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New Jersey: Make the bid specification match the utility
Start with EIA: natural gas customer choice and eligibility. The table below links this decision to the represented gas companies in New Jersey. It does not establish service or supplier availability for every account.
Require an inclusion schedule
Ask bidders to mark commodity, capacity, balancing, taxes, utility transportation and account fees as included, excluded or variable. An unanswered field is an unresolved cost, not zero.
Compare risk as well as the modeled total
Read the volume measurement period, assignment process, early-exit calculation and renewal mechanism. Request a written calculation for a material overrun or closure rather than relying on a product name such as fixed or flexible.
New Jersey utility application
| Gas service company | Comparable price and fee scope | Primary reference |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Natural Gas | BGSS alternative versus third-party supply, fees and retained utility charges | Official program / tariff |
| PSE&G | BGSS alternative versus third-party supply, fees and retained utility charges | Official program / tariff |
| Elizabethtown Gas | BGSS alternative versus third-party supply, fees and retained utility charges | Official program / tariff |
New Jersey Natural Gas: the program detail behind this decision
The BPU’s commercial shopping guidance separates the regulated gas distributor from a licensed third-party supplier. Each gas company maintains its own tariff. Identify the Basic Gas Supply Service alternative and the supplier’s full terms for the same months; a license does not establish an accepted commercial offer. Program New Jersey.
Apply the evidence to an account file
Give bidders the same specification for BGSS alternative versus third-party supply, fees and retained utility charges. Ask who is responsible for BPU license, utility participation, term and renewal language. Do not rank an incomplete answer as the cheapest complete offer.
Worked check: fees can reverse the lower rate
Assume hypothetical annual consumption of 10,000 therms. A costs $0.80 per therm plus $20 monthly: $8,240. B costs $0.76 plus $60 monthly: $8,320. B’s commodity price is lower, but its modeled supply total is $80 higher. Equal cost occurs at 12,000 annual therms under these constant-rate assumptions. These are invented inputs, not available offers, local tariffs or program thresholds. Delivery, tax, exit costs and any excluded components still require a separate review.
Turn the review into a calculation
Compare constant supply rates and fees. Enter documented assumptions in matching energy units. Keep any charge outside both supply offers separate; the result does not establish eligibility or an available quote.
Read the New Jersey utility guide for the wider service-company distinctions. Convert billed gas units using the bill’s heat-content factor when moving from volume to energy.
Sources and review notes
Reviewed October 16, 2026. Program information can change. Confirm the effective utility tariff, supplier availability and written offer before proceeding. Examples and planning tools are educational; they are not executable quotes or verified customer results.