Public Service Elec & Gas Co
Investor Owned electric utility · New Jersey · #10 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #15477
Public Service Elec & Gas Co is a investor owned electric utility serving 2,256,376 customers in New Jersey. In 2025 it sold 24,724 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $5.16B in revenue, an average realized rate of 20.88¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 25.03¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 14 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, distribution.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 1,978,222 | 13,323 | $3.33B | 25.03¢ | |
| Commercial | 271,325 | 10,128 | $1.70B | 16.76¢ | |
| Industrial | 6,828 | 1,262 | $126.89M | 10.05¢ | |
| Transportation | 1 | 10.7 | $2.45M | 22.90¢ | |
| Total | 2,256,376 | 24,724 | $5.16B | 20.88¢ |
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 (561 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,123,420 | 22,898 | $3.46B | 17.40¢ |
| 2022 | 2,169,358 | 24,331 | $3.74B | 17.43¢ |
| 2023 | 2,223,326 | 23,818 | $3.88B | 18.83¢ |
| 2024 | 2,246,405 | 24,881 | $4.34B | 20.42¢ |
| 2025 | 2,256,376 | 24,724 | $5.16B | 25.03¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 66 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 0.72 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 92 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: 140 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 25,648 GWh
Winter peak demand: 5,521 MW
Energy losses: 3.5% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 96.0% of 2,359,737 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 103,920 installations, 1,619.2 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 149,429 delivery-only customers (15,854 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
Bergen, NJBurlington, NJCamden, NJEssex, NJGloucester, NJHudson, NJMercer, NJMiddlesex, NJMonmouth, NJMorris, NJPassaic, NJSalem, NJSomerset, NJUnion, NJ
Other large utilities in New Jersey
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- Atlantic City Electric Co - 523,704 customers, residential 25.84¢
- IDT Energy, Inc. - 109,971 customers, residential 14.61¢
- Rockland Electric Co - 72,457 customers, residential 23.24¢
- City of Vineland - (NJ) - 25,975 customers, residential 18.55¢
- Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc - 12,201 customers, residential —
- Palmco Power NJ, LLC - 11,903 customers, residential 24.58¢
- Borough of Butler - (NJ) - 11,849 customers, residential —
All New Jersey utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #15477 in the EIA frame.