25.84¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Atlantic City Electric / NJ ]
Atlantic City Electric electricity rates in New Jersey
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+10.4%
vs 2024
509,015
residential customers
+42.2%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Atlantic City Electric's average effective residential rate (25.84¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.22¢ | — | 480,705 |
| 2016 | 17.39¢ | +1.0% | 483,153 |
| 2017 | 17.63¢ | +1.4% | 485,990 |
| 2018 | 17.04¢ | −3.4% | 489,453 |
| 2019 | 17.65¢ | +3.6% | 493,016 |
| 2020 | 18.17¢ | +3.0% | 496,522 |
| 2021 | 18.59¢ | +2.3% | 499,167 |
| 2022 | 19.36¢ | +4.1% | 501,237 |
| 2023 | 20.58¢ | +6.3% | 503,891 |
| 2024 | 23.41¢ | +13.8% | 506,488 |
| 2025 | 25.84¢ | +10.4% | 509,015 |
How this compares
22.48¢
New Jersey average, 2025
+14.9%
Atlantic City Electric vs NJ 2025 average
+50.0%
vs US 2025 average
#1
priciest in NJ
Atlantic City Electric files with the EIA as Atlantic City Electric Co (utility ID 963).
Serves 8 counties in New Jersey: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean, Salem. 137 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Atlantic City Electric raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Atlantic City Electric is on file with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +10.4% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Atlantic City Electric charge per kWh?
Atlantic City Electric's average effective residential rate was 25.84¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). New Jersey's 2025 average was 22.48¢.
How much have Atlantic City Electric rates gone up in five years?
+42.2% between 2020 and 2025, against +48.7% for New Jersey as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Atlantic City Electric have in New Jersey?
509,015 residential customers in 2025, across 8 counties including Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)