New York State Elec & Gas Corp Electricity Rates and Average Bill (New York)

Data through April 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated July 05, 2026

As of April 2026, New York State Elec & Gas Corp's residential customers in New York paid an average effective rate of 27.02¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $191.69, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 2.4¢ below the New York average of 29.45¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.83¢/kWh.

Average rate
27.02¢/kWh
+13.6% year over year
Average bill
$191.69
+23.9% year over year
Average usage
709 kWh/mo
vs 479 NY average
Residential customers
756,191
Investor Owned

Rate trend vs the New York average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
May 202524.81140.73567
June 202522.27150.99678
July 202521.8197.76907
August 202522.55180.83802
September 202522.94127.09554
October 202524.37146.58601
November 202520.94143.22684
December 202524.0212.67886
January 202627.23252.16926
February 202627.62255.92927
March 202625.41167.93661
April 202627.02191.69709

New York State Elec & Gas Corp vs New York vs the U.S.

New York State Elec & Gas CorpNew YorkU.S. average
Rate (April 2026)27.02¢/kWh29.45¢/kWh18.83¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$191.69$140.96$127.71
Average monthly usage709 kWh479 kWh678 kWh
Rate change, 1 year+13.6%+14.6%+7.3%

Estimate a bill at New York State Elec & Gas Corp rates

1,000 kWh × 27.02¢ ≈ $270.20

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at New York State Elec & Gas Corp's average effective rate of 27.02¢/kWh is about $270.20. The utility's actual average usage is 709 kWh/month, which produces the $191.69 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full New York rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.