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Princeton electricity and gas rates

At typical use (558 kWh of electricity and 87 therms of gas a month), electricity and gas for a Princeton house cost about $249 a month: about $2,990 a year. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Who supplies power and gas to Princeton houses and what a typical house uses: about 558 kWh of electricity and 87 therms of gas a month.

Electricity: PSE&G (Public Service Electric and Gas)

PSE&G's electric tariff lists Princeton, Borough of and Princeton, Township of in the territory it serves. Rate Schedule RS with PSE&G's Basic Generation Service (BGS-RSCP) default supply; in June through September the first 600 kWh and use over 600 kWh have different rates, and October through May has one rate; charges include New Jersey Sales and Use Tax.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$6.00 a month
First 600 kWhs a month26.42¢
Next kWhs above 600 a month26.87¢

Gas: PSE&G

PSE&G's gas tariff lists Princeton, Borough of and Princeton, Township of in the territory it serves. Rate Schedule RSG residential service with PSE&G's Basic Gas Supply Service; charges include New Jersey Sales and Use Tax. In October through May billing months, Balancing Use Therms are charged $0.095430 per Balancing Use Therm.

ChargePrice
Fixed charge$10.00 a month
Per therm99.25¢

How Princeton compares with nearby cities

Electricity and gas, a month

  1. South River · 16 mi$235
  2. Princeton$249
  3. Trenton · 11 mi$249
  4. Manville · 13 mi$255
  5. Bound Brook · 16 mi$255
  6. Middlesex · 17 mi$255

At each city's typical use, with any city utility tax.

Sources

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  2. gas-tariff-17-iap-bgss-balancing-cip-usf-effective-20261001.

Checked October 28, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.

Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

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