More than a quarter-million New Jersey utility customers will receive $175 off their gas or electric bills in September, the Murphy administration announced Monday.
The one-time bill credit will automatically be issued to 278,000 customers in low-income households that generally qualify for other forms of public assistance. Eligible customers will see credits on their gas or electric bill, but not both.
This program is expected to cost about $51 million total and was approved by the state’s Board of Public Utilities in May, though some kind of payout plan has been in the works since 2022. Money for bill credits comes from the state’s clean energy program, which is funded by ratepayer fees.
“During another summer of record-breaking temperatures, the NJBPU remains committed to ensuring those struggling to make utility bill payments have the help they need,” BPU President Christine Guhl-Sadovy said in a statement. “Through this one-time bill credit, the NJBPU is returning unspent clean energy funds to ratepayers who shoulder a disproportionately high energy burden.”
