Orange & Rockland electric rates and bills
Orange & Rockland's 193,698 default-service customers in New York paid an average of 26.21¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $181.87 a month on 694 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 28.04¢, and 28.02¢ in August 2026.2 Another 19,359 homes on its wires (9.1%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay Orange & Rockland delivery charges averaging 14.61¢ 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.
3 of 62 New York counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Orange & Rockland's full-service homes paid almost exactly the New York average price in 2025, 26.21¢ per kWh, but used 694 kWh a month against 586 kWh statewide, so their average bill of $181.87 was well above the state's $154.756. The price rose 12.4%1 from 2024, and the preliminary August 2026 average was −2.5%2 on a year earlier, against +7.5%5 for New York.
What Orange & Rockland homes paid per kWh
Orange & Rockland delivers electricity to 213,057 New York homes in Orange County, Rockland County and Sullivan County3. 193,6981 of them also bought their supply from the utility in 2025; these full-service customers are the ones EIA's residential price describes. Depending on the period, that price reads differently:
- 2025 (EIA-861, final): 26.21¢ per kWh1, against 23.31¢ per kWh4 in 2024.
- 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026 (EIA-861M): 28.04¢ per kWh; months from January 2026 are preliminary.
- August 20265 alone: 28.02¢ per kWh2, also preliminary.
None of the three is a tariff rate. EIA divides the dollars billed to full-service homes by their kWh, so the result blends the fixed monthly charge with the per-kWh delivery and supply charges and the surcharges listed on a bill. A small apartment pays more than this per kWh, a large house less, because the fixed part is shared among fewer or more kWh.
In 2025 that average was 0.7% below the New York average, and the 3rd highest of the 10 New York utilities with 10,000 or more full-service residential customers, a fraction of a cent above PSEG Long Island (26.17¢ per kWh) and below Central Hudson (27.67¢ per kWh) and Con Edison (36.74¢ per kWh). Measured against the country, the picture changes: 14th highest of 177 large US utilities and 47.4% above the national average for investor-owned utilities1.
An average New York price, an above-average bill
The bill is where Orange & Rockland departs from the state. Its full-service homes used 694 kWh a month in 2025, against a New York average of 586 kWh and 373 kWh at Con Edison. At roughly the state's average price, that extra use lifted the average bill to $181.87, against $154.756 for New York as a whole (2025). Among the state's large utilities, only PSEG Long Island ($194.75) and Central Hudson ($192.601) had higher annual bills.
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 use |
|---|---|
| Con Edison (NY) | 373 |
| National Grid (NY) | 652 |
| Orange & Rockland (NY) | 694 |
| Central Hudson (NY) | 696 |
| RG&E (NY) | 699 |
| PSEG Long Island (LIPA) (NY) | 744 |
| NYSEG (NY) | 744 |
Over the more recent 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026, Orange & Rockland homes averaged 707 kWh and $198.122 a month, against $167.675 statewide.
The 2025 rise and the latest monthly reading
From 2024 to 2025 the full-service average went from 23.31¢ per kWh to 26.21¢ per kWh (+12.4%), faster than New York's residential average (+8.0%7). Use per home also rose, from 670 kWh to 694 kWh, so the average bill climbed further, from $156.254 to $181.87 (+16.4%1).
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 | Orange & Rockland (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 22.56¢ | 744 | $167.76 |
| February 2025 | 23.65¢ | 730 | $172.55 |
| March 2025 | 23.13¢ | 613 | $141.81 |
| April 2025 | 23.06¢ | 521 | $120.12 |
| May 2025 | 23.59¢ | 533 | $125.64 |
| June 2025 | 25.98¢ | 640 | $166.13 |
| July 2025 | 27.98¢ | 997 | $279.10 |
| August 2025 | 28.73¢ | 1,018 | $292.52 |
| September 2025 | 28.23¢ | 741 | $209.30 |
| October 2025 | 26.82¢ | 605 | $162.36 |
| November 2025 | 27.67¢ | 527 | $145.68 |
| December 2025 | 30.06¢ | 659 | $198.05 |
| January 2026 | 28.54¢ | 771 | $220.13 |
| February 2026 | 30.24¢ | 789 | $238.44 |
| March 2026 | 33.57¢ | 682 | $228.81 |
| April 2026 | 26.05¢ | 567 | $147.66 |
| May 2026 | 23.89¢ | 534 | $127.71 |
| June 2026 | 25.39¢ | 697 | $177.11 |
| July 2026 | 26.79¢ | 962 | $257.69 |
| August 2026 | 28.02¢ | 934 | $261.82 |
The monthly survey adds a more recent reading. In August 2026, Orange & Rockland's residential average was 28.02¢ per kWh, −2.5% on August 2025. Over the same comparison the change was +7.5%5 for New York as a whole, +8.6% at Con Edison and +13.8% at Central Hudson. A single month is preliminary and depends on how much power homes used that month, so the 12-month figure, 28.04¢ per kWh2, is the steadier measure of where prices stand.
Delivery rates for Orange & Rockland are decided by the New York State Public Service Commission in rate cases; the utility's filings and the commission's orders are public in the Department of Public Service document system. Why electric rates increase walks through a case step by step.
The summer peak
In EIA's monthly data for the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, use per home peaked at 962 kWh in July 2026, when the average bill reached $257.69, and was lowest in November 2025 at 527 kWh and $145.68. For comparison, the highest monthly average bill in the same 12 months was $224.58 at Con Edison (July 2026) and $318.57 at PSEG Long Island (July 2026). Central Hudson, which also reports customers in Orange County, had its highest use 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 | 741 | $209.30 | 28.23¢ |
| October 2025 | 605 | $162.36 | 26.82¢ |
| November 2025 | 527 | $145.68 | 27.67¢ |
| December 2025 | 659 | $198.05 | 30.06¢ |
| January 2026 | 771 | $220.13 | 28.54¢ |
| February 2026 | 789 | $238.44 | 30.24¢ |
| March 2026 | 682 | $228.81 | 33.57¢ |
| April 2026 | 567 | $147.66 | 26.05¢ |
| May 2026 | 534 | $127.71 | 23.89¢ |
| June 2026 | 697 | $177.11 | 25.39¢ |
| July 2026 | 962 | $257.69 | 26.79¢ |
| August 2026 | 934 | $261.82 | 28.02¢ |
Buying supply elsewhere: the delivery-only figures
In 2025, 9.1% of the homes on Orange & Rockland's wires (19,359 accounts) got their electricity from an energy service company (ESCO) or a community choice program; across New York the share was 7.3%. For these homes the utility's bill covers the wires alone. It came to 14.61¢ per kWh on average, $117.13 a month, and these households used more than full-service ones: 802 kWh a month. The statewide delivery-only average was 17.88¢ per kWh1.
The two series moved very differently from 2024 to 2025. The delivery-only average was nearly unchanged (14.58¢ per kWh4 to 14.61¢ per kWh, +0.2%), while the full-service average, which covers supply as well, rose 12.4%1. Because the two averages come from separate groups of homes and cover separate parts of the bill, the gap between them is not a supply price; EIA does not report, utility by utility, what ESCO customers paid for supply. Delivery vs supply charges separates the two halves of a bill; retail choice in New York covers switching.
Smart meters and rooftop solar
Nearly every residential meter on the system is an advanced (AMI) meter: 99.3%8 in EIA's 2025 count, which records use at short intervals and is what time-of-use pricing requires. The hours and prices of any time-of-use option are set in Orange & Rockland's tariff; the time-of-use guide shows how such a rate changes a bill.
Rooftop solar is more widespread here than at most of New York's large utilities: 14,015 net-metered home systems in 2025 with 109.0 megawatts between them, or 65.8 per 1,000 residential customers. The comparable figures were 92.6 on Long Island, 67.3 at Central Hudson and 26.08 at Con Edison. How a utility credits power sent back to the grid is covered in net metering.
Outage minutes above the state average
Counting every outage, storms included, an Orange & Rockland customer was without power for 155 minutes on average in 2025, more than the New York average of 116 minutes. Leaving out major event days, the total drops to 109 minutes, still above the 70 minutes for New York. Interruptions numbered 1.44 per customer (0.779 statewide). Orange & Rockland reports them under another method (not IEEE 1366), so they are not strictly comparable with utilities that use the IEEE 1366 method.
Three counties, and who else serves them
EIA's service-territory records place Orange & Rockland in 3 New York counties: Orange County, Rockland County and Sullivan County. Only 1 of the 33 has no other distribution utility on record; in Orange County, for instance, Central Hudson reports customers too. Living in one of these counties is therefore not proof of being an Orange & Rockland customer; the service-area maps published by the utilities settle it street by street.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Orange County | NYSEG, Central Hudson |
| Rockland County | none |
| Sullivan County | NYSEG |
Businesses and help with bills
Commercial customers paid 17.68¢ per kWh on average in 2025, $481.01 a month per account, and the 31 industrial accounts 11.61¢ per kWh. Every customer class combined, 218,371 accounts in all, averaged 23.04¢ per kWh1.
For households behind on these bills, New York runs the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) with its share of federal LIHEAP money, $401.2 million11 in fiscal year 2026. Other routes are listed in help paying an electric bill; statewide prices and bills are on electricity in New York.
Orange & Rockland rates: common questions
What does Orange & Rockland charge per kWh?
EIA publishes averages, not tariff lines. Full-service residential customers paid an average of 26.21¢ per kWh1 in 2025, 28.04¢ per kWh over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, and 28.02¢ per kWh2 in August 20265 (preliminary). Each is total residential revenue divided by kWh, so the customer charge, supply and surcharges are folded in.
What is the average Orange & Rockland electric bill?
$181.87 a month in 2025 for 694 kWh1, up from $156.254 in 2024. Over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 it averaged $198.12, with a high of $257.69 in July 20262.
Did Orange & Rockland rates go up in 2026?
EIA's latest monthly reading compares August 20265 with the same month a year earlier: the residential average was 28.02¢ per kWh, −2.5% against August 2025; the figure is preliminary. The 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 averaged 28.04¢ per kWh2, above the 2025 annual average of 26.21¢ per kWh1.
Can Orange & Rockland customers choose another electricity supplier?
Yes, for the supply part of the bill. 9.1%1 of its residential customers bought supply from an energy service company (ESCO) or a community choice program in 2025; Orange & Rockland still delivered their power and billed them for delivery.
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-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_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, 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, 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
- 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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