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RHS - Residential Heating Service

Public Service Elec & Gas Co · Time-of-use + tiered · filed 2026

$0.2187per kWh, all in
$2,624a year at 1,000 kWh/mo
$6.00fixed, before any usage
$0.1981utility's actual average

What this tariff charges

Fixed charge$6.00 per month
StructureTime-of-use + tiered
Filed2026-04-01

Energy rates

The charged price is the base rate plus its adjustment. Adjustments carry fuel and rider costs and are frequently most of the bill, so a comparison built on the base rate alone is meaningless.

Period 0

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 600.0 kWh 0.19332 0.00887 0.20219
2 no limit 0.17456 0.00887 0.18342

Period 1

TierUp toBase AdjustmentCharged $/kWh
1 600.0 kWh 0.23256 0.00903 0.24159
2 no limit 0.25028 0.00903 0.25931

What it costs at different usage levels

kWh per monthAnnual total Effective $/kWh
500 $1,363.93 $0.2273
1000 $2,624.17 $0.2187
2000 $5,128.81 $0.2137

Effective rate includes the fixed charge, which is why it falls as usage rises. This is a time-of-use tariff, so the result also depends on when power is used; an average residential pattern is assumed. Details →

Public Service Elec & Gas Co offers a cheaper tariff at this usage. RHS - Residential Heating Service comes to $878.71 a year against this one's $2,624.17 — a difference of $1,745. Eligibility rules may apply; check with the utility.

The utility's own description

This rate schedule is closed and is in the process of elimination. Delivery service under this rate schedule is limited to residential purposes where electricity is the sole source of space heating for customers at their current premise that are presently served under this rate schedule. Customers may either purchase electric supply from a Third Party Supplier (TPS) or from Public Service's Basic Generation Service default service as detailed in this rate schedule

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