Rockland Electric Co electricity rates
Rockland Electric Co charges an average of 21.04 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $195 a month using 928 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Investor-owned utility PJM New Jersey
Where Rockland Electric Co sits
It serves 63,679 residential customers in New Jersey. Its 21.04¢ per kilowatt-hour sits 9.6% below the New Jersey average of 23.27¢.
Consumption is close to the national norm at 928 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, so the rate translates fairly directly into the bill.
A shareholder-owned company whose rates are set by the state regulator, including an approved return on the capital it has invested. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland Electric Co | 21.04¢ | $195 | 928 |
| New Jersey average | 23.27¢ | $160 | 672 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where Rockland Electric Co delivers
Its service territory covers 3 New Jersey counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by Rockland Electric Co.
- Bergen
- Passaic
- Sussex
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average Rockland Electric Co customer went 225 minutes without electricity across 1.27 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is worse than typical. Overhead lines through wooded or storm-exposed terrain are the usual explanation, and the fix is vegetation management and circuit automation, both of which are recovered through rates.
Rooftop solar on this system
1,430 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 12.75 megawatts. That works out to 22.5 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.
Adoption is above the national median, which generally tracks the retail rate more closely than it tracks sunshine. What exports are actually worth.
Other New Jersey utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Service Elec & Gas Co | 20.42¢ | $115 | 2.0 million |
| Jersey Central Power & Lt Co | 15.65¢ | $124 | 964,802 |
| Sunrun Inc. | 18.07¢ | $113 | 45,019 |
| Sunnova | 19.04¢ | $132 | 30,079 |
| City of Vineland | 17.84¢ | $137 | 22,774 |
Rockland Electric Co rates: common questions
How much does Rockland Electric Co charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 21.04 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -9.6% against the New Jersey average of 23.27¢ and +14.1% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average Rockland Electric Co bill?
$195 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 928 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns Rockland Electric Co?
It is classified by the EIA as a investor-owned utility. A shareholder-owned company whose rates are set by the state regulator, including an approved return on the capital it has invested.
Is Rockland Electric Co expensive compared with other New Jersey utilities?
It ranks #2 of the 10 New Jersey utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #77 of 1369.