Elizabeth Has One Set of Wires and Many Supply Choices
PSE&G is Elizabeth's electric distribution utility, and Elizabethtown Gas is the local gas utility. New Jersey's BGS auction sets PSE&G's default electric supply rate; BPU-licensed Third-Party Suppliers on NJ Power Switch can replace it while PSE&G keeps the poles, meters and repair crews.
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Switch Both Electric + Gas in Elizabeth — Save $140+/year
Elizabeth is in a dual fuel deregulated state. You can switch both your electricity AND natural gas provider. Most customers who switch both save $140 or more per year.
About Energy Choice in Elizabeth
Elizabeth is a rare New Jersey city where electric and gas delivery come from two different utilities. PSE&G runs the electric distribution grid — the same wires that feed Newark Airport's north end and much of Union County — while Elizabethtown Gas, based in the city itself, handles natural gas distribution. Both are regulated by the NJ Board of Public Utilities and both are open to Choice on the supply side.
On the electric side, PSE&G's default rate comes out of the state's Basic Generation Service auction. The BGS clearing price resets each June and becomes PSE&G's Price to Compare — the anchor for any competitive offer an Elizabeth household considers on NJ Power Switch. A fixed Third-Party Supplier contract locked below that number holds through the auction reset that unshopped bills feel immediately.
Housing in Elizabeth skews to dense multi-family — Peterstown, Elmora, Bayway and the neighborhoods along Elizabeth Avenue — with a lot of two- and three-family homes where a single PSE&G account often covers common areas. That mix means household kWh usage varies more than the block-to-block architecture suggests, and locking a fixed supply rate is a hedge against surprise summer readings on older AC units.
Gas supply is a separate decision. Because Elizabethtown Gas is the local distribution utility, residents shopping gas Choice compare licensed suppliers against Elizabethtown Gas's default supply rate — not PSE&G's — while Elizabethtown Gas continues to handle every service line, mains repair and meter read.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the electric utility in Elizabeth, NJ?
PSE&G is the electric distribution utility for the City of Elizabeth. PSE&G owns the wires, reads the meter and dispatches outage crews regardless of which Third-Party Supplier you choose on NJ Power Switch.
Who is the gas utility in Elizabeth?
Elizabethtown Gas, headquartered in the city, is the natural gas distribution utility for Elizabeth. Gas Choice contracts are shopped against Elizabethtown Gas's default supply rate — not PSE&G's — while Elizabethtown Gas keeps every service line and meter.
How is PSE&G's default electric rate set for Elizabeth?
Through New Jersey's Basic Generation Service auction, held annually under NJ Board of Public Utilities oversight. The BGS clearing price becomes PSE&G's default supply rate for Elizabeth — the number a competitive supplier offer has to beat over the full contract term.
Do I lose PSE&G if I switch supply?
No. Switching only changes the generation line on the bill. PSE&G still delivers the electricity, reads the meter and responds to every outage in Elizabeth exactly as before.
Should Elizabeth residents shop electric and gas together?
They're two independent contracts because they involve two different utilities — PSE&G on electric supply, Elizabethtown Gas on gas supply. Many households shop both, but each is decided on its own default price and its own term.