Electric companies in New Jersey
14 electric utilities serve New Jersey, according to US EIA-861 service-territory filings and live outage feeds. The largest by customers is Public Service Elec & Gas Co, with about 2,405,799 customers in New Jersey (US EIA-861, 2025). About 8% of the customers on file (336,417) buy their electricity from a separate retail supplier; the utility listed here still delivers it and restores outages.
Territory is filed by county, so a county can list several utilities; usually only one serves a given address, and your electric bill names it.
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Every electric utility in New Jersey
Largest first, by customers on its lines in New Jersey (US EIA-861, 2025). “Live” is whether MassOutage can see its outages.
Electric utilities by county
Each county's utilities, largest in the state first. The county name opens its live outage page.
- Burlington County
- Public Service Elec & Gas Co, Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Atlantic City Electric Co, Borough of Pemberton - (NJ)
- Middlesex County
- Public Service Elec & Gas Co, Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Borough of South River - (NJ), Borough of Milltown - (NJ)
- Morris County
- Public Service Elec & Gas Co, Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Sussex Rural Electric Coop Inc, Borough of Butler - (NJ), Borough of Madison - (NJ)
- Ocean County
- Jersey Central Power & Lt Co, Atlantic City Electric Co, Seaside Heights Municipal Utility (NJ), Borough of Lavallette - (NJ)
Electric companies in New Jersey: FAQ
- How many electric companies serve New Jersey?
- 14 electric utilities serve New Jersey, according to US EIA-861 service-territory filings and live outage feeds.
- What is the largest electric company in New Jersey?
- Public Service Elec & Gas Co, with about 2,405,799 customers in New Jersey (US EIA-861, 2025).
- Which electric company serves my address in New Jersey?
- Your electric bill names it. Service territory is filed by county, so MassOutage lists the utilities serving each New Jersey county; usually only one of them serves a given address, and a utility can tell you whether it serves yours.
- Who do I call to report a power outage in New Jersey?
- Your electric utility. MassOutage has an outage phone line, report page or outage map on file for 14 of the 14 utilities serving New Jersey, listed above; for the others, check your bill or the utility's website. For a downed power line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
Live power outages in New Jersey →
Data from EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), every source we read. Service territory and customer counts are each utility's own EIA-861 filing; a utility a live outage feed has reported in a county is listed there too.