Jersey Central Power & Lt Co
Investor Owned electric utility · New Jersey · #38 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #9726
Jersey Central Power & Lt Co is a investor owned electric utility serving 1,050,339 customers in New Jersey. In 2025 it sold 12,298 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $2.22B in revenue, an average realized rate of 18.03¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 18.39¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 13 counties. EIA records its activities as: transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 955,852 | 9,035 | $1.66B | 18.39¢ | |
| Commercial | 93,307 | 3,045 | $522.71M | 17.16¢ | |
| Industrial | 1,180 | 218 | $33.57M | 15.41¢ | |
| Total | 1,050,339 | 12,298 | $2.22B | 18.03¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (788 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 950,359 | 10,766 | $1.41B | 13.19¢ |
| 2022 | 1,010,403 | 12,056 | $1.63B | 13.60¢ |
| 2023 | 1,040,564 | 11,722 | $1.62B | 14.00¢ |
| 2024 | 1,058,755 | 12,222 | $1.89B | 15.65¢ |
| 2025 | 1,050,339 | 12,298 | $2.22B | 18.39¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 391 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 2.21 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 177 minutes
As reported for New Jersey under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 13,091 GWh
Winter peak demand: 3,639 MW
Energy losses: 5.9% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 97.7% of 1,190,236 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 62,028 installations, 996.1 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 131,326 delivery-only customers (7,713 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Burlington, NJEssex, NJHunterdon, NJMercer, NJMiddlesex, NJMonmouth, NJMorris, NJOcean, NJPassaic, NJSomerset, NJSussex, NJUnion, NJWarren, NJ
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All New Jersey utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #9726 in the EIA frame.