Con Edison electricity rates and bills
Con Edison's 2,777,072 default-service customers in New York paid an average of 36.74¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $137.10 a month on 373 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 38.52¢, and 39.96¢ in August 2026.2 Another 311,927 homes on its wires (10.1%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay Con Edison delivery charges averaging 24.29¢ per kWh, plus their supplier's price.
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
6 of 62 New York counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Con Edison's full-service residential customers paid an average of 36.74¢ per kWh in 2025, the 4th highest of 177 large US utilities, and 38.52¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months. Yet their 2025 bill of $137.10 was below the US average of $150.68. The reason is use: 373 kWh1 a month per home, against 874 kWh4 nationally.
Three dated answers to "Con Edison rate per kWh"
Consolidated Edison Company of New York delivers electricity in New York City and Westchester County. In 2025 it had 3,088,999 residential customers on its wires, 42.0% of all residential customers in New York. Most of them, 2,777,0721, also bought their electricity from Con Edison (full-service, or bundled, customers), and every residential price on this page refers to that group.
How much they paid depends on the period:
- 2025, final annual data: 36.74¢ per kWh1 on average, from EIA's annual survey of utilities (form EIA-861).
- Last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026): 38.52¢ per kWh, from EIA's monthly sample (EIA-861M); the 2026 months are preliminary.
- Latest month (August 20263, preliminary): 39.96¢ per kWh2, a single summer month and the most volatile of the three.
Each figure is average revenue per kWh: what customers paid in total divided by the kWh they used. It folds supply, delivery, the monthly customer charge and monthly adjustments into one number and excludes most taxes, so it is not a rate printed in Con Edison's tariff and not what any single apartment pays per kWh. The 2025 average was the highest of the 10 New York utilities with 10,000 or more full-service residential customers, 39.2% above the New York average, and 106.6% above the national average for investor-owned utilities1.
Among the highest prices, a below-average bill
Among the 177 US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers that report a full-service price, Con Edison ranked 4th highest of 177 in 2025. Only SDG&E (California), Hawaiian Electric (Hawaii) and PG&E (California) averaged more; the median utility of that size averaged 15.07¢ per kWh1.
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) |
|---|---|
| United Illuminating (CT) | 35.40¢ |
| Con Edison (NY) | 36.74¢ |
| PG&E (CA) | 37.52¢ |
| Hawaiian Electric (HI) | 40.54¢ |
| SDG&E (CA) | 45.77¢ |
The bills come out in a different order. A Con Edison home used 373 kWh a month in 2025, against 586 kWh across New York and 874 kWh across the US, so the average bill was $137.10: less than the US average of $150.68 and the New York average of $154.754. Of the five utilities in the chart above, Con Edison had the smallest average bill; customers of SDG&E (California) used slightly less (367 kWh) but paid $167.871.
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 |
|---|---|
| Con Edison (NY) | $137.10 |
| SDG&E (CA) | $167.87 |
| PG&E (CA) | $173.95 |
| United Illuminating (CT) | $182.78 |
| Hawaiian Electric (HI) | $189.90 |
A low average also hides a wide range. Each account counts once, whether it is a studio apartment or a detached house, so the average bill describes few homes exactly. Multiply your own kWh, printed on the bill, by the average price only as a rough check; the guide to calculating electricity cost shows how.
Price changes, 2024 to 2026
From 2024 to 2025 the full-service average rose 3.0%, from 35.66¢ per kWh to 36.74¢ per kWh, a smaller rise than the 8.0%6 increase in New York's statewide residential average. The average bill rose more, +5.3% (from $130.14 to $137.10), because use per home also edged up, from 365 kWh5 to 373 kWh1 a month.
EIA's monthly sample carries the series forward. The 12-month average to August 2026 was 38.52¢ per kWh, against 36.74¢ per kWh1 for 2025, with a 12-month bill of $148.87. In August 20263 alone homes paid 39.96¢ per kWh, +8.6%2 on the same month a year earlier. These 2026 months are preliminary and are revised when EIA publishes the final annual survey.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). Bundled (default-service) customers only.
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| Month | Con Edison (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 36.44¢ | 397 | $144.66 |
| February 2025 | 37.86¢ | 384 | $145.56 |
| March 2025 | 37.46¢ | 321 | $120.15 |
| April 2025 | 37.19¢ | 278 | $103.20 |
| May 2025 | 37.56¢ | 275 | $103.39 |
| June 2025 | 37.29¢ | 339 | $126.33 |
| July 2025 | 35.90¢ | 568 | $204.06 |
| August 2025 | 36.80¢ | 526 | $193.42 |
| September 2025 | 36.60¢ | 407 | $149.06 |
| October 2025 | 34.75¢ | 353 | $122.73 |
| November 2025 | 36.99¢ | 288 | $106.39 |
| December 2025 | 36.84¢ | 344 | $126.84 |
| January 2026 | 35.68¢ | 401 | $142.92 |
| February 2026 | 35.56¢ | 433 | $153.94 |
| March 2026 | 38.30¢ | 348 | $133.45 |
| April 2026 | 42.37¢ | 295 | $125.07 |
| May 2026 | 42.93¢ | 295 | $126.69 |
| June 2026 | 40.47¢ | 398 | $161.22 |
| July 2026 | 41.29¢ | 544 | $224.58 |
| August 2026 | 39.96¢ | 520 | $207.62 |
Con Edison's delivery rates and the rules for passing through supply costs are decided by the New York State Public Service Commission in rate cases; the Department of Public Service publishes the filings and orders. Our guide to rate increases explains how an approved rate plan reaches a monthly bill and why the average price can move between rate cases.
July bills, November bills
Con Edison's peak comes in summer. Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), use per home ranged from 288 kWh in November 2025 to 544 kWh in July 2026, and the average bill in those two months from $106.39 to $224.582. A household budgeting on the annual average of $137.101 should expect summer bills well above it.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 407 | $149.06 | 36.60¢ |
| October 2025 | 353 | $122.73 | 34.75¢ |
| November 2025 | 288 | $106.39 | 36.99¢ |
| December 2025 | 344 | $126.84 | 36.84¢ |
| January 2026 | 401 | $142.92 | 35.68¢ |
| February 2026 | 433 | $153.94 | 35.56¢ |
| March 2026 | 348 | $133.45 | 38.30¢ |
| April 2026 | 295 | $125.07 | 42.37¢ |
| May 2026 | 295 | $126.69 | 42.93¢ |
| June 2026 | 398 | $161.22 | 40.47¢ |
| July 2026 | 544 | $224.58 | 41.29¢ |
| August 2026 | 520 | $207.62 | 39.96¢ |
Delivery-only customers and ESCOs
New York, under rules set by the Public Service Commission, lets households buy the supply part of their electricity from an energy service company (ESCO) or a community choice program, while the utility keeps delivering it. 311,927 Con Edison residential customers did so in 2025, 10.1% of those on its wires, against 7.3%1 statewide.
For them Con Edison billed delivery only: 24.29¢ per kWh on average in 2025 (−1.3% on 2024), or $107.46 a month for the delivery part of the bill. Their supplier's charges come on a separate line and are not in that figure, so the delivery-only average cannot be set against the full-service 36.74¢ per kWh: one covers part of a bill, the other all of it. The two groups also differ in use, 442 kWh a month for delivery-only homes against 373 kWh1 for full-service homes. The delivery and supply guide explains the two halves of the bill.
Con Edison's delivery-only average was also the highest among the large New York utilities; the others ranged from 10.37¢ per kWh at National Grid to 18.08¢ per kWh1 at Central Hudson.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Delivery charges only: what the utility billed customers who buy supply elsewhere, divided by their kWh. Not comparable with bundled prices.
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| Utility | delivery-only revenue per kWh (residential) |
|---|---|
| National Grid (NY) | 10.37¢ |
| NYSEG (NY) | 13.11¢ |
| RG&E (NY) | 13.41¢ |
| Orange & Rockland (NY) | 14.61¢ |
| PSEG Long Island (LIPA) (NY) | 16.43¢ |
| Central Hudson (NY) | 18.08¢ |
| Con Edison (NY) | 24.29¢ |
Where Con Edison serves
EIA's service-territory records place Con Edison in 6 counties: Bronx County, Kings County, New York County, Queens County, Richmond County and Westchester County. In 4 of them it is the only distribution utility reporting service; in the other 27, at least one other utility does too, so the county alone does not settle which utility serves an address. The utility's own map decides by address. EIA publishes no city or neighborhood prices.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 6 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Bronx County | none |
| Kings County | none |
| New York County | none |
| Queens County | PSEG Long Island (LIPA), North Shore Towers Apts |
| Richmond County | none |
| Westchester County | NYSEG |
Outages, smart meters and rooftop solar
Con Edison customers averaged 26 minutes without power in 2025 including major events, fewer than the New York average of 116 minutes, and 18 minutes excluding them, with 0.149 interruptions per customer. Con Edison reports under another method (not IEEE 1366), so comparisons with utilities that use the IEEE 1366 standard are approximate.
Advanced meters covered 99.4% of residential meters in 2025, against 85.8% statewide; they can record when electricity is used, which time-of-use plans require. The hours and prices of any such plan are in Con Edison's tariff on file with the Public Service Commission; the time-of-use guide explains how they change a bill. Rooftop solar counts were 80,409 net-metered residential installations with 463.6 megawatts of capacity, 26.0 per 1,000 residential customers against 33.710 statewide.
Commercial and industrial customers
Con Edison's 464,342 commercial customers paid 30.81¢ per kWh on average in 2025 with a monthly bill of $587.26; its 7,602 industrial customers paid 16.67¢ per kWh. Across all its full-service customers the average was 33.71¢ per kWh. Commercial customers that buy supply elsewhere paid 11.84¢ per kWh1 for delivery alone.
For help with a residential bill, the guide to paying an electric bill lists the federal and state programs; the New York page compares Con Edison with the rest of the state.
Questions and answers
How much does Con Edison charge per kWh?
Its full-service residential customers paid an average of 36.74¢ per kWh1 in 2025 and 38.52¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary). These are averages of everything billed, divided by kWh: supply, delivery, the monthly customer charge and adjustments together. They are not a tariff line, and the per-kWh charges printed in the tariff will look different.
What is the average Con Edison electric bill?
$137.10 a month in 2025 for 373 kWh1, and $148.87 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026). In EIA's monthly data the average bill was highest in July 2026 at $224.58 and lowest in November 2025 at $106.392.
Did Con Edison rates go up in 2026?
EIA's monthly figures give the most recent reading. In August 20263 (preliminary) full-service homes paid 39.96¢ per kWh, +8.6% on the same month a year earlier, and the 12-month average was 38.52¢ per kWh2, against 36.74¢ per kWh1 for 2025 as a whole. The approved rates themselves are set by the New York State Public Service Commission.
Can I buy electricity from someone other than Con Edison?
Yes, the supply part. 10.1% of the residential customers on Con Edison's wires bought supply from an energy service company (ESCO) or a community choice program in 2025. Con Edison still delivers the power and bills the delivery charges, which averaged 24.29¢ per kWh1 for those customers; their supplier's charges are separate.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- 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, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.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-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-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
How every figure is built: methodology. Found an error? Write to [email protected]; corrections are listed on the updates page.