Electric companies in Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, NY ranks 1st of 62 New York counties for the highest energy burden of lower-income households (13.9% of income). Suffolk County, NY has 1,525,680 residents. Suffolk County, NY: 2 utilities listed by EIA.
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Suffolk County, NY on the map
Suffolk County, NY darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Suffolk County, NY
| Utility listed for Suffolk County, NY | Type | Home accounts in New York |
|---|---|---|
| Long Island Power Authority in Suffolk County, NY | State | 1,029,955 |
| Fishers Island Utility Co Inc in Suffolk County, NY | Investor Owned | 657 |
Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.
Cost of living with electricity in Suffolk County, NY
Suffolk County, NY: electricity $2,120 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $4,323, 2.9% of $147,954 income. 510,686 households in Suffolk County, NY spend about $1.1 billion a year on electricity and $2.2 billion on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Suffolk County, NY ($22,665 a year) spend 13.9% of income, 4.7 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Suffolk County, NY
| Suffolk County, NY | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County, NY, all households | 510,686 | $147,954 | $2,120 | $860 | $1,343 | 2.9% |
| Suffolk County, NY, lower income | 87,119 | $22,665 | $1,545 | $621 | $977 | 13.9% |
| Suffolk County, NY, owners | 417,769 | $167,602 | $2,365 | $975 | $1,563 | 2.9% |
| Suffolk County, NY, renters | 92,917 | $59,611 | $1,016 | $339 | $352 | 2.9% |
ZIP codes in Suffolk County, NY
- 06390
- 11701
- 11702
- 11703
- 11704
- 11705
- 11706
- 11713
- 11715
- 11716
- 11717
- 11718
- 11719
- 11720
- 11721
- 11722
- 11724
- 11725
- 11726
- 11727
- 11729
- 11730
- 11731
- 11733
- 11735
- 11738
- 11739
- 11740
- 11741
- 11742
- 11743
- 11746
- 11747
- 11749
- 11751
- 11752
- 11754
- 11755
- 11757
- 11763
- 11764
- 11766
- 11767
- 11768
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- 11770
- 11772
- 11776
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- 11780
- 11782
- 11784
- 11786
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- 11789
- 11790
- 11792
- 11794
- 11795
- 11796
- 11798
- 11901
- 11930
- 11931
- 11932
- 11933
- 11934
- 11935
- 11937
- 11939
- 11940
- 11941
- 11942
- 11944
- 11946
- 11947
- 11948
- 11949
- 11950
- 11951
- 11952
- 11953
- 11954
- 11955
- 11956
- 11957
- 11958
- 11959
- 11960
- 11961
- 11962
- 11963
- 11964
- 11965
- 11967
- 11968
- 11970
- 11971
- 11972
- 11973
- 11975
- 11976
- 11977
- 11978
- 11980
Facts about Suffolk County, NY
- Residents of Suffolk County, NY, ACS 2023
- 1,525,6804 of 62 New York counties
- Households in Suffolk County, NY
- 512,2802.98 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Suffolk County, NY
- 81.9%419,631 owner and 92,649 renter households
- Median household income in Suffolk County, NY
- $128,3292 of 62 New York counties
- Housing units in Suffolk County, NY
- 579,79067,510 vacant or seasonal, 11.6% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Suffolk County, NY
- 8.6%44,296 homes, 57 of 62 New York counties
- Utilities listed for Suffolk County, NY
- 22 with a home price: Long Island Power Authority, Fishers Island Utility Co Inc
- ZIP areas touching Suffolk County, NY
- 10806390 to 11980
- Outage-linked storm events in Suffolk County, NY
- 583NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Suffolk County, NY
- 68.7%median year built 1970
- Flood claims in Suffolk County, NY
- 1,451NFIP 2015 to 2025, $44.6M paid
- Home energy burden in Suffolk County, NY
- 2.9%$2,120 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Suffolk County, NY
Suffolk County, NY has no price series of its own. Suffolk County, NY: the New York average was 18.54 ¢/kWh in 2015. Suffolk County, NY: 24.43 ¢ in 2024, 32% up. Suffolk County, NY: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Suffolk County, NY: a 571 kWh month at the New York price. Suffolk County, NY: $106 in 2015, $140 in 2024. Suffolk County, NY: $1,674 a year, 1.3% of the $128,329 median income.
Suffolk: 10 yearly prices
| Year | New York average | Suffolk: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Suffolk | 18.54 | +5.89 |
| 2016, Suffolk | 17.58 | +5.03 |
| 2017, Suffolk | 18.03 | +5.14 |
| 2018, Suffolk | 18.52 | +5.65 |
| 2019, Suffolk | 17.94 | +4.93 |
| 2020, Suffolk | 18.36 | +5.21 |
| 2021, Suffolk | 19.48 | +5.82 |
| 2022, Suffolk | 22.08 | +7.04 |
| 2023, Suffolk | 22.24 | +6.24 |
| 2024, Suffolk | 24.43 | +7.95 |
Suffolk County, NY: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Suffolk County, NY price.
CSVOutage risk in Suffolk County, NY
Suffolk County, NY, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 583 in all, 38.2 per 100,000 residents of 1,525,680, rank 1 of 62 New York counties. Property damage in Suffolk County, NY: $11.3M, with 6 direct injuries or deaths.
Events by year in Suffolk County, NY
events a year, Suffolk County, NY
- 71'15
- 55'16
- 52'17
- 50'18
- 107'19
- 61'20
- 53'21
- 51'22
- 22'23
- 29'24
- 32'25
Events by type
| Suffolk County, NY | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County, NY, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively High | 97.7 | 7 of 62 | 460 | 2019 (94) | $8.9M |
| Suffolk County, NY, tornado | Relatively Moderate | 74.7 | 17 of 62 | 10 | 2021 (5) | $2.4M |
| Suffolk County, NY, hurricane and tropical storm | Relatively High | 96.8 | 3 of 62 | 10 | 2021 (6) | $0 |
| Suffolk County, NY, ice storm | Very High | 96.5 | 3 of 62 | 0 | none | $0 |
| Suffolk County, NY, winter storm and heavy snow | Very High | 98.8 | 7 of 62 | 88 | 2018 (17) | $0 |
| Suffolk County, NY, heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 94.7 | 10 of 62 | 15 | 2019 (12) | $0 |
Housing and heating in Suffolk County, NY
Suffolk County, NY: 398,259 of 579,790 homes were built before 1980 and 70,378 in 2000 or later. Suffolk County, NY has 463,095 detached houses, 48,276 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 7,452 mobile homes, and 92,649 of 512,280 households rent.
Age of homes in Suffolk County, NY
% of homes by decade built, Suffolk County, NY
- 9pre-40
- 540s
- 1750s
- 2060s
- 1870s
- 1080s
- 990s
- 800s
- 410s
- 020+
Heating fuel in Suffolk County, NY
| Suffolk County, NY | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County, NY, median year built | 1970 | 1964 | +6 years | 16 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, built before 1980 | 68.7% | 67.8% | +0.9 points | 28 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, built 2000 or later | 12.1% | 12.2% | -0.1 points | 34 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, detached houses | 79.9% | 67.9% | +12.0 points | 2 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 8.3% | 8.3% | +0.1 points | 31 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, mobile homes | 1.3% | 7.1% | -5.8 points | 50 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, renter households | 18.1% | 28.3% | -10.2 points | 59 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, median home value | $539,500 | $179,500 | +$360,000 | 8 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, median gross rent a month | $2,190 | $942 | +$1,248 | 2 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, people per household | 2.92 | 2.32 | +0.60 | 3 of 62 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Suffolk County, NY
Suffolk County, NY: 1,451 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $44.6M paid, median paid claim $13,830.
26,160 of 487,590 residential structures in Suffolk County, NY carry an NFIP contract. 28,695 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Suffolk County, NY on 8 Sep 2026. Suffolk County, NY lists 3,461 repetitive-loss properties, 500 of them severe repetitive loss.
Suffolk County, NY: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Suffolk County, NY
flood claims a year, Suffolk County, NY
- 40'15
- 44'16
- 143'17
- 171'18
- 84'19
- 51'20
- 138'21
- 76'22
- 180'23
- 494'24
- 30'25
| Suffolk County, NY | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County, NY, claims 2015-2025 | 1,451 | — | 3 of 58 |
| Suffolk County, NY, paid 2015-2025 | $44.6M | — | 2 of 58 |
| Suffolk County, NY, median paid claim | $13,830 | — | — |
| Suffolk County, NY, claims per 1,000 homes | 3.0 | 1.0 | 9 of 58 |
| Suffolk County, NY, homes with flood insurance | 5.4% | 0.9% | 2 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, policies in force | 28,695 | — | — |
| Suffolk County, NY, repetitive-loss properties | 3,461 | — | — |
Suffolk County, NY: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Suffolk County, NY: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Suffolk County, NY
Suffolk County, NY totals 5,229 heating degree days and 717 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Suffolk County, NY is the 56th coldest of 62 counties in New York: 5,229 against a median of 6,933. For cooling, Suffolk County, NY is the 9th hottest: 717 against a median of 404.
Suffolk County, NY is a cold-winter county, with 4,512 more heating than cooling degree days.
Suffolk County, NY: 4,909 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,229 on the normal, 6% under.
Electric heat is rare in Suffolk County, NY: 8.6% of 512,280 homes.
| Suffolk County, NY | Value | NY median county | Suffolk County, NY, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County, NY, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 5,229 | 6,933 | 56 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 4,909 | 6,601 | 56 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 717 | 404 | 9 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 829 | 488 | 9 of 62 |
| Suffolk County, NY, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 8.6% | 14.9% | 57 of 62 |
Suffolk County, NY: ACS B25040, 512,280 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Suffolk County, NY
Suffolk County, NY touches 108 ZIP areas, 06390 to 11980, about 14,127 residents each. Household income in Suffolk County, NY is $128,329; 419,631 of its 512,280 households own. Suffolk County, NY counts 1,525,680 residents in 512,280 households.
44,296 of the 512,280 homes in Suffolk County, NY heat with electricity. Suffolk County, NY has 579,790 housing units, 67,510 (11.6%) vacant or seasonal, and 92,649 rented homes. Suffolk County, NY logged 583 storm events for its 1,525,680 residents.
The median home in Suffolk County, NY dates from 1970. Homes in Suffolk County, NY pay $2,120 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Suffolk County, NY
Compare Suffolk County, NY with its neighbours
- Nassau County sits 51 miles west of Suffolk County, NY, with 1,388,138 residents against 1,525,680 there, 198 storm events against 583, median home built 1955 against 1970, energy burden 2.4% against 2.9%, income $143,408 against $128,329.
- Westchester County sits 57 miles west of Suffolk County, NY, with 996,888 residents against 1,525,680 there, 230 storm events against 583, median home built 1958 against 1970, energy burden 2.5% against 2.9%, income $118,411 against $128,329.
- Putnam County sits 61 miles northwest of Suffolk County, NY, with 97,988 residents against 1,525,680 there, 77 storm events against 583, median home built 1968 against 1970, energy burden 2.7% against 2.9%, income $127,405 against $128,329.
- Bronx County sits 61 miles west of Suffolk County, NY, with 1,419,250 residents against 1,525,680 there, 38 storm events against 583, median home built 1954 against 1970, energy burden 3.1% against 2.9%, income $49,036 against $128,329.
- Queens County sits 63 miles west of Suffolk County, NY, with 2,330,124 residents against 1,525,680 there, 172 storm events against 583, median home built 1953 against 1970, energy burden 2.6% against 2.9%, income $84,961 against $128,329.
Cities in Suffolk County, NY
- West Babylon electricity rates43,239 residents
- Coram electricity rates41,527 residents
- Central Islip electricity rates37,751 residents
- Commack electricity rates36,353 residents
- Huntington Station electricity rates33,283 residents
- Centereach electricity rates31,501 residents
- Bay Shore electricity rates31,275 residents
New York: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 1,119 MW planned in this county.
Questions on Suffolk County, NY
Suffolk County, NY: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Suffolk 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.
Suffolk County, NY: how many homes heat with electricity?
Suffolk County, NY: 44,296 of 512,280 occupied homes, 8.6%, rank 57 of 62.
Suffolk County, NY: median household income?
$128,329 in Suffolk County, NY, rank 2 of 62; 1,525,680 residents, 512,280 households.
Suffolk County, NY: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Suffolk County, NY: 583 NWS events, peak year 2019.
Suffolk County, NY: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Suffolk County, NY: 1,451 NFIP flood claims, $44.6M paid, 3.0 per 1,000 homes, 5.4% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Suffolk County, NY?
Suffolk County, NY: median home built 1970; 68.7% predate 1980, 79.9% detached, 8.3% in 5+ unit buildings.
Suffolk County, NY: share of income for energy?
Suffolk County, NY homes spend $2,120 a year on electricity, $4,323 on all energy: 2.9% of $147,954; 13.9% for lower incomes.