New Jersey Energy Deregulation Map.
New Jersey
According to the laws passed in New Jerrsey, consumer in the state have the
right to chose who provides electric service as part of their utility bill.
The laws in New Jersey state that anyone residing in the state has the right to
choose the supplier of their electric or gas energy regardless of who their
utility company is. They may opt to have the utility company be both the
supplier and the distributor.
Electricity customers including residential, small business, industrial and
commercial residents can all chose an alternate power supplier. This will allow
the consumer to lock in variable rates, fixed rates or a partial load (allowing
for a certain amount to be fixed and the rest to be variable.)
Gas customers have had the ability to shop for gas suppliers since 2000. A natural
gas customer is able to save about 30% off their natural gas rates. Residents
need to know that it is free to find out what rates you qualify for and it is
completely free to shop the competition. Customers that elect or neglect to
choose an gas supplier they will remain with the utility company and their fees
will be determined by usage. For example those with less than 5000 therms per
year will have a fluctuating fee each month. Those with more than 5000 therms
annually generally speaking will lock in their rate.
There is also Demand Response options where customers are rewarded with different
incentives. This is where energy companies offer customers direct payments to
all of their demand customers. This is basically a list of customers that have
an "on-call" status and they are asked to lower their usage during peak times
allowing providers to balance usage during these times.
The state of New Jersey is broken up into three main sections and a fourth that makes
up only a portion of two different counties. The state is broken up in this
manner:
Jersey Central Power and Light - Sussex, Morris, Warren, Hunterdon, a portion of
Somerset, portion of Middlesex and Mercer and a third of Burlington and a very
small percentage of Union, Essex and Passaic.
PSE&G - most of Bergen, Union, Somerset, Mercer, all of Hudson and a portion of
Camden, Gloucester, Bergen and Passaic.
Rockland Electric Company - has the tip of Sussex, portions of Bergen and Passaic.
Atlantic City Electric - the majority of Burlington, Camden, Ocean and Gloucester and
all of Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland, and Cape May
There are a number of different Choice Providers including Public Service Electric
and Gas, Rockland Electric, Elizabethtown, South Jersey Gas Company, NJ Natural
Gas, Jersey Central Power and Light and Atlantic City Electric.
