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New York electric companies, rates and outages

New York has 19,872,319 residents and 8,600,594 electric accounts across 14 utilities listed by EIA.

East 74th Street IRT power station beside the Koch Center for Cancer Care, New York City
East 74th Street IRT Power Station, New York City, 20231001 1109 1026 DxO. Photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

In 2025 New York homes paid 26.39 ¢/kWh: rank 7 of 51, 52.5% above the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 24.43 ¢).

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How it compares

New York prices
Customer sector2024GapRank
Residential24.43 ¢/kWh+48.2% against the U.S.7 of 511 is highest
Commercial18.77 ¢/kWh+47.2% against the U.S.9 of 511 is highest
Industrial9.17 ¢/kWh+12.8% against the U.S.13 of 511 is highest

Electric companies in New York

New York home prices, 2024; lowest filled.

New York companies
CompanyHome accountsAverage priceReliabilityNet metering
City of PlattsburghLowest price8,8015.02 ¢/kWh$29 a month at 571 kWhNo dataNo data
Town of Massena8,1566.19 ¢/kWh$35 a month at 571 kWhNo data0.1 MW9 systems
Village of Solvay4,6806.49 ¢/kWh$37 a month at 571 kWhNo dataNo data
Village of Fairport16,4626.69 ¢/kWh$38 a month at 571 kWh20 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.26No data
Jamestown Board of Public Util15,5628.43 ¢/kWh$48 a month at 571 kWhNo dataNo data
Village of Freeport13,35314.12 ¢/kWh$81 a month at 571 kWh7 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.14No data
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.1,532,29416.67 ¢/kWh$95 a month at 571 kWh141 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.051,770.2 MW28,459 systems
New York State Elec & Gas Corp792,30017.75 ¢/kWh$101 a month at 571 kWhNo data1,206.0 MW12,596 systems
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp351,48117.76 ¢/kWh$101 a month at 571 kWhNo data228.0 MW3,469 systems
Orange & Rockland Utils Inc211,01121.42 ¢/kWh$122 a month at 571 kWhNo data230.7 MW13,293 systems
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp270,85923.85 ¢/kWh$136 a month at 571 kWh167 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.20339.8 MW17,093 systems
Long Island Power Authority1,029,95524.57 ¢/kWh$140 a month at 571 kWhNo data777.0 MW90,628 systems
Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc3,064,03834.24 ¢/kWh$196 a month at 571 kWhNo data689.4 MW74,553 systems

New York: 2025 and 2026

New York, data to July 2026.

New York 2025 average price
26.39 ¢/kWh+8.0% against 2024, U.S. +5.0%
New York 2025 rank
7 of 51same place as 2024
New York January to Jul 2026
29.39 ¢/kWh+13.0% on Jan-Jul 2025
New York Last 12 months
28.39 ¢/kWhto July 2026
New York July 2026
29.90 ¢/kWh+14.0% against July 2025
New York 2025 costliest month
Dec 27.39 ¢cheapest Jan 25.34 ¢, a 8% spread
New York Typical 2025 bill
$155 a monthtop Jul $219, low Apr $120

The New York residential price averaged 26.39 ¢/kWh in 2025, +8.0% on 2024: New York ran 3.0 points faster than the nation. From January to July 2026 the New York average is 29.39 ¢, +13.0% on 2025, 5.9 points above the U.S. change. Seasonality in New York: 2025 peaked in December at 27.39 ¢ and bottomed in January at 25.34 ¢. A typical residential account in New York paid about $1,856 for energy over 2025, from $120 in April to $219 in July; use per account ran 466 to 835 kWh a month.

New York price by month, 2024 to Jul 2026

Price by month, New York: 12 rows
Month202420252026 to Jul
Jan23.4925.3428.37
Feb24.3026.2229.99
Mar23.6925.4528.55
Apr23.0325.6929.45
May23.6826.6929.93
Jun24.6026.5529.49
Jul25.0926.2229.90
Aug25.2026.67No data
Sep25.0527.23No data
Oct25.0526.95No data
Nov24.7426.42No data
Dec24.4127.39No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What a typical New York account paid each month

New York: use per account times price, energy only.

Typical bill by month, New York: 12 rows
Month20252026 to Jul
Jan172191
Feb161198
Mar138155
Apr120141
May120134
Jun148169
Jul219234
Aug201No data
Sep152No data
Oct131No data
Nov126No data
Dec168No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What New York power is made of

In plain words. Natural gas is the biggest source in New York (48%), and the power made there is cleaner than the U.S. average per kWh. Plants with 40 MW are planned to retire by 2030. New plants with 3,354 MW are under construction.

In 2025 New York plants of 1 MW or more made 131.4 TWh. The biggest sources: natural gas 48.0%, nuclear 21.6%, hydro 19.0%. For comparison, natural gas makes 40.9% of U.S. generation. Wind, solar and hydro together: 27.6% (22.6% for the U.S.). New York plants only; imports and rooftop solar are not counted.

New York, share of net generation, %

  • Coal
  • Natural gas 48.0
  • Nuclear 21.6
  • Hydro (conventional) 19.0
  • Wind 5.4
  • Utility-scale solar 3.2
  • Petroleum 0.9
  • Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste 1.1
  • Other 0.7

Fuel groups: prices guide.

New York, share of net generation and operating capacity: 8 rows
SourceNew York share of generation, %U.S. share, %New York generation, TWhNew York capacity, MW
Natural gas48.040.963.1124,274
Nuclear21.617.728.413,398
Hydro (conventional)19.05.524.945,923
Wind5.410.47.072,868
Utility-scale solar3.26.84.283,123
Petroleum0.90.41.233,877
Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste1.11.41.47453
Other0.70.40.920

EIA-923 and EIA-860 for New York, 2025 data, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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New York plant pipeline

New York, megawatts: 6 rows
New York plantsMW
Operating, utility-scale43,916
Battery storage277
Retiring 2026 to 203040
Retiring after 2030107
Under construction3,354
Planned3,269

EIA-860 generators in New York, 2025 data.

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New York carbon per kWh

New York plants emitted 465 lb of CO₂ per MWh in 2023 (0.211 kg per kWh), against 767 lb for the U.S. An average New York home using 584 kWh a month accounts for about 123 kg of CO₂ a month at that rate. The rate is for New York plants, not your supplier.

state and national values: 4 rows
MeasureNew YorkU.S.
CO₂, lb per MWh465.1767.2
CO₂, kg per kWh0.2110.348
NOx, lb per MWh0.1830.452
SO2, lb per MWh0.0510.359

EPA eGRID2023 for New York, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Who delivers and who sells in New York

8.7% of New York home accounts bought energy from a supplier other than the wires company in 2024 (57 suppliers reported), 7,420,214 accounts in all. Plan prices are not shown here: choosing a supplier.

New York, largest wires companies: 5 rows
New York wires companyDelivery-only home accounts
Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc348,969
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.102,086
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp57,428
New York State Elec & Gas Corp57,108
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp41,267

EIA-861 wires companies in New York, 2024 data.

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New York, largest suppliers by home accounts: 5 rows
New York supplierHome accounts
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc153,210
Direct Energy Services112,786
Green Mountain Energy Company66,483
CleanChoice Energy, Inc.38,539
MPower Energy LLC30,924

EIA-861 suppliers in New York, 2024 data.

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New York weather

A normal year in New York brings 6,495 heating and 486 cooling degree-days (1991 to 2020). 2025 had 5,918 heating (9% below normal) and 721 cooling (48% above normal).

New York degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, New York, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows
New York yearHeating (HDD)Cooling (CDD)Normal HDDNormal CDD
201560607336495486
201655408016495486
201756055876495486
201860388036495486
201961256606495486
202054767696495486
202155177466495486
202258497586495486
202352066286495486
202452557646495486
202559187216495486

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for New York, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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New York meters and time-of-use rates

74.1% of New York home meters are advanced (AMI) meters: 5,635,028 of 7,608,706. 3 of 17 reporting utilities offer a home time-of-use rate, and 181,494 home accounts are enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 meters in New York, data year 2024, pulled 2 Oct 2026: homes.

Flood claims and flood insurance in New York

New York: 12,219 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, $335.9M paid, median paid claim $15,773; 8th of 55 states and territories by dollars paid. The peak year was 2021 with 4,059 claims. FEMA counts 2.5% of New York residential structures as insured, 12th of 51, and the policy file shows 165,776 NFIP policies in force on 8 Sep 2026. Floods damage substations and lines, and in New York this is claims history, not an outage count.

New York counties with the most NFIP flood claims
Top counties in New YorkClaims 2015-2025PaidClaims per 1,000 homes
Westchester County2,786$130.6M13.5
Nassau County2,205$42.8M5.9
Suffolk County1,451$44.6M3.0
Queens County1,292$30.7M4.0
Kings County729$12.3M2.6

New York: flood claims by state, flood claims by county. 12,219 New York claims as of 8 Sep 2026, OpenFEMA NFIP; counts under 5 hidden.

New York charts

Price by sector, New York

Home 24.43, business 18.77, industry 9.17 ¢ in 2024.

New York price by sector 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearResidentialCommercialIndustrialGap to U.S. residential
201518.5415.316.31+5.89
201617.5814.456.03+5.03
201718.0314.755.92+5.14
201818.5214.506.02+5.65
201917.9414.065.61+4.93
202018.3614.565.54+5.21
202119.4816.076.34+5.82
202222.0818.197.55+7.04
202322.2418.016.87+6.24
202424.4318.779.17+7.95

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Largest utilities, SAIDI

Median of 4 reporters here: 80.4 minutes.

min

  • Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.140.7
  • Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp167.2
  • Village of Fairport20.2
  • Village of Freeport6.9
  • U.S. median99.5

New York, SAIDI of the largest New York utilities: EIA-861 survey.

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Median SAIDI by year, 2015-2024

149 minutes in 2015, 80 in 2024.

Median SAIDI by year, New York, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearNew York medianGap to U.S. median reporter
2015149+48
2016130+28
201730-65
201821-80
201922-76
202018-79
202119-77
202218-85
202315-84
202480-19

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Who serves each county

New York counties shaded by utilities listing them; the table shows the top twelve.

New York counties by number of electric utilitiesSuffolkCortlandGeneseeChenangoChemungWashingtonWayneLewisCattaraugusAlbanyUlsterEssexCayugaDutchessHerkimerOtsegoRensselaerSaratogaSt. LawrenceMadisonSchoharieOneidaFranklinSullivanTiogaNassauPutnamQueensOrleansGreeneHamiltonErieWestchesterNiagaraSchenectadyYatesKingsOswegoSteubenMontgomerySenecaRocklandWarrenDelawareRichmondTompkinsBroomeNew YorkJeffersonSchuylerBronxFultonWyomingLivingstonOntarioChautauquaMonroeAlleganyColumbiaClintonOrangeOnondaga

1 utility 2 3 4 or more

New York counties: first 12 of 62 rows
CountyUtilitiesNames
Allegany3New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Chautauqua3Jamestown Board of Public Util; New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Clinton3City of Plattsburgh; New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Columbia3Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp; New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Livingston3New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Monroe3Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp; Village of Fairport
Onondaga3New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; Village of Solvay
Ontario3New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Orange3Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp; New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Orange & Rockland Utils Inc
Wyoming3New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Albany2Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.
Cattaraugus2New York State Elec & Gas Corp; Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.

62 rows from EIA-861 Service Territory, Census 2023 county outlines.

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Analyst note

New York residential power was 6th highest of 51 in 2015 at 18.54 ¢ and is 7th in 2024 at 24.43 ¢, so the state slid down 1 places. The U.S. figure went 12.65 to 16.48 ¢ while New York went +31.8%. The biggest annual move was 2022 at +13.3%; the latest year, 2024, came in at +9.8% against +3.0% for the U.S. Business customers paid 15.31 ¢ in 2015 and 18.77 ¢ in 2024, a gap to homes of -3.23 ¢ then and -5.66 ¢ now; industry went from 6.31 to 9.17 ¢ (+45.3%). Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc is the largest by accounts with 3,646,787, 42.4% of the 8,600,594 accounts in New York, and the top three hold 75.9%. Territory overlaps: 44 of 62 counties are listed by two or more utilities, led by Wyoming with 3. Net-metered capacity totals 5,241 MW over 240,100 installations, 27.9 per 1,000 electric accounts.

New York ranks 7th of 51 on residential price (24.43 ¢), among the costliest, and 48.2% over the national average. Since 2015 the residential price moved +31.8% against +30.3% nationally, so New York has stayed close to the national pace, within 1.5 points.

Businesses pay 5.66 ¢ less than households here (-23.2%); business is under home price in 51 of 51. SAIDI for the typical reporter is 80.4 minutes across 4 utilities, under the national 99.5. Three utilities serve 76.9% of accounts.

By revenue, New York electricity splits 45.7% residential, 49.0% commercial and 5.3% industrial; by kWh the split is 36.9%, 51.6% and 11.5%. Commercial accounts are the largest revenue source here. Home accounts are 86.3% of 8,600,588 accounts and use 571 kWh a month, a commercial account 5,088 and an industrial one 79,317.

Facts

Residents (ACS 2023)
19,872,3197,668,956 households
Electric accounts
8,600,594433 per 1,000 residents
Residential price
24.43 ¢/kWh+7.95 ¢ against the U.S.
Commercial price
18.77 ¢/kWh+6.02 ¢ against the U.S.
Industrial price
9.17 ¢/kWh+1.04 ¢ against the U.S.
Residential since 2015
+31.8%+1.5 points vs U.S.
Retail sales
140.5 TWh7,070 kWh a resident
Utilities listed
147 investor owned, 6 municipal, 1 state
Median SAIDI
80.4 min4 utilities, 0.81x U.S.
Net-metered capacity
5,241 MW240,100 installations
Top three utilities
76.9%of utility accounts
Business minus home
-5.66 ¢-23.2% of the home price
Counties with 2+ utilities
44 of 62most: Wyoming, 3 utilities

Data tables

New York: price by year

YearHomeBusinessIndustryHome vs U.S.
201518.5415.316.31+5.89
201617.5814.456.03+5.03
201718.0314.755.92+5.14
201818.5214.506.02+5.65
201917.9414.065.61+4.93
202018.3614.565.54+5.21
202119.4816.076.34+5.82
202222.0818.197.55+7.04
202322.2418.016.87+6.24
202424.4318.779.17+7.95

Questions on New York

How many cents per kWh do New York homes pay?

24.43 cents in 2024, which is +7.95 cents against the U.S. figure.

Did New York electricity get more expensive after 2015?

It went from 18.54 to 24.43 cents, +31.8% in total, +1.5 points against the U.S.

How many utilities does EIA list for New York?

14 utilities have New York as their largest state, and 4 of them report SAIDI.

How much solar net metering exists in New York?

5,241 MW over 240,100 installations.

How many electric accounts does New York have per 1,000 residents?

433: 8,600,594 accounts for 19,872,319 residents.

Do New York businesses pay more than households?

Businesses pay 18.77 ¢ and homes 24.43 ¢, a difference of -5.66 ¢.

What did New York residential electricity cost in 2025?

New York averaged 26.39 cents per kWh, +8.0% against 24.43 in 2024, and 7 of 51 among states.

Are New York residential electricity prices rising in 2026?

New York is +5.9 points against the U.S.: 29.39 cents from January to July 2026, +13.0% on 2025.

When in 2025 did New York residential power cost most, December or January?

December at 27.39 cents in New York; January was the lowest at 25.34, a 8% spread.

Does New York residential power cost more than the national average in 2026?

11.17 cents above the national average; New York 29.39 cents over January to July 2026, +13.0% on 2025.

States with a similar home price

Closest to New York at 24.43 ¢/kWh, by 2024 average home price.

More on New York

How New York ranks and compares

New York is 45th cheapest of 51 on price (26.39 ¢); 27th of 44 on outage minutes (143 min); 10th cleanest grid (465 lb CO2 per MWh); 25th highest income burden (2.19%).

All rankings, price, income and outages explorer, compare two states.

Help paying the bill in New York

New York has $401.2 million in federal energy-assistance money for FY2026, shutoff rules and phone lines. Open the New York help page.

Counties in New York ranked: highest and lowest energy burden, storm reports and old homes, county by county.

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In 2025 New York homes paid 26.39 ¢/kWh: rank 7 of 51, 52.5% above the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 24.43 ¢).

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