New York households paid an average of 29.90¢ per kWh in July 2026, 63% above the US average and +14.0% on a year earlier. That ranks #5 of 51, most expensive first.
Source EIA, residential retail priceLatest month July 2026
Average residential priceNY
29.90¢/kWh
Typical bill
$167/mo
Average use
588kWh
EV, 1,000 mi
$78/mo
Thirteen months of prices
Average residential price by month, ¢/kWh (EIA). Highest 29.99¢ in February 2026, lowest 26.22¢ in July 2025. Download the data (CSV)
Utilities and rate plans
Each utility’s current residential tariffs, transcribed from its tariff sheets, with periods, tiers, fixed charge and a typical bill. Customer counts from EIA-861 (2024).
Each row prices a utility’s standard plan for a typical home. The New York average of 28.39¢/kWh (EIA, 12 months) is what every household in the state actually paid, including utilities not modeled here and discounted low-income bills, so it can sit below every row.
Prices include Central Hudson's own supply (Market Price Charge), which changes monthly; customers buying from an ESCO pay a different supply price.
Prices include O&R's default full-service supply (Market Supply Charge), which changes every month.
Against the national average and states with similar prices
Average residential ¢/kWh, July 2026 (EIA).
New York29.90¢
United States18.31¢
Massachusetts30.49¢
Alaska28.83¢
Rhode Island28.29¢
Maine32.41¢
Average electric bill in New York
Over the last 12 months the average price was 28.39¢ per kWh and the average home used 588 kWh a month, so a typical New York household spent about $167 a month on electricity, or $2,003 a year. Use is 32% below the US average of 870 kWh a month, peaking in July at 784 kWh.
Driving a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD 1,000 miles a month takes 275 kWh from the wall (EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi), about $78 at the state average. A 25.5 mpg gasoline car covering the same distance at $4.08 a gallon (New York average, August 2026) costs about $160.
The state average hides the real spread. Utilities in the same state charge different prices, and on a time-of-use plan the same kWh costs more in the peak hours than off-peak; each utility page shows by how much. Open Con Edison’s page to see its plans, prices by hour and fixed charge, or run the calculators below with New York preloaded.
Natural gas for homes averaged $1.81 per therm over the 12 months to June 2026 (EIA, all charges included), and a typical gas-heated home uses about 776 therms a year for heating. The heat pump calculator compares that with electric heating on your plan.
A south-facing, 20° rooftop array in New York produces about 1,253 kWh per installed kW a year (NREL PVWatts at the state’s population center). What that is worth depends on your utility’s export rule, shown on each utility’s page.
New York electricity: common questions
How much does electricity cost in New York?
Homes in New York paid an average of 29.90¢ per kWh in July 2026, against 18.31¢ for the US, which ranks the state #5 of 51 from most expensive. Over the last 12 months the average was 28.39¢. These are EIA averages of what households actually paid, fixed charges included; your utility and plan set your own price.
What is the average electric bill in New York?
About $167 a month ($2,003 a year): the average New York home used 588 kWh a month over the last 12 months at an average 28.39¢/kWh. Use peaks in July, at 784 kWh.
Are electricity prices going up in New York?
New York's average residential price was 29.90¢/kWh in July 2026, 14.0% higher than a year earlier. Over the last ten years the 12-month average has changed by +4.8% a year, against +3.6% a year for the US.
How much does it cost to charge an electric car in New York?
Driving 1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD takes 275 kWh from the wall, about $78 at the state's average home price, against about $160 of gasoline for a 25.5 mpg car. On a time-of-use plan, charging overnight can cost less than that.
Do New York utilities offer time-of-use plans?
Yes. Con Edison offers SC-1 Rate III (peak 2 pm–6 pm on summer weekdays); PSEG Long Island offers 194 (peak 3 pm–7 pm on summer weekdays); Central Hudson offers SC6, SC6 EV (peak 2 pm–7 pm on summer weekdays on SC6); Orange & Rockland offers SC19 (peak noon–7 pm on summer weekdays). Each utility's page shows every period and price.