Plain answers about changing the price on your electric and gas bills in New Jersey. Changing your price never turns off your power or your gas.
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If someone calls or knocks and says any of these, you can hang up or close the door.
Judy Saves will never call you or knock on your door.
New Jersey doesn't publish a list of company prices for homes.
So Judy compares your price with your utility's standard price. That is the price you pay if you never picked another company.
If another company's price is higher than the standard price, Judy tells you how to go back.
It is your utility's own price for the power or gas itself. Your bill prints it.
PSE&G and JCP&L change their electric price each June 1, and sometimes in between. In summer (June to September), power costs more after your first 600 kWh in a month.
The gas price is set once a year, starting October 1, and can change a few times during the year.
No. Your utility still delivers your power and gas, and still sends your bill.
Only the price part changes.
The company must tell you how long the price is fixed.
It can't charge more than that price while it is fixed, except for taxes the law adds.
Many New Jersey towns buy power or gas for everyone in town. This is called Government Energy Aggregation.
You are put in the program unless you say no within 30 days of the notice.
You can leave at any time with 30 days' notice, with no fee.
Town programs don't always save money. Judy compares your price like any other.
Yes. Your utility mails you a letter to confirm the change.
You have 7 days to tell your utility that you changed your mind.
It depends on the plan. Your contract must list every fee, including any fee to leave early.
Read that list before you sign.
No. Judy Saves never calls you or knocks on your door.
If someone says they are from Judy Saves, hang up.
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU)
Call them about pushy sellers, a switch you did not ask for, or other problems. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel
The state office that speaks up for people who pay utility bills. Check their website for the hours to call.
Your electric company. Call about outages, your bill, or going back to the standard price.
PSE&G
One number for electric and gas. Check your bill for the hours to call.
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L)
Check your bill for the hours to call.
Atlantic City Electric
Check your bill for the hours to call.
Your gas company. Call about your gas, your bill, or going back to the standard price.
New Jersey Natural Gas
Check your bill for the hours to call.
South Jersey Gas
Check your bill for the hours to call.
Elizabethtown Gas
Check your bill for the hours to call.
Call your utility if the power or gas goes out, or to go back to its standard price.
Its number is on your bill.
Each answer comes from the state's own rules and fact sheets, or from the utility's own pages.
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Checked Oct 10, 2026NJ Board of Public Utilities
Your utility sends a letter. Then you have 7 days to tell your utility.
Checked Oct 10, 2026NJ Board of Public Utilities
False. Only taxes can push it up during the fixed period.
Checked Oct 10, 2026NJ Board of Public Utilities