POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · NJ
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
New Jersey
31 data-center projects on file — 0.5 GW of nameplate capacity. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$147
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
8.3%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#12
of 51
Mid-pack on residential price
10yr rate climb
+50%
#9 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
2.28 GW
· nuclear
Pseg Salem Generating Station · Salem County
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What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
New Jersey · residential · latest
23.12¢/kWh
↑ +17.4% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
New Jersey · residential · 2026 YTD avg
23.13¢/kWh
↑ +17.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
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How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where New Jersey's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
NEW JERSEY · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
5.09 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
87 MW of new generation came online in New Jersey over the last 18 months; another 19 MW is in the EIA-860M pipeline (under construction or filed); 187 MW is on the books to retire over the next 36. Meanwhile 167 MW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state. Largest plant in the supply pipeline: National Park Solar (Gloucester County) — 6 MW of solar, first online 2026-04. On the way out: Cumberland (Nj) — 87 MW of natural gas, retiring 2027-06.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
31 projects
Projects on file
31
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
0.51 GW
≈ 2 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
—
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
3 statements
OPPOSE · 2026-01
“These data centers come into our communities, create almost no jobs, and cause our electric bills to go through the roof. This surcharge allows them to contribute to the communities they are coming into.”
— Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (D)SOURCE ↗
SUPPORT · 2025-10
“New Jersey has earned a strong reputation as a hub for innovation, and I welcome new opportunities to attract businesses — such as data centers — to our state.”
— Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D)SOURCE ↗
OPPOSE · 2026-03
“For the United States to lead responsibly in AI, the benefits must be broadly shared, and the costs — especially higher electricity prices — must not be shifted onto working families.”
— Sen. Cory Booker (D)SOURCE ↗
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Follow the money in New Jersey
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in NJ
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.