'My bill is $782????' Why electricity costs have soared for some NJ customers [View all]

William Westhoven
Morristown Daily Record

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New Jersey residents have been bracing for higher electric bills since the state Board of Public Utilities approved rate hikes back in February.

Now the first bills reflecting those power rates have arrived, and homeowners are finding the change, in a word, shocking.

The base rate increases approved by the state ranged from about 3% to 9% and took effect on June 1. But that was the start of a hot, steamy month that ended up the second-warmest June in New Jersey history. And after an unusually cool June in 2023, the year-over-year comparison has been eye-opening.

"I have JCP&L and my bill is $782????" demanded one Parsippany resident on a local town page on Facebook. "Can this be right? I have an average-sized house!!!"

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