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New Jersey: Build a month-by-month exposure map
Start with EIA: supply, demand, weather and storage price drivers. 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.
Use weighted prices
For each month, multiply projected therms by that month’s assumed supply price. Add applicable fixed fees separately. An unweighted average gives a low-volume summer month the same influence as a high-volume heating month.
Separate price exposure from operating exposure
A fixed commodity component does not establish firm transportation or remove a curtailment obligation. Ask operations to review notice and response requirements independently of finance’s price scenario.
New Jersey utility application
| Gas service company | Seasonal cost and service exposure | Primary reference |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Natural Gas | BPU license, utility participation, term and renewal language | Official program / tariff |
| PSE&G | BPU license, utility participation, term and renewal language | Official program / tariff |
| Elizabethtown Gas | BPU license, utility participation, term and renewal language | 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
In the monthly budget, keep BGSS alternative versus third-party supply, fees and retained utility charges visible. Obtain the service response for BPU license, utility participation, term and renewal language before assuming that a winter price arrangement also guarantees the required operating flexibility.
Worked check: an average can hide the heating load
Assume a hypothetical two-month illustration uses 3,000 therms at $1.00 and 1,000 therms at $0.60. The commodity total is $3,600 and the usage-weighted price is $0.90 per therm. The simple average price is $0.80; applying it to 4,000 therms understates the illustration by $400. No fees or delivery charges are included. This is arithmetic, not a claim about which local months or prices will be higher. Use all twelve actual delivery months for the real budget.
Turn the review into a calculation
Build a monthly weighted budget. 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.