NYSEG electric rates and bills
NYSEG's 747,709 default-service customers in New York paid an average of 22.59¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $168.05 a month on 744 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 24.86¢, and 20.92¢ in August 2026.2 Another 45,993 homes on its wires (5.8%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay NYSEG delivery charges averaging 13.11¢ 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.
44 of 62 New York counties served (EIA-861 2025)
NYSEG's full-service homes paid less per kWh than the New York average in 2025 but ran up a larger bill, because they used more electricity. Their average price rose 23.3%1 from 2024 to 2025, more than at any other large utility in the state, and it was higher still over the 12 months to August 2026.
NYSEG's average price per kWh
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation delivered electricity to 793,702 residential customers in 2025, 10.8% of all those in New York. Of those, 747,709 took both delivery and supply from NYSEG, and these full-service (bundled) homes paid an average of 22.59¢ per kWh1 that year. EIA's monthly sample puts the average at 24.86¢ per kWh for the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 and at 20.92¢ per kWh2 for August 20263 alone; every 2026 month in that sample is preliminary.
All three figures are average revenue per kWh: residential revenue divided by residential kWh sold. The customer charge, delivery, supply and monthly adjustments sit inside one number, most taxes sit outside it, and no line of NYSEG's tariff matches it. Homes that buy supply from another company are excluded.
Among New York utilities with at least 10,000 full-service homes, NYSEG's 2025 average placed 5th highest of 10, 14.4% below the New York average, a state average that includes Con Edison at 36.74¢ per kWh. Against the rest of the country it is high: NYSEG ranked 22nd highest of 177 large US utilities and was 27.1% above the national average for investor-owned utilities1.
A below-average price, an above-average bill
NYSEG homes averaged 744 kWh a month in 2025; New York homes overall averaged 586 kWh. NYSEG's figure matched PSEG Long Island's (744 kWh) and was far above Con Edison's (373 kWh). More kWh at a lower price gave an average bill of $168.051, higher than both the statewide $154.75 and the national $150.684.
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 two large utilities with lower average prices than NYSEG, National Grid (19.89¢ per kWh) and RG&E (22.01¢ per kWh), had smaller bills: $129.73 and $153.761. NYSEG's customers paid more per kWh than either and used more. The utilities with larger bills than NYSEG, Central Hudson, Orange & Rockland and PSEG Long Island, all had higher average prices.
An average bill counts every account once, from a small apartment to a large all-electric house, so few homes match it. The kWh printed on your own bill is the better starting point, and working out what electricity costs shows the arithmetic.
The 2025 increase, and what came after
NYSEG's full-service average rose from 18.32¢ per kWh in 2024 to 22.59¢ per kWh in 2025, an increase of 23.3%. Monthly use per home grew a little too (723 kWh, then 744 kWh), so the average bill rose further, from $132.405 to $168.05 (+26.9%). Over the same two years the average price rose 17.3% at RG&E, 15.5% at National Grid, 10.1% at Central Hudson and 3.0%1 at Con Edison; across all New York providers the residential average went up 8.0%6.
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 | NYSEG (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 20.72¢ | 1,049 | $217.20 |
| February 2025 | 22.08¢ | 835 | $184.33 |
| March 2025 | 22.42¢ | 717 | $160.76 |
| April 2025 | 23.79¢ | 651 | $154.76 |
| May 2025 | 24.81¢ | 567 | $140.73 |
| June 2025 | 22.27¢ | 678 | $150.99 |
| July 2025 | 21.80¢ | 907 | $197.76 |
| August 2025 | 22.55¢ | 802 | $180.83 |
| September 2025 | 22.94¢ | 554 | $127.09 |
| October 2025 | 24.37¢ | 601 | $146.58 |
| November 2025 | 20.94¢ | 684 | $143.22 |
| December 2025 | 24.00¢ | 886 | $212.67 |
| January 2026 | 27.23¢ | 926 | $252.16 |
| February 2026 | 27.62¢ | 927 | $255.92 |
| March 2026 | 25.41¢ | 661 | $167.93 |
| April 2026 | 27.02¢ | 709 | $191.69 |
| May 2026 | 27.97¢ | 469 | $131.34 |
| June 2026 | 23.74¢ | 597 | $141.75 |
| July 2026 | 25.26¢ | 930 | $234.88 |
| August 2026 | 20.92¢ | 759 | $158.77 |
The monthly survey shows the higher level holding. For the 12 months ending August 2026, NYSEG's average stood at 24.86¢ per kWh, above the 2025 figure, with a 12-month average bill of $180.39. The most recent month points the other way: in August 20263 full-service homes paid 20.92¢ per kWh, −7.2% on August 2025, while National Grid's average changed by +22.2% and RG&E's by +10.6%2. One preliminary month moves with supply costs and billing cycles, so it does not yet show a trend; EIA's next monthly release, for September 2026, is due November 24, 2026.
The New York State Public Service Commission decides NYSEG's delivery rates through rate cases; the filings, testimony and orders are posted in the commission's online case files. How a decided case turns into bill changes is covered in why electric rates increase.
July is the expensive month
NYSEG's lowest month in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was May 2026: 469 kWh per home and an average bill of $131.34. Its highest was July 2026, at 930 kWh and $234.88. The pattern matches the state as a whole, where use also peaked in July 20263, but not National Grid, whose customers used the most in January 20262.
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 | 554 | $127.09 | 22.94¢ |
| October 2025 | 601 | $146.58 | 24.37¢ |
| November 2025 | 684 | $143.22 | 20.94¢ |
| December 2025 | 886 | $212.67 | 24.00¢ |
| January 2026 | 926 | $252.16 | 27.23¢ |
| February 2026 | 927 | $255.92 | 27.62¢ |
| March 2026 | 661 | $167.93 | 25.41¢ |
| April 2026 | 709 | $191.69 | 27.02¢ |
| May 2026 | 469 | $131.34 | 27.97¢ |
| June 2026 | 597 | $141.75 | 23.74¢ |
| July 2026 | 930 | $234.88 | 25.26¢ |
| August 2026 | 759 | $158.77 | 20.92¢ |
Averaged over those 12 months, NYSEG homes used 726 kWh a month and paid $180.392. A budget built on that average will fall short in midsummer.
Time-of-use enrollment far above the New York average
NYSEG reported 123,313 residential customers on time-varying pricing in 2025, 15.5% of the homes on its wires; the program type it reported was time-of-use. Statewide the share was 1.9%, and at RG&E, the Rochester-area utility, it was 1.0%. Central Hudson reported 0.6% and PSEG Long Island 0.9%7.
Time-based billing depends on meters that record when power is used. At NYSEG, 92.9% of residential meters were advanced meters in 2025 (85.8%7 statewide). Each plan's peak hours and prices are set out in NYSEG's tariff, and time-of-use rates walks through how moving use out of the peak changes a bill.
Rooftop solar is less common than in New York as a whole. 12,620 NYSEG homes had net-metered systems in 2025, 108.5 megawatts in all: 15.9 per 1,000 residential customers, where New York as a whole had 33.77. The net metering guide covers how exported power is credited.
Outages: the most minutes among New York's large utilities
Counting major event days, the average NYSEG customer was without power for 302 minutes in 2025, more than the New York average of 116 minutes and more than at any of the other six large New York utilities. Excluding major event days the figure falls to 146 minutes, below Central Hudson's 182 minutes and close to National Grid's 140 minutes. The average customer had 1.85 interruptions, against 0.778 statewide.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. 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 | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| Con Edison (NY) | 26 |
| PSEG Long Island (LIPA) (NY) | 68 |
| RG&E (NY) | 133 |
| Orange & Rockland (NY) | 155 |
| National Grid (NY) | 242 |
| Central Hudson (NY) | 290 |
| NYSEG (NY) | 302 |
NYSEG reports these figures under another method (not IEEE 1366), while National Grid and Central Hudson use IEEE 1366, so comparisons across the two methods are approximate. The gap between NYSEG's two figures is the clearer finding: in 2025, major event days accounted for a large part of its outage time.
Buying supply from an ESCO or community choice program
A New York home can take its supply from an energy service company (ESCO) or a community choice program and still get NYSEG's delivery. Few NYSEG homes had done so in 2025: 45,993, or 5.8% of residential customers on NYSEG's wires. RG&E's share was 14.4%; New York's, 7.3%1.
NYSEG's delivery charges to those homes averaged 13.11¢ per kWh in 2025: $103.04 a month on 786 kWh. Their supplier's charges are billed on top and are not in EIA's utility data, so this figure cannot be compared with the full-service 22.59¢ per kWh: one is a partial bill, the other a whole one, paid by different homes. The delivery-only average was 11.09¢ per kWh5 in 2024, so it changed by +18.2%. For 2025, RG&E's delivery-only average was 13.41¢ per kWh and National Grid's 10.37¢ per kWh1. See retail choice in New York for how supply offers work and delivery vs supply charges for the two parts of a bill.
Where NYSEG delivers power
NYSEG reported customers in 44 New York counties in its 2025 EIA service-territory filing, among them Allegany County, Broome County, Cattaraugus County, Cayuga County, Chautauqua County, Chemung County, Chenango County, Clinton County, Columbia County, Cortland County, Delaware County, Dutchess County and 32 others. For 43 of those counties at least one other distribution utility also reports customers, and NYSEG is the only one in 19. So a county or town name is not enough to know which company serves a given home; NYSEG's own service map does, by address. Its system is part of the NYISO1 grid.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Allegany County | National Grid, RG&E, Village of Wellsville, Village of Angelica, Village of Andover |
| Broome County | Village of Endicott, Village of Marathon |
| Cattaraugus County | National Grid, Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Arcade, City of Salamanca, Village of Little Valley |
| Cayuga County | National Grid |
| Chautauqua County | National Grid, Jamestown Board of Public Util, Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Westfield, Village of Mayville, Village of Brocton |
| Chemung County | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co |
| Chenango County | National Grid, Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Otsego Electric Cooperative, Village of Sherburne, Village of Greene |
| Clinton County | National Grid, City of Plattsburgh, Village of Rouses Point |
| Columbia County | National Grid, Central Hudson |
| Cortland County | National Grid, Village of Marathon |
| Delaware County | Delaware County Electric Cooperative |
| Dutchess County | Central Hudson |
| Erie County | National Grid, Village of Arcade, Village of Springville, Village of Akron |
| Essex County | National Grid, Lake Placid Village |
| Franklin County | National Grid, Village of Tupper Lake |
| Greene County | Central Hudson |
| Hamilton County | National Grid |
| Herkimer County | National Grid, Otsego Electric Cooperative, Village of Ilion, Village of Frankfort, Mohawk Municipal Comm |
| Lewis County | National Grid, Village of Boonville |
| Livingston County | National Grid, RG&E |
| Madison County | National Grid, Otsego Electric Cooperative, Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative, City of Sherrill, Village of Hamilton |
| Niagara County | National Grid |
| Oneida County | National Grid, Village of Boonville, Oneida-Madison Electric Cooperative, City of Sherrill |
| Onondaga County | National Grid, Village of Solvay, Village of Skaneateles |
| Ontario County | National Grid, RG&E |
| Orange County | Central Hudson, Orange & Rockland |
| Orleans County | National Grid, Village of Holley |
| Otsego County | National Grid, Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Otsego Electric Cooperative |
| Putnam County | Central Hudson |
| Rensselaer County | National Grid |
| Saratoga County | National Grid |
| Schoharie County | National Grid, Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Village of Richmondville |
| Schuyler County | Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Village of Watkins Glen |
| Seneca County | none |
| Steuben County | Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Bath Electric Gas & Water |
| Sullivan County | Orange & Rockland |
| Tioga County | FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co |
| Tompkins County | Village of Groton |
| Ulster County | Central Hudson |
| Washington County | National Grid |
| Wayne County | RG&E |
| Westchester County | Con Edison |
| Wyoming County | National Grid, RG&E, Village of Arcade, Village of Castile, Village of Silver Springs |
| Yates County | Village of Penn Yan |
Businesses, and help with bills
Full-service businesses on NYSEG paid less per kWh than homes in 2025: 18.93¢ per kWh for commercial accounts, whose average monthly bill was $358.14, and 17.80¢ per kWh for the 523 industrial accounts. All classes together averaged 21.68¢ per kWh1.
Households struggling with the bill can apply for the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which allotted $401.2 million11 to New York for fiscal 2026. Eligibility and other assistance are explained in help paying an electric bill, and electricity in New York has the statewide picture.
Questions and answers
How much does NYSEG charge per kWh?
NYSEG's full-service residential customers paid an average of 22.59¢ per kWh1 in 2025 and 24.86¢ per kWh2 over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026, 2026 months preliminary). Both are total residential revenue divided by kWh, so they combine the customer charge, delivery, supply and monthly adjustments. Neither is a tariff line, and the per-kWh charges on a single bill will differ.
What is the average NYSEG electric bill?
$168.05 a month in 2025 for 744 kWh1, up from $132.405 in 2024. Over the 12 months to August 2026 it averaged $180.39, ranging from $127.09 in September 2025 to $255.92 in February 20262.
Did NYSEG rates go up in 2026?
EIA's monthly data run to August 2026. The 12-month average to that month, 24.86¢ per kWh, is above the 2025 average of 22.59¢ per kWh1. The single month of August 20263 came in at 20.92¢ per kWh, −7.2%2 against August 2025; that reading is preliminary. Approved rates are set by the New York State Public Service Commission.
Does NYSEG have time-of-use rates?
Yes. NYSEG reported 123,313 residential customers on time-varying pricing to EIA for 2025, 15.5% of the homes on its wires, against 1.9%7 across New York. The hours and prices of each plan are in NYSEG's tariff on file with the Public Service Commission.
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, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 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
- 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
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