24 Apr What’s the $10 fee on my electric bill?

Q. I am writing to express my concern regarding a $10 service fee that has appeared on my PSE&G bills for the past several months. I researched and saw it appears to be a payment related to a credit, but I never heard about this before. What gives?
— Confused

A. New Jersey customers received credits that were approved last year when electric bills were spiking.

There were two separate programs, and only one was a real credit.

That’s why it was confusing.

First, in August 2025, the Board of Public Utilities approved a $100 credit that would reduce energy bills, first with a $50 credit in September 2025 and then another $50 in October 2025. These were true credits and did not need to be paid off.

But before that, in June 2025, it approved a program that would give customers a $30 credit in both July 2025 and August 2025 — months when temperatures are highest and demand is, too.

But that credit was not a real credit. It was really a deferral so people wouldn’t get too slammed that summer. People had to repay the funds, and it was done using $10 monthly charges from September through February.

So you should no longer be seeing that charge.

If you don’t think it was part of the credit repayment, you should call PSE&G to clarify what it’s for. And if you’re still confused after that, please email us at .

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This story was originally published in April 2026. 

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