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The average electric bill in New York

New York households paid $154.75 a month for electricity in 2025, at 26.39¢ per kilowatt-hour for 586 kWh a month. That is 5% above the national median, and ranks #19 of 51 states, most expensive first.

Monthly bill
$154.75
US median $147.18
Price
26.39¢
per kWh · US 15.39¢
Usage
586
kWh per month
Households
7,462,709
residential accounts

What each New York utility charges, most expensive first

Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc charges 36.74¢ per kWh and City of Plattsburgh - (NY) charges 5.35¢ — 6.9× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.

#UtilityPriceTypical billvs US median
1Consolidated Edison Co-NY IncInvestor Owned · 2,777,072 homes36.74¢per kWh$137.10373 kWh/mo2.65× dearer
2Central Hudson Gas & Elec CorpInvestor Owned · 246,232 homes27.67¢per kWh$192.60696 kWh/mo2.00× dearer
3Orange & Rockland Utils IncInvestor Owned · 193,698 homes26.21¢per kWh$181.87694 kWh/mo1.89× dearer
4Long Island Power AuthorityState · 1,032,471 homes26.17¢per kWh$194.75744 kWh/mo1.89× dearer
5New York State Elec & Gas CorpInvestor Owned · 747,709 homes22.59¢per kWh$168.05744 kWh/mo1.63× dearer
6Rochester Gas & Electric CorpInvestor Owned · 302,692 homes22.01¢per kWh$153.76699 kWh/mo1.59× dearer
7Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.Investor Owned · 1,449,428 homes19.89¢per kWh$129.73652 kWh/mo1.44× dearer
8FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric CoInvestor Owned · 3,353 homes15.25¢per kWh$120.49790 kWh/mo1.10× dearer
9Village of Freeport - (NY)Municipal · 13,422 homes13.53¢per kWh$107.72796 kWh/mo1.02× cheaper
10Jamestown Board of Public UtilMunicipal · 15,518 homes8.51¢per kWh$74.51876 kWh/mo1.63× cheaper
11Town of Massena - (NY)Municipal · 8,122 homes8.04¢per kWh$99.241,235 kWh/mo1.72× cheaper
12Village of Fairport - (NY)Municipal · 16,414 homes7.80¢per kWh$97.261,247 kWh/mo1.77× cheaper
13Village of Solvay - (NY)Municipal · 4,711 homes7.45¢per kWh$80.131,076 kWh/mo1.86× cheaper
14City of Plattsburgh - (NY)Municipal · 8,809 homes5.35¢per kWh$83.071,554 kWh/mo2.59× cheaper

Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.

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