New York electricity rates: high per kWh, smaller bills
Homes in New York paid an average of 28.60¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026), 58.5% above the US average of 18.04¢; 28.65¢ in August 2026 alone.1 The average residential bill was $154.75 a month in 2025, for 586 kWh.2
EIA monthly data through August 2026 (preliminary, released October 23, 2026); annual data for 2025 are final. Next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Average revenue per kWh includes fixed charges and riders; it is not a tariff rate.
Northeast region, Middle Atlantic division
New York homes paid 28.60¢ per kWh over the last 12 months, the 6th highest1 residential price among the states, yet the average 2025 bill was only $4.07 more a month than the US average: a typical home used 586 kWh2 a month. Inside the state, the utility decides the outcome, from Con Edison's 36.74¢ per kWh3 on small city bills to upstate prices that rose fastest in 2025.
A top-ten price, a near-average bill
Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, New York's residential customers paid an average of 28.60¢ per kWh, 58.5% above the US average and the 6th highest among the 50 states and DC. Average revenue per kWh is what customers paid in total divided by what they used, fixed charges and riders included; it is not the line on a tariff. The price was 11.2% higher than in the previous 12 months, the 8th highest increase in the country. In August 2026 alone it was 28.65¢ per kWh, +7.5%1 on the same month a year earlier (2026 months are preliminary).
The bill tells a milder story. The average residential bill in 2025 was $154.75, $4.07 more a month than the US average and only the 19th highest among the states. The reason is consumption: the average New York home used 586 kWh a month, the 6th lowest in the country, against 874 kWh2 nationally. Households report the same pattern: the Census Bureau's 2025 survey put the median New York bill at about $168, close to the national $1694.
Among New York's 6 neighbors, Massachusetts had the highest residential price over the last 12 months (30.39¢ per kWh) and Pennsylvania the lowest (20.86¢ per kWh); 41 of the 6 had a lower residential price.
| Massachusetts | 30.39¢ | 596 | $181.08 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 29.44¢ | 562 | $165.62 |
| New York | 28.60¢ | 586 | $154.75 |
| Connecticut | 27.42¢ | 704 | $206.46 |
| Vermont | 23.90¢ | 592 | $134.78 |
| New Jersey | 23.74¢ | 670 | $150.59 |
| Pennsylvania | 20.86¢ | 839 | $161.90 |
| United States | 18.04¢ | 874 | $150.68 |
Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state. Residential ¢/kWh, 12 months: 2025-09 to 2026-08; kWh a month, 2025: 2025; Monthly bill, 2025: 2025.
Con Edison: the highest price, one of the smallest bills
The statewide average blends very different utilities. Con Edison delivers power in the counties of New York City and in Westchester, to 42.0% of the state's residential customers. It collected 36.74¢ per kWh from its full-service (bundled) residential customers in 2025. That was 39.2% above the New York average and the 4th highest of 177 US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers. Yet those customers used only 373 kWh a month, so their average bill was $137.103.
PSEG Long Island, recorded by EIA as a state power authority (the Long Island Power Authority), serves Nassau, Suffolk and part of Queens and shows the reverse. Its full-service customers paid 26.17¢ per kWh in 2025, close to the state average, but used 744 kWh a month, twice Con Edison's figure, and paid $194.75, the largest average bill of the state's big utilities. Upstate, National Grid's customers paid the lowest average among them, 19.89¢ per kWh, and the smallest bill, $129.733.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| National Grid (NY) | 19.89¢ |
| RG&E (NY) | 22.01¢ |
| NYSEG (NY) | 22.59¢ |
| PSEG Long Island (LIPA) (NY) | 26.17¢ |
| Orange & Rockland (NY) | 26.21¢ |
| Central Hudson (NY) | 27.67¢ |
| Con Edison (NY) | 36.74¢ |
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average monthly residential bill |
|---|---|
| National Grid (NY) | $129.73 |
| Con Edison (NY) | $137.10 |
| RG&E (NY) | $153.76 |
| NYSEG (NY) | $168.05 |
| Orange & Rockland (NY) | $181.87 |
| Central Hudson (NY) | $192.60 |
| PSEG Long Island (LIPA) (NY) | $194.75 |
The order shifts with more recent data. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, EIA's monthly sample, 2026 months preliminary), Con Edison's average was 38.52¢ per kWh on a bill of $148.87, while National Grid's customers paid 23.24¢ per kWh and $149.92. Central Hudson's 12-month average reached 30.71¢ per kWh, with bills of $212.885.
Who delivers your power
EIA lists 61 distribution utilities in New York. The 7 largest serve 99.0% of residential customers. The investor-owned utilities' rates are set by the New York State Public Service Commission; together their full-service residential customers paid 26.95¢ per kWh in 2025, against 24.61¢ per kWh3 for public power, a figure dominated by Long Island.
Some of the lowest averages in the state belong to small village utilities. Among the 10 utilities with 10,000 or more residential customers, the 2025 averages ran from 7.80¢ per kWh at Village of Fairport to 36.74¢ per kWh at Con Edison, a spread of 28.94¢ per kWh3. Their customers cannot switch: the municipal boundary decides. EIA's territory records list 7 distribution utilities in Chautauqua County, the most of any county, and two or more in 516 of the state's 62 counties, so the utility's own map, not the county, settles which one serves an address.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. Counties where each utility reports serving customers (EIA-861 service territory, 2025). A utility often serves only part of a county, and several can share one: the map shows where each one is present, not street-level boundaries. Point at a county for every utility listed there.
Upstate prices rose fastest
From 2024 to 2025, the state's annual residential average rose 8.0%, to 26.39¢ per kWh8. The increases were far from even. Full-service customers of NYSEG paid 23.3% more per kWh and saw their average bill change by +26.9%; at RG&E the price rose 17.3% and at National Grid 15.5%. Con Edison's average rose 3.0%3.
The latest month shows how unevenly 2026 is running. In August 20261, against the same month a year earlier, National Grid's residential average was +22.2%, Central Hudson's +13.8% and Con Edison's +8.6%, while NYSEG's was −7.2%5. Single months are preliminary and swing with fuel adjustments and billing cycles.
Over a longer span New York has pulled further above the country. The annual residential price rose 43.7% from 2020 to 2025, the 5th highest increase among the states, against 31.0% nationally. Since 2001, when New York homes paid 14.04¢ per kWh9, the rise was 88.0%, below the national 100.8%; the 2020 average (18.36¢ per kWh) was slightly below the 2010 one (18.74¢ per kWh), and the last annual decline came in 20198.
Source: EIA, Historical state data, annual sales, revenue and customers; EIA, Historical state data, monthly sales and revenue 1990-2009. Average revenue per kWh (all charges, nominal dollars), each calendar year: 2010 onward EIA-861 final annual data, 2001–2009 the sum of the monthly survey.
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| Period | New York (¢/kWh) | United States (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.04¢ | 8.58¢ |
| 2002 | 13.55¢ | 8.44¢ |
| 2003 | 14.31¢ | 8.72¢ |
| 2004 | 14.54¢ | 8.95¢ |
| 2005 | 15.72¢ | 9.45¢ |
| 2006 | 16.89¢ | 10.40¢ |
| 2007 | 17.10¢ | 10.65¢ |
| 2008 | 18.31¢ | 11.26¢ |
| 2009 | 17.50¢ | 11.51¢ |
| 2010 | 18.74¢ | 11.54¢ |
| 2011 | 18.26¢ | 11.72¢ |
| 2012 | 17.62¢ | 11.88¢ |
| 2013 | 18.79¢ | 12.13¢ |
| 2014 | 20.07¢ | 12.52¢ |
| 2015 | 18.54¢ | 12.65¢ |
| 2016 | 17.58¢ | 12.55¢ |
| 2017 | 18.03¢ | 12.89¢ |
| 2018 | 18.52¢ | 12.87¢ |
| 2019 | 17.94¢ | 13.01¢ |
| 2020 | 18.36¢ | 13.15¢ |
| 2021 | 19.48¢ | 13.66¢ |
| 2022 | 22.08¢ | 15.04¢ |
| 2023 | 22.25¢ | 16.00¢ |
| 2024 | 24.43¢ | 16.48¢ |
| 2025 | 26.39¢ | 17.23¢ |
Small homes, a July peak and some winter-peaking utilities
Low use is not a one-year effect. EIA's 2020 household survey (a pandemic year) estimated that a New York home used 6,916 kWh a year, tied for 3rd lowest10 among the states. Only 17.6% of New York households heat mainly with electricity, according to the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, against 41.8%11 nationally, and the state averaged 678 cooling degree days a year over 2016 to 2025, 16th lowest12 among the states with data.
Over the last 12 months, statewide use per home peaked at 784 kWh in July 2026 and was lowest at 448 kWh in May 2026, a ratio of 1.8 times. The average price did not follow use: it was highest in May 2026 (29.93¢ per kWh) and lowest in November 2025 (26.46¢ per kWh), because fixed charges weigh more per kWh in light months. In August 2026, the average bill was $212.44 on 742 kWh1.
Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential kWh sold per customer in each month. The table adds that month's average residential price. Monthly EIA data through August 2026 (released October 23, 2026); months since January 2026 are preliminary.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Residential ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 559 | 27.28¢ |
| October 2025 | 483 | 27.00¢ |
| November 2025 | 476 | 26.46¢ |
| December 2025 | 611 | 27.43¢ |
| January 2026 | 674 | 28.37¢ |
| February 2026 | 661 | 29.92¢ |
| March 2026 | 544 | 28.55¢ |
| April 2026 | 479 | 29.45¢ |
| May 2026 | 448 | 29.93¢ |
| June 2026 | 574 | 29.49¢ |
| July 2026 | 784 | 29.89¢ |
| August 2026 | 742 | 28.65¢ |
Not every utility peaks in summer. In the same 12 months, National Grid's use per customer peaked in January 2026 (827 kWh) and Central Hudson's in January 2026 (945 kWh), while Con Edison and PSEG Long Island peaked in July 2026, at 544 kWh and 1,119 kWh5 respectively.
Businesses pay well above the US average
Businesses face a gap with the rest of the country as wide as households do. Over the last 12 months commercial customers paid an average of 22.28¢ per kWh, 60.6% above the US average and the 7th highest among the states, up 9.5% on the 12 months before. The average commercial bill in 2025 was $1,074.96 a month, against $856.322 nationally. Industrial customers paid 10.10¢ per kWh over the same 12 months, 13.4% above the US average1: the gap with the country is much narrower for large users.
Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Average revenue per kWh: what each customer class paid in total divided by what it used. Industrial customers take power at higher voltage and in large, steady volumes, so their average is lower. Monthly EIA data through August 2026 (released October 23, 2026); months since January 2026 are preliminary.
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| Sector | New York (¢/kWh) | United States (¢/kWh) |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 28.60¢ | 18.04¢ |
| Commercial | 22.28¢ | 13.87¢ |
| Industrial | 10.10¢ | 8.91¢ |
| All sectors | 23.29¢ | 14.15¢ |
Energy service companies and delivery charges
New York lets households buy their electricity supply from an energy service company (ESCO) while the utility keeps delivering it; the Public Service Commission oversees both. EIA counted 532,632 residential customers buying supply from one of 56 ESCOs or community choice (CCA) programs in 2025, 7.3% of the total, against 15.1% nationally. The share differed by utility: 14.4% of RG&E's residential delivery customers, 10.1% of Con Edison's and 0.0%3 of PSEG Long Island's.
The three parts of the market cover different customers and cannot be added together. In 2025, utility full-service customers paid an average of 25.92¢ per kWh for supply and delivery together. Supplier customers paid their supplier 14.79¢ per kWh for supply alone, and their utility 17.88¢ per kWh3 for delivery. These are past averages across all contracts, not offers. The New York retail choice guide explains how the market works.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh by service part, EIA-861 2025. Supply-only and delivery-only averages each cover only part of a bill and different groups of customers; adding them gives only a rough estimate of what a shopping customer paid in total.
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| Part of the market | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|
| Utility full-service customers (default service): supply and delivery | 25.92¢ |
| Competitive suppliers and CCAs: supply only | 14.79¢ |
| Utility delivery for customers of a supplier: delivery only | 17.88¢ |
Where New York's power comes from
Natural gas generated 48.2% of New York's electricity in 2025, nuclear power 21.7% and hydropower 19.0%, a hydro share far above the national 5.5%. Coal's share was 0.0%. Since 2015 the nuclear share has fallen 10.5 percentage points and gas has gained 7.1 percentage points; wind (5.4%) and solar (3.3%) remain small. The state's plants produced the equivalent of 91%13 of its retail sales in 2025, so it relies partly on power from outside its borders.
Source: EIA, Net generation by state by type of producer by energy source. Share of net generation by all power plants located in the state (utilities and independent producers), by energy source. Electricity crosses state lines, so this is what the state produces, not exactly what its customers consume. Pumped storage is a net user of power and is left out.
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| Natural gas | Coal | Nuclear | Hydro | Wind | Solar | Petroleum | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York, 2025 | 48.2% | 0.0% | 21.7% | 19.0% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% |
| New York, 2015 | 41.1% | 1.7% | 32.2% | 18.8% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| United States, 2025 | 40.9% | 16.6% | 17.7% | 5.5% | 10.4% | 6.8% | 0.4% | 1.7% |
Few outages, meters and rooftop solar
New York customers had 0.77 interruptions on average in 2025, the 3rd lowest among the states, and 116 minutes without power counting major storms (tied for 5th lowest), or 70 minutes on ordinary days. Utility figures differ widely: NYSEG reported 302 minutes and Central Hudson 290 minutes, while Con Edison reported 26 minutes14. Not every utility measures under the IEEE 1366 standard, so the figures are not strictly comparable.
Smart meters made up 85.8% of residential meters in 2025, and 1.9% of residential customers were on time-varying rates. New York had 33.7 net-metered rooftop solar installations per 1,000 residential customers (38.1 nationally), with 92.6 on Long Island and 67.315 in Central Hudson's territory.
Help with a New York electric bill
New York received $401.2 million from the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for fiscal 2026, $51.00 per occupied home and the 10th highest amount among the states; the first fiscal 2027 release was $356.2 million16. The help paying your electric bill guide covers LIHEAP and utility assistance programs.
| Con Edison | Investor-owned | 3,088,999 | 36.74¢ | $137.10 | 373 | 24.29¢ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid | Investor-owned | 1,536,569 | 19.89¢ | $129.73 | 652 | 10.37¢ |
| PSEG Long Island (LIPA) | State authority | 1,032,490 | 26.17¢ | $194.75 | 744 | 16.43¢ |
| NYSEG | Investor-owned | 793,702 | 22.59¢ | $168.05 | 744 | 13.11¢ |
| RG&E | Investor-owned | 353,617 | 22.01¢ | $153.76 | 699 | 13.41¢ |
| Central Hudson | Investor-owned | 270,607 | 27.67¢ | $192.60 | 696 | 18.08¢ |
| Orange & Rockland | Investor-owned | 213,057 | 26.21¢ | $181.87 | 694 | 14.61¢ |
| Village of Fairport | Municipal | 16,414 | 7.80¢ | $97.26 | 1,247 | – |
| Jamestown Board of Public Util | Municipal | 15,518 | 8.51¢ | $74.51 | 876 | – |
| Village of Freeport | Municipal | 13,422 | 13.53¢ | $107.72 | 796 | – |
| Village of Rockville Centre | Municipal | 10,782 all | 11.25¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Plattsburgh | Municipal | 8,809 | 5.35¢ | $83.07 | 1,554 | – |
| Town of Massena | Municipal | 8,122 | 8.04¢ | $99.24 | 1,235 | – |
| Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 6,488 all | 14.63¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Delaware County Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 5,490 all | 12.91¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Lake Placid Village | Municipal | 5,324 all | 6.45¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Otsego Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 5,014 all | 15.51¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Solvay | Municipal | 4,711 | 7.45¢ | $80.13 | 1,076 | – |
| Bath Electric Gas & Water | Municipal | 4,409 all | 6.46¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Arcade | Municipal | 4,347 all | 7.14¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Ilion | Municipal | 4,085 all | 6.64¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Salamanca | Municipal | 3,724 all | 8.07¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Boonville | Municipal | 3,545 all | 8.24¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Tupper Lake | Municipal | 3,497 all | 8.44¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | Investor-owned | 3,394 | 15.25¢ | $120.49 | 790 | 6.03¢ |
| Village of Penn Yan | Municipal | 3,266 all | 4.63¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Westfield | Municipal | 3,064 all | 5.54¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Endicott | Municipal | 3,034 all | 6.87¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Spencerport | Municipal | 2,943 all | 4.92¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Springville | Municipal | 2,757 all | 7.93¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Wellsville | Municipal | 2,594 all | 7.79¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Sherburne | Municipal | 2,445 all | 6.50¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Greenport | Municipal | 2,305 all | 12.05¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative | Cooperative | 2,111 all | 15.07¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| City of Sherrill | Municipal | 1,934 all | 7.95¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| North Shore Towers Apts | Cooperative | 1,860 all | 42.61¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Frankfort | Municipal | 1,826 all | 9.43¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Akron | Municipal | 1,690 all | 10.05¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Skaneateles | Municipal | 1,650 all | 3.20¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Green Island | Municipal | 1,643 all | 13.40¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Hamilton | Municipal | 1,634 all | 5.91¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Watkins Glen | Municipal | 1,469 all | 5.20¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Little Valley | Municipal | 1,433 all | 9.00¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Richmondville | Municipal | 1,362 all | 10.86¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Rouses Point | Municipal | 1,345 all | 4.38¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Mohawk Municipal Comm | Municipal | 1,318 all | 4.22¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Greene | Municipal | 1,269 all | 6.27¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Mayville | Municipal | 1,187 all | 7.05¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Groton | Municipal | 1,170 all | 7.90¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Churchville | Municipal | 1,163 all | 10.29¢ all customers | – | – | – |
| Village of Holley | Municipal | 1,002 all | 6.46¢ all customers | – | – | – |
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final; utilities with 1,000 or more residential customers. Price, bill and kWh are for bundled (full-service) residential customers: revenue divided by kWh, all charges included. Delivery only: what the utility billed customers who buy supply from a competitive supplier, per kWh (their supplier's charge comes on top). Small utilities that file EIA's short form report all customers together (marked "all customers").
| Albany County | 3 | National Grid, Central Hudson, Village of Green Island |
|---|---|---|
| Allegany County | 6 | National Grid, NYSEG, RG&E, Village of Wellsville, Village of Angelica, Village of Andover |
| Bronx County | 1 | Con Edison |
| Broome County | 3 | NYSEG, Village of Endicott, Village of Marathon |
| Cattaraugus County | 6 | National Grid, NYSEG, Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Arcade, City of Salamanca, Village of Little Valley |
| Cayuga County | 2 | National Grid, NYSEG |
| Chautauqua County | 7 | National Grid, NYSEG, Jamestown Board of Public Util, Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Westfield, Village of Mayville, Village of Brocton |
| Chemung County | 2 | NYSEG, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co |
| Chenango County | 6 | National Grid, NYSEG, Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Otsego Electric Cooperative, Village of Sherburne, Village of Greene |
| Clinton County | 4 | National Grid, NYSEG, City of Plattsburgh, Village of Rouses Point |
| Columbia County | 3 | National Grid, NYSEG, Central Hudson |
| Cortland County | 3 | National Grid, NYSEG, Village of Marathon |
| Delaware County | 2 | NYSEG, Delaware County Electric Cooperative |
| Dutchess County | 2 | NYSEG, Central Hudson |
| Erie County | 5 | National Grid, NYSEG, Village of Arcade, Village of Springville, Village of Akron |
| Essex County | 3 | National Grid, NYSEG, Lake Placid Village |
| Franklin County | 3 | National Grid, NYSEG, Village of Tupper Lake |
| Fulton County | 1 | National Grid |
| Genesee County | 3 | National Grid, RG&E, Village of Bergen |
| Greene County | 2 | NYSEG, Central Hudson |
| Hamilton County | 2 | National Grid, NYSEG |
| Herkimer County | 6 | National Grid, NYSEG, Otsego Electric Cooperative, Village of Ilion, Village of Frankfort, Mohawk Municipal Comm |
| Jefferson County | 3 | National Grid, Village of Philadelphia, Village of Theresa |
| Kings County | 1 | Con Edison |
| Lewis County | 3 | National Grid, NYSEG, Village of Boonville |
| Livingston County | 3 | National Grid, NYSEG, RG&E |
| Madison County | 6 | National Grid, NYSEG, Otsego Electric Cooperative, Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative, City of Sherrill, Village of Hamilton |
| Monroe County | 5 | National Grid, RG&E, Village of Fairport, Village of Spencerport, Village of Churchville |
| Montgomery County | 1 | National Grid |
| Nassau County | 3 | PSEG Long Island (LIPA), Village of Freeport, Village of Rockville Centre |
| New York County | 1 | Con Edison |
| Niagara County | 2 | National Grid, NYSEG |
| Oneida County | 5 | National Grid, NYSEG, Village of Boonville, Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative, City of Sherrill |
| Onondaga County | 4 | National Grid, NYSEG, Village of Solvay, Village of Skaneateles |
| Ontario County | 3 | National Grid, NYSEG, RG&E |
| Orange County | 3 | NYSEG, Central Hudson, Orange & Rockland |
| Orleans County | 3 | National Grid, NYSEG, Village of Holley |
| Oswego County | 1 | National Grid |
| Otsego County | 4 | National Grid, NYSEG, Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Otsego Electric Cooperative |
| Putnam County | 2 | NYSEG, Central Hudson |
| Queens County | 3 | Con Edison, PSEG Long Island (LIPA), North Shore Towers Apts |
| Rensselaer County | 2 | National Grid, NYSEG |
| Richmond County | 1 | Con Edison |
| Rockland County | 1 | Orange & Rockland |
| Saratoga County | 2 | National Grid, NYSEG |
| Schenectady County | 1 | National Grid |
| Schoharie County | 4 | National Grid, NYSEG, Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Village of Richmondville |
| Schuyler County | 3 | NYSEG, Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Watkins Glen |
| Seneca County | 1 | NYSEG |
| St. Lawrence County | 2 | National Grid, Town of Massena |
| Steuben County | 3 | NYSEG, Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Bath Electric Gas & Water |
| Suffolk County | 3 | PSEG Long Island (LIPA), Village of Greenport, Fishers Island Utility Co |
| Sullivan County | 2 | NYSEG, Orange & Rockland |
| Tioga County | 2 | NYSEG, FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co |
| Tompkins County | 2 | NYSEG, Village of Groton |
| Ulster County | 2 | NYSEG, Central Hudson |
| Warren County | 1 | National Grid |
| Washington County | 2 | National Grid, NYSEG |
| Wayne County | 2 | NYSEG, RG&E |
| Westchester County | 2 | Con Edison, NYSEG |
| Wyoming County | 6 | National Grid, NYSEG, RG&E, Village of Arcade, Village of Castile, Village of Silver Springs |
| Yates County | 2 | NYSEG, Village of Penn Yan |
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory. Distribution utilities that report customers in the county (EIA-861 2025 service territory), largest first. Several utilities can serve parts of the same county; for a specific address, the utilities' own service-area maps decide.
Questions and answers
What is the average cost per kWh in New York?
New York homes paid an average of 28.60¢ per kWh over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), all charges included; that is average revenue per kWh, not a tariff. August 2026 on its own: 28.65¢ per kWh1, a preliminary figure. The 2025 annual average was 26.39¢ per kWh8.
What is the average electric bill in New York?
$154.75 a month in 2025 for 586 kWh, according to EIA, up 10.9%2 on 2024. On a 12-month basis it was $167.671. In the Census Bureau's 2025 survey, households reported a median bill of about $1684 for the previous month.
What is the average electric bill in New York City?
EIA does not publish city figures. Con Edison delivers power to most of New York City and Westchester; its full-service residential customers averaged $137.10 a month in 2025 for 373 kWh, at an average of 36.74¢ per kWh. Parts of Queens are served by PSEG Long Island, whose customers averaged $194.753.
Who are the electric companies in New York?
7 utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers serve 99.0% of New York's homes: Con Edison (42.0% of residential customers on its wires in 2025), National Grid (20.9%), PSEG Long Island (14.0%), NYSEG (10.8%3), RG&E, Central Hudson and Orange & Rockland. Village and city utilities serve the rest. Your address decides which one delivers your power.
Why is my electric bill so high in New York?
It depends on where you live. In 2025, upstate utilities raised the average price most: NYSEG's full-service customers paid 23.3% more per kWh than in 2024 and their average bill changed by +26.9%. On Long Island, prices were mid-range but homes used 744 kWh a month, so bills averaged $194.753. Statewide, the residential price was 11.2%1 higher over the last 12 months than in the 12 before.
More on electricity in and around New York
Utility pages: Con Edison, National Grid, PSEG Long Island (LIPA), NYSEG, RG&E, Central Hudson and Orange & Rockland.
How shopping for a supplier works here: retail choice in New York.
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| Ranking | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest electricity by state | 28.60¢ | 46th of 51 (1 = lowest) |
| Average electric bill by state | $154.75 | 19th of 51 |
| Average electricity usage by state | 586 | 46th of 51 |
| Electricity price increases by state | +11.2% | 8th of 51 |
| Commercial electricity rates by state | 22.28¢ | 45th of 51 (1 = lowest) |
| Industrial electricity rates by state | 10.10¢ | 36th of 51 (1 = lowest) |
| Power outages by state | 116 | tied 47th of 51 |
| Renewable electricity by state | 28.8% | 21st of 51 |
| Rooftop solar on net metering by state | 33.7 | 15th of 51 |
Sources
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, table B25132; 2025; released October 29, 2026. data.census.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- EIA, Historical state data, annual sales, revenue and customers; table HS861 2010-.xlsx; 2010-2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Historical state data, monthly sales and revenue 1990-2009; table HS861M 1990-2009.xlsx; 1990-2009, final. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2020, state data; table CE4.1.EL.ST, CE5 state tables, state highlights; released June 28, 2023. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, house heating fuel, table B25040; 2025; released October 29, 2026. data.census.gov
- NOAA, Climate Prediction Center population-weighted degree days by state; table daily state files, base 65°F; 2016-2025 annual sums; 1981-2010 CPC normals; released November 13, 2026. ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov
- EIA, Net generation by state by type of producer by energy source; table annual_generation_state.xlsx; 1990-2025; released September 14, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov
Margins of error (±) are at the 90% confidence level. A difference is called significant only when it passes the Census Bureau's test at that level. How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.