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JCP&L (Jersey Central Power and Light), New Jersey

JCP&L Basic Generation Service price jump, June 2025

On bills now Supply and capacity price before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.

+$26a month, estimate
on a typical bill, as approved

20.2% of the average New Jersey bill of $128 (EIA, 2024); your own bill scales with your usage. Our arithmetic, not the utility's figure; the methodology page shows how.

Fileddate not published
Hearingheld or waived
DecisionFeb 12, 2025
On billsJun 1, 2025

New Jersey's 2025 Basic Generation Service auction, driven largely by rising PJM capacity market costs, produced the largest default-supply price jump of the state's four utilities for JCP&L customers, an estimated 20.20 percent average bill increase starting June 1, 2025.

What it means for your bill: This is a default electric supply price increase from the statewide auction, not a JCP&L delivery rate case; shopping for a competitive supplier avoids it.

Status
On bills now
Utility
JCP&L (Jersey Central Power and Light)
Commission
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Approved
20.2% residential
Decided
February 12, 2025
On bills from
June 1, 2025
Data center linked
Yes. The filing ties part of the cost or the tariff design to data center load.
Last checked
August 29, 2026

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Pending Base rate case

JCP&L is asking to raise base delivery rates but has proposed offsetting the impact for residential customers until 2028, so this would not show up on typical bills right away even if approved.

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