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Electricity prices in New York

What homes in New York pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
28.4¢ a kWh
Up 11% on a year ago
Average bill
$167 a month
Up 12% on a year ago
Average use
587 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
6 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, New York homes paid 28.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

New York vs the US

New YorkUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202628.4¢18.0¢
Price in July 202629.9¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$167$156
Bill in July 2026$234$212
Average monthly use587 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+11%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+58%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in New York

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 94% of homes in New York; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Con EdisonInvestor-owned38.2¢+6.0%$1472,942,969
National Grid (Niagara Mohawk)Investor-owned22.8¢+22%$1491,473,392
Long Island Power AuthorityState27.8¢+8.2%$2081,036,690
New York State Electric & GasInvestor-owned25.0¢+18%$182760,008
Rochester Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned23.7¢+14%$161339,507
Central Hudson Gas & ElectricInvestor-owned30.4¢+14%$211268,510
Orange & Rockland UtilitiesInvestor-owned28.1¢+15%$200199,194
Jamestown Board of Public UtilityMunicipal8.8¢+1.9%$7715,606

Heating fuels in New York: heating oil, propane.