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Who heats with electricity where it is cold in New York?

1,104,384homes in New York heat mainly with electricity in counties that are cold in a normal year

All 62 New York counties average at least 4,000 heating degree days in a normal year, and 14% of the 7,668,956 occupied homes heat mainly with electricity. Rank 4 of 35 by count, 26 by share. New York County holds the most: 214,217 electric-heated homes at 4,700 heating degree days.

Where New York sits among the states

Share of homes that heat with electricity in cold counties, by state, one tile per stateAlaska: no data in this seriesAKMaine: 10.1% of homesMEVermont: 8.1% of homesVTNew Hampshire: 10.7% of homesNHWashington: 57.7% of homesWAIdaho: 35.0% of homesIDMontana: 26.6% of homesMTNorth Dakota: 39.9% of homesNDMinnesota: 18.8% of homesMNIllinois: 18.2% of homesILWisconsin: 17.3% of homesWIMichigan: 11.6% of homesMINew York: 14.4% of homesNYRhode Island: 12.1% of homesRIMassachusetts: 17.9% of homesMAOregon: 53.1% of homesORNevada: 8.7% of homesNVWyoming: 23.3% of homesWYSouth Dakota: 32.6% of homesSDIowa: 24.3% of homesIAIndiana: 30.7% of homesINOhio: 25.6% of homesOHPennsylvania: 24.8% of homesPANew Jersey: 15.6% of homesNJConnecticut: no data in this seriesCTCalifornia: 2.0% of homesCAUtah: 16.4% of homesUTColorado: 25.2% of homesCONebraska: 31.2% of homesNEMissouri: 37.0% of homesMOKentucky: 49.5% of homesKYWest Virginia: 45.5% of homesWVVirginia: 32.2% of homesVAMaryland: 42.6% of homesMDDelaware: 37.0% of homesDEArizona: 0.9% of homesAZNew Mexico: 13.1% of homesNMKansas: 26.5% of homesKSArkansas: 1.9% of homesARTennessee: 9.9% of homesTNNorth Carolina: 5.6% of homesNCSouth Carolina: 0.0% of homesSCDistrict of Columbia: no data in this seriesDCOklahoma: 0.5% of homesOKLouisiana: 0.0% of homesLAMississippi: 0.0% of homesMSAlabama: 0.0% of homesALGeorgia: 0.4% of homesGAHawaii: no data in this seriesHITexas: 0.1% of homesTXFlorida: 0.0% of homesFL

Darker is a larger share. New York is outlined.

New York: cold counties and electric heat

New York cold counties, electric heating
New York County775,37627.6214,2174,700-7%19.4
Kings County1,009,59612.6127,6664,660-7%11.6
Bronx County530,06715.883,8874,753-7%7.6
Queens County828,2309.376,8014,726-7%7.0
Monroe County316,50619.059,9986,523-5%5.4
Westchester County370,25612.947,5975,450-7%4.3
Suffolk County512,2808.644,2965,229-6%4.0
Onondaga County194,96320.139,2356,968-5%3.6
Erie County408,7118.333,8396,724-6%3.1
Nassau County456,0766.630,1174,880-7%2.7
Albany County132,72822.429,7346,723-6%2.7
Orange County137,31114.820,3036,086-5%1.8
Dutchess County115,18416.819,3136,125-6%1.7
Oneida County94,36116.015,0857,446-4%1.4
Broome County81,78117.614,3606,967-4%1.3
Saratoga County99,83514.114,1127,137-6%1.3
Schenectady County66,32417.011,2966,875-6%1.0
Tompkins County43,26926.011,2457,037-4%1.0
Clinton County33,27633.611,1848,120-5%1.0
Niagara County91,49312.211,1196,495-4%1.0

Largest 20 of 62 cold counties, ranked by electric-heated homes. The 42 smaller cold counties are in the CSV. All counties, CSV.

Where the electric-heated homes are

The 3 largest counties, New York County, Kings County, Bronx County, hold 39% of the 1,104,384 electric-heated homes in New York cold counties. The highest electric-heat share among cold counties with 5,000+ homes is Clinton County at 34%. The coldest, Hamilton County, averages 8,738 heating degree days; New York as a whole averages 5,621 when weighted by homes.

electric-heated homes, New York cold counties, 12 largest

  • New York County214,217
  • Kings County127,666
  • Bronx County83,887
  • Queens County76,801
  • Monroe County59,998
  • Westchester County47,597
  • Suffolk County44,296
  • Onondaga County39,235
  • Erie County33,839
  • Nassau County30,117
  • Albany County29,734
  • Orange County20,303

New York: the 10 coldest counties

Hamilton County is coldest at 8,738 heating degree days with 8% electric heat. The 10 coldest hold 44,639 electric-heated homes.

New York 10 coldest counties
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Hamilton County2,1118.28,7388,421
Essex County16,03920.38,5078,230
Franklin County19,23414.38,5028,118
Lewis County10,9587.98,2557,852
Herkimer County25,42613.58,1337,843
Clinton County33,27633.68,1207,682
St. Lawrence County41,73213.97,9767,619
Warren County30,04114.97,9037,540
Fulton County22,60710.57,5887,230
Jefferson County46,70122.27,5147,166

New York: where electric heat is most common

Among counties with 2,000+ homes, Clinton County is highest at 34% and Monroe County is 10th at 19%.

New York 10 counties with the highest electric heat share
CountyHomesElectric, %Normal HDDRecent HDD
Clinton County33,27633.68,1207,682
New York County775,37627.64,7004,357
Tompkins County43,26926.07,0376,782
Albany County132,72822.46,7236,336
Putnam County35,05422.45,9755,585
Jefferson County46,70122.27,5147,166
Yates County9,09521.26,8006,456
Essex County16,03920.38,5078,230
Onondaga County194,96320.16,9686,601
Monroe County316,50619.06,5236,206

Winter disconnections and price in New York

New York utilities logged 0.05 disconnections per 100 residential accounts a month in December to February 2024 and 0.34 in June to August.

At the 2025 average residential price of 26.39 cents a kWh, 1,000 kWh costs 264 dollars in New York.

New York in the ranking

Pennsylvania is 2nd with 1,297,991 homes (24.8% of its homes). Ohio is 3rd with 1,235,472 homes (25.6% of its homes). Virginia is 5th with 1,069,495 homes (32.2% of its homes). Maryland is 6th with 996,863 homes (42.6% of its homes).

New York beside 3 neighbors

New York neighbors with a winter page
NeighborElectric homesShare, %Avg HDD
Massachusetts495,36317.9%6,128
New Jersey541,30915.6%5,013
Pennsylvania1,297,99124.8%5,554

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How many New York homes heat with electricity in cold counties?

1,104,384 homes, 14.4% of 7,668,956 occupied New York homes, in 62 counties averaging 4,000+ heating degree days.

Which New York county has the most electric-heated homes among its cold counties?

New York County, with 214,217 of its 775,376 homes (28%) at 4,700 normal heating degree days.

Which New York county is the coldest, and how many of its homes heat with electricity?

Hamilton County, at 8,738 normal heating degree days: 174 of 2,111 homes (8%).

How far did the last decade run from the New York normal?

New York cold counties averaged 5.1% below their 1991-2020 heating degree days over 2016-2025.

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@misc{usedata_winter_states_new_york,
  author = "Electric Consumer",
  title = {New York winter exposure: 1,104,384 electric-heated homes in cold counties},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://electricconsumer.org/winter/states/new-york.html},
  note = {Data as of 9 October 2026. Accessed 9 October 2026}
}
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