New York Electricity Rates and Average Electric Bill Guide

The New York bill sits close to the national figure. Prices run 53% above the national price and households use 33% less electricity than the typical US household, and those two gaps nearly cancel each other out.

Over a year, the average New York household pays about $1,857 for electricity. The state ranks 19th highest for the monthly bill, 7th highest for price per kWh and 6th lowest for use, out of 51 places (50 states and DC).

Source: EIA Form EIA-861 final 2025 data, residential sector. Bills are revenue divided by customers, divided by 12.

Want to see where your own bill falls? Use the bill checker or read the average bill guide for apartments, houses and different household sizes.

New York is dominated by investor-owned utilities, which serve 84% of residential customers. The rest are served by public power districts and state or federal systems (14%) and municipal utilities (1%). EIA lists 15 utilities and electricity suppliers with customers in New York.

See every utility that reports customers here on the electric companies in New York page.

If you do not know who serves your address, the find my electric company tool matches your county to a utility.

Households can buy energy from an ESCO (energy services company). The utility still delivers it, and the supply price on the bill can be higher or lower than the utility default. EIA data shows retail suppliers served about 7% of New York residential customers in 2025.

Read our New York electricity providers guide for how switching works, who delivers your power and what to check before you sign.

Utilities in New York reported an average of 2 hours and 18 minutes without power per customer in 2025, with 1.09 interruptions per customer, when major storm days are left out. That outage time is close to the median state (127 minutes).

Customers in New York had 262,938 net-metered residential solar systems with a combined 3,815.4 megawatts of capacity in 2025. That works out to 35.2 systems for every 1,000 households, which ranks 15 of 51 places. Net metering lets a home with solar offset what it uses from the grid, so it changes the bill math for those households. Our net metering guide explains how the credit works.

Outage figures are reported by utilities and follow different standards, so compare states with care. The median state averaged 127 minutes of outage per customer in 2025.

• Check your rate before your habits. Usage here is close to or below the national figure, so the plan and the price per kWh on your bill often matter more than conservation. Our bill reading guide shows where to look.
• Compare supplier offers. Because New York allows retail choice, the supply price on your bill can be higher or lower than the default. Compare at least three fixed-rate offers and check the contract length and the cancellation fee.
• Ask about time-of-use pricing. 3 of the 8 largest providers report residential time-of-use programs in EIA data. If you can shift laundry, charging and cooling to cheaper hours, the savings can be real. Our time-of-use guide explains how to test it.
• Ask about budget billing. Many utilities spread costs across the year. Read how budget billing works before you sign up.
• Price your appliances. The electricity cost calculator shows what a space heater, dryer or pool pump costs to run at your rate.

Electric rates and consumer complaints in New York are handled by the New York State Public Service Commission. If you have a billing dispute you could not settle with your utility, the regulator is the next step.