190.76 (Residential Service), dearest $1,259.93, a $69.17 spread
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,423.04 (Residential TOD Service), dearest $2,440.48, a $17.44 spread
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $4,749.23 (Residential TOD Service), dearest $4,994.88, a $245.65 spread
What Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s customers were billed in 2024
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s open plans and its customers' bills disagree by more than a quarter: at 791 kWh a month, the median plan is 20.2¢ per kWh against 15.6¢ billed in 2024. Before relying on a plan price here, test it against a real Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey) bill in the bill analyzer.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in New Jersey | 964,802 |
| Homes it delivers to for other suppliers | 73,456 |
| Share of New Jersey's households | 29% |
| Average use per home | 791 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $123.82 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 15.6¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 20.2¢ |
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How the Residential Service bill at 1,000 kWh has moved since 2014
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s Residential Service cost $142.25 a month under its June 2014 version and costs $203.37 under its July 2025 one, 43% more. Its biggest single step, in July 2025, added $56.81 (39%). In New Jersey, EIA's average price rose 43% between 2014 and 2025.
Every version of Residential Service
| Took effect | At 1,000 kWh | Change | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | $203.37 | +$56.81 (+38.8%) | URDB |
| May 2024 | $146.56 | +$8.40 (+6.1%) | URDB |
| April 2022 | $138.16 | +$5.93 (+4.5%) | URDB |
| August 2019 | $132.23 | −$1.37 (−1.0%) | URDB |
| September 2018 | $133.60 | −$4.52 (−3.3%) | URDB |
| June 2017 | $138.12 | −$5.38 (−3.7%) | URDB |
| October 2015 | $143.50 | +$2.58 (+1.8%) | URDB |
| June 2015 | $140.92 | −$1.33 (−0.9%) | URDB |
| June 2014 | $142.25 | First on record | URDB |
In the guides: Why electricity rates change
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s cheapest open plan is the 25th-highest, 29% more than their median of $1,877.14. It sits between Portland General Electric Co ($2,393.52) and Puget Sound Energy Inc ($2,497.44).
No other utility indexed in New Jersey has a cheaper open plan; the other one starts higher.
Its fixed charge, $8.07 a month on Residential TOD Service, is lower than on the cheapest plan of 88 of the other 99 utilities.
Residential Service is tiered: past 600 kWh a month, each kWh costs 6.9¢ more. Of the 47 utilities whose plans step, that is the 6th-largest step.
Residential Service changes price with the season: a kWh costs 2.4¢ more in October to May than in June to September, and the same 1,000 kWh is billed $205.86 in its dearest month against $202.13 in its cheapest.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour · The price that changes once the meter passes a line · The price that changes with the month
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
Residential TOD Service — $2,423.04 a year, 20.2¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.07 monthly standing charge. In effect since July 2025.
Residential Service — $2,440.48 a year, 20.3¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $4.27 monthly standing charge. In effect since July 2025.
Residential Service for Off-Peak Water Heating — $500.04 a year, 4.2¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $6.50 monthly standing charge. In effect since July 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
Residential Service for Controlled Water Heating — $583.92 a year, 4.9¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $6.50 monthly standing charge. In effect since July 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
Residential Service — $649.04 a year, 5.4¢ per kWh effective, tiered and priced by season. It carries a $4.27 monthly standing charge. In effect since July 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
Residential Geothermal and Heat Pump Service — $685.73 a year, 5.7¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $8.07 monthly standing charge. In effect since July 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
How Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s plans are structured
Of 10 priceable plans: 2 tiered, 4 time-of-use, 4 priced by season, 2 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $4.27 to $8.07.
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s published schedules
URDB files Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s schedules under New Jersey, and they are compared there with that state's other utilities. 10 of its 10 published residential schedules can be priced.
When Jersey Central Power & Lt Co (New Jersey)'s time-of-use plans charge most
Residential TOD Service charges 26.5¢ a kWh weekdays 8 am to 8 pm, June to September, against 14.8¢ in its cheapest hours; those dearest hours are 12% of the year. Homes in New Jersey typically put 14% of their electricity in them (NREL ResStock).
In the guides: Time-of-use plans, hour by hour