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Electric companies in Madison County, New York

Madison County, NY ranks 22nd of 62 New York counties for winter weather risk, FEMA score 73.5. Madison County, NY has 67,572 residents. Madison County, NY: 2 utilities listed by EIA.

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Madison County, NY on the map

Madison County, NY and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsCortlandChenangoOswegoMadisonOneidaOnondaga

Madison County, NY darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Madison County, NY

Utility listed for Madison County, NYTypeHome accounts in New York
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in Madison County, NYInvestor Owned1,532,294
New York State Elec & Gas Corp in Madison County, NYInvestor Owned792,300

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ZIP codes in Madison County, NY

Facts about Madison County, NY

Residents of Madison County, NY, ACS 2023
67,57237 of 62 New York counties
Households in Madison County, NY
25,5632.64 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Madison County, NY
78.4%20,047 owner and 5,516 renter households
Median household income in Madison County, NY
$73,14124 of 62 New York counties
Housing units in Madison County, NY
30,6765,113 vacant or seasonal, 16.7% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Madison County, NY
14.3%3,656 homes, 36 of 62 New York counties
Utilities listed for Madison County, NY
22 with a home price: Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., New York State Elec & Gas Corp
ZIP areas touching Madison County, NY
2513030 to 13485
Outage-linked storm events in Madison County, NY
148NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Madison County, NY
66.2%median year built 1964
Flood claims in Madison County, NY
42NFIP 2015 to 2025, $583K paid
Home energy burden in Madison County, NY
3.3%$1,394 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Madison County, NY

Madison County, NY has no price series of its own. Madison County, NY: the New York average was 18.54 ¢/kWh in 2015. Madison County, NY: 24.43 ¢ in 2024, 32% up. Madison County, NY: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Madison County, NY: a 571 kWh month at the New York price. Madison County, NY: $106 in 2015, $140 in 2024. Madison County, NY: $1,674 a year, 2.3% of the $73,141 median income.

Madison: 10 yearly prices
YearNew York averageMadison: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Madison18.54+5.89
2016, Madison17.58+5.03
2017, Madison18.03+5.14
2018, Madison18.52+5.65
2019, Madison17.94+4.93
2020, Madison18.36+5.21
2021, Madison19.48+5.82
2022, Madison22.08+7.04
2023, Madison22.24+6.24
2024, Madison24.43+7.95

Madison County, NY: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Madison County, NY price.

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Outage risk in Madison County, NY

Madison County, NY, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 148 in all, 219.0 per 100,000 residents of 67,572, rank 44 of 62 New York counties. Property damage in Madison County, NY: $884K, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Madison County, NY

events a year, Madison County, NY

  1. 4'15
  2. 12'16
  3. 18'17
  4. 8'18
  5. 13'19
  6. 8'20
  7. 15'21
  8. 16'22
  9. 8'23
  10. 29'24
  11. 17'25

Events by type

events by type, Madison County, NY

  • Thunderstorm and high wind96
  • Winter storm and heavy snow47
  • Tornado4
  • Ice storm1
Madison County, NY outage-linked hazards
Madison County, NYFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Madison County, NY, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Low44.042 of 62962024 (24)$560K
Madison County, NY, tornadoRelatively Low41.938 of 6242017 (2)$320K
Madison County, NY, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Low59.649 of 620none$0
Madison County, NY, ice stormRelatively Moderate70.932 of 6212021 (1)$0
Madison County, NY, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Moderate73.522 of 62472022 (8)$3K
Madison County, NY, heat waveVery Low35.839 of 620none$0

Cost of living with electricity in Madison County, NY

Madison County, NY: electricity $1,394 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,876, 3.3% of $86,858 income. 25,218 households in Madison County, NY spend about $35.2 million a year on electricity and $72.5 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Madison County, NY ($23,973 a year) spend 9.6% of income, 2.9 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Madison County, NY

% of income on energy, Madison County, NY

  • All households3.3
  • Lower income9.6
  • Owners3.3
  • Renters3.2
  • New York counties2.3
Madison County, NY home energy cost by household group
Madison County, NYHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Madison County, NY, all households25,218$86,858$1,394$869$6133.3%
Madison County, NY, lower income8,247$23,973$1,143$628$5269.6%
Madison County, NY, owners19,606$102,249$1,598$1,047$7483.3%
Madison County, NY, renters5,612$33,088$680$246$1393.2%

Housing and heating in Madison County, NY

Madison County, NY: 20,316 of 30,676 homes were built before 1980 and 3,984 in 2000 or later. Madison County, NY has 22,290 detached houses, 2,387 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 2,226 mobile homes, and 5,516 of 25,563 households rent.

Age of homes in Madison County, NY

% of homes by decade built, Madison County, NY

  1. 31pre-40
  2. 540s
  3. 1050s
  4. 960s
  5. 1170s
  6. 1180s
  7. 990s
  8. 800s
  9. 410s
  10. 020+

Heating fuel in Madison County, NY

% of homes by main fuel, Madison County

  • Utility gas41.2
  • Fuel oil19.9
  • Propane15.6
  • Electricity14.3
  • Wood5.5
  • Other fuel3.0
Madison County, NY housing against New York counties
Madison County, NYValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Madison County, NY, median year built19641964-0 years32 of 62
Madison County, NY, built before 198066.2%67.8%-1.6 points38 of 62
Madison County, NY, built 2000 or later13.0%12.2%+0.8 points23 of 62
Madison County, NY, detached houses72.7%67.9%+4.8 points17 of 62
Madison County, NY, apartments in 5+ unit buildings7.8%8.3%-0.5 points34 of 62
Madison County, NY, mobile homes7.3%7.1%+0.2 points30 of 62
Madison County, NY, renter households21.6%28.3%-6.7 points55 of 62
Madison County, NY, median home value$176,800$179,500-$2,70034 of 62
Madison County, NY, median gross rent a month$891$942-$5244 of 62
Madison County, NY, people per household2.422.32+0.1017 of 62

Flood claims and flood insurance in Madison County, NY

Madison County, NY: 42 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $583K paid, median paid claim $15,222.

297 of 27,688 residential structures in Madison County, NY carry an NFIP contract. 335 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Madison County, NY on 8 Sep 2026. Madison County, NY lists 14 repetitive-loss properties.

Madison County, NY: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Madison County, NY

flood claims a year, Madison County, NY

  1. 0'15
  2. <5'16
  3. 13'17
  4. 0'18
  5. 0'19
  6. 0'20
  7. <5'21
  8. 0'22
  9. 0'23
  10. <5'24
  11. 25'25
Madison County, NY flood claims and flood insurance
Madison County, NYValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Madison County, NY, claims 2015-202542—29 of 58
Madison County, NY, paid 2015-2025$583K—32 of 58
Madison County, NY, median paid claim$15,222——
Madison County, NY, claims per 1,000 homes1.51.020 of 58
Madison County, NY, homes with flood insurance1.1%0.9%25 of 62
Madison County, NY, policies in force335——
Madison County, NY, repetitive-loss properties14——

Madison County, NY: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Madison County, NY: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Madison County, NY

Madison County, NY totals 7,399 heating degree days and 320 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Madison County, NY is the 15th coldest of 62 counties in New York: 7,399 against a median of 6,933. For cooling, Madison County, NY is the 46th hottest: 320 against a median of 404.

Madison County, NY: winter dominates, by 7,079 heating degree days over cooling.

Madison County, NY: 7,097 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 7,399 on the normal, 4% under.

In Madison County, NY, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 14.3% of 25,563, in a 7,399 degree-day climate.

Madison County, NY

  • Heating degree days, 7,399 vs 6,933107
  • Cooling degree days, 320 vs 40479
  • Electric heat, 14.3% vs 14.9%96
  • NY median county100
Madison County, NY: degree days, electric heat
Madison County, NYValueNY median countyMadison County, NY, rank (1 = highest)
Madison County, NY, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal7,3996,93315 of 62
Madison County, NY, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean7,0976,60115 of 62
Madison County, NY, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal32040446 of 62
Madison County, NY, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean37648846 of 62
Madison County, NY, electric heating, ACS 2019-202314.3%14.9%36 of 62

Madison County, NY: ACS B25040, 25,563 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Madison County, NY

Madison County, NY touches 25 ZIP areas, 13030 to 13485, about 2,703 residents each. Madison County, NY counts 67,572 residents in 25,563 households. Household income in Madison County, NY is $73,141; 20,047 of its 25,563 households own.

3,656 of the 25,563 homes in Madison County, NY heat with electricity. Madison County, NY has 30,676 housing units, 5,113 (16.7%) vacant or seasonal, and 5,516 rented homes. Madison County, NY logged 148 storm events for its 67,572 residents.

The median home in Madison County, NY dates from 1964. Homes in Madison County, NY pay $1,394 a year for electricity.

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Compare Madison County, NY with its neighbours

New York: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 181 MW planned in this county.

Questions on Madison County, NY

Madison County, NY: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Madison County, NY: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. New York average 24.43 cents per kWh, $140 a month at 571 kWh.

Madison County, NY: how many homes heat with electricity?

Madison County, NY: 3,656 of 25,563 occupied homes, 14.3%, rank 36 of 62.

Madison County, NY: median household income?

$73,141 in Madison County, NY, rank 24 of 62; 67,572 residents, 25,563 households.

Madison County, NY: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Madison County, NY: 148 NWS events, peak year 2024.

Madison County, NY: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Madison County, NY: 42 NFIP flood claims, $583K paid, 1.5 per 1,000 homes, 1.1% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Madison County, NY?

Madison County, NY: median home built 1964; 66.2% predate 1980, 72.7% detached, 7.8% in 5+ unit buildings.

Madison County, NY: share of income for energy?

Madison County, NY homes spend $1,394 a year on electricity, $2,876 on all energy: 3.3% of $86,858; 9.6% for lower incomes.

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Madison County, NY ranks 22nd of 62 New York counties for winter weather risk, FEMA score 73.5.