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^ Residential natural gas prices in New Jersey in December 2023 averaged $12.39 per thousand cubic feet, about 4.3% less than the average U.S. rate [Read More]

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Natural Gas Customers in NJ

^ New Jersey has an estimated 2,930,232 residential natural gas consumers, or approximately 4% of the total number in the nation [Read More]

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Natural Gas Rates in New Jersey

Residential Natural Gas Rates in New Jersey

Residential natural gas prices in New Jersey in December 2023 averaged $12.39 per thousand cubic feet, which was approximately 4.3% less than the national average rate of $12.94 per thousand cubic feet (December 2023). [1]

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Industrial Natural Gas Rates in New Jersey

In December 2023, industrial natural gas prices in New Jersey averaged $8.43 per thousand cubic feet, or about 84.1% more than the average rate of $4.58 per thousand cubic feet in the U.S. overall in the most recent month with data. [1]

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Natural Gas Usage in New Jersey

Residential Natural Gas Consumption in New Jersey

Residential Natural Gas Consumption in New Jersey

Residential natural gas usage in NJ in December 2023 was 32,514 million cubic feet, or approximately 5% of the total residential consumption in the U.S. of 655,796 million cubic feet that month. [1]

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Industrial Natural Gas Consumption in New Jersey

In December 2023, industrial natural gas usage in NJ totaled 8,118 million cubic feet, which was about 1% of the industrial natural gas used in the U.S. in its entirety (791,007 million cubic feet) that month. [1]

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More New Jersey Natural Gas Statistics

New Jersey Natural Gas Consumers

New Jersey Natural Gas Consumers

  • Natural Gas Consumers in NJ [2]
    • An estimated 2,930,232 residential consumers use natural gas in NJ, which is about 4% of the total number of residential natural gas consumers in the U.S.
    • There are an estimated 6,642 industrial natural gas consumers in NJ, or approximately 3.7% of the total number of industrial natural gas consumers in the U.S overall.

New Jersey Share of Natural Gas Usage

  • How NJ Compares to the U.S. [3]
    • New Jersey accounted for 4.8% of overall residential deliveries of natural gas in the United States in 2022.
    • In 2022, New Jersey accounted for .9% of total industrial deliveries of natural gas in the United States.
    • The state of New Jersey accounted for 4.38% of total commercial deliveries of natural gas in the United States in 2022.

New Jersey Natural Gas Prices

  • Natural Gas Prices in NJ [1]
    • Residential natural gas consumers in the state of New Jersey (as a whole) pay approximately 4.3% less than the average residential natural gas rate in the United States overall.
    • Industrial natural gas consumers in New Jersey pay about 84.1% more than the average industrial natural gas rate in the United States overall.

More about New Jersey

About New Jersey

The state of New Jersey ranks 12th in the United States with an approximate population of 8,791,894. [4]

NJ Gas Rates

Natural Gas in NJ

To learn more about natural gas rates in New Jersey, or for additional resources related to natural gas (or other utilities) in NJ, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.


Did you know?

About half of the homes in the United States use natural gas as their main heating fuel.

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References

1. ^ U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

2. ^ U.S. Department of Energy

3. ^ U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

4. ^ United States Census Bureau