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National Grid (Upstate New York) rates

National Grid has one residential plan modelled here. A typical New York home using 588 kWh a month pays about $148 a month.

Investor-owned 1,532,294 residential customers (EIA-861, 2024) Tariffs checked September 28, 2026

Typical all-in priceSC1

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SC1$148/mo

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
SC1
Residential Service, Zone A (Buffalo area)		 Flat $19.00 21.9¢ all hours 21.9¢ all hours None

Charging an EV on National Grid

1,000 miles a month in a Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (275 kWh from the wall, EPA 27.5 kWh/100 mi) at 7.2 kW, added to a typical New York home’s use, on each plan’s cheapest start hour versus plugging in at 6 pm. Averaged over the year.

PlanBest startCharging, best startCharging from 6 pmWhole bill with EV
SC1Any$60/mo$60/mo$208/mo

With an EV charged at its best hour, the cheapest plan overall is SC1. Compare plans on your own usage.

How National Grid’s plans work

SC1 (Residential Service, Zone A (Buffalo area)). One price per kWh at every hour, all year: 21.9¢. Shifting use to other hours changes nothing on this plan; using less is the only lever. Fixed charge: $19.00 a month.

Prices on this page are all-in per kWh, before taxes: base rates, supply and every per-kWh rider in the utility’s current tariff sheets. Your bill shows them as separate lines, and riders can change between tariff revisions.

As a cross-check, National Grid billed its residential customers an average of 17.22¢ per kWh in 2024 (revenue ÷ sales, EIA-861). A plan taken from URDB is shown only if its all-in price is consistent with that figure, adjusted for New York’s price change since.

Sources for each plan

PlanEffectiveSeasonsSolar exportsSource and status
SC1
Transcribed from the utility’s tariff		 September 1, 2026 Same pricing all year Net Metering Checked September 28, 2026
P.S.C. No. 220 Electricity, SC1 Leaf 349 Rev. 27 (eff. Apr 1, 2026) and Leaf 350; full effective tariff from NY DPS ETS · National Grid Upstate NY Service Rates, SC-1 components · Statement of Supply Service Charges No. 182 (September 2026 billing) · Statement of Other Delivery Surcharges No. 13 (September 2026) · VDER Value Stack Cost Recovery Statement No. 108 (September 2026) · Transmission Revenue Adjustment Statement No. 217 (eff. Sep 1, 2026) · Revenue Decoupling Mechanism Statement No. 50 (eff. Aug 1, 2026) · System Benefits Charge Statement No. 29 (eff. Jan 1, 2026) · Clean Energy Standard Delivery Statement No. 6 (eff. Jan 1, 2026) · Clean Energy Standard Supply Statement No. 10 (eff. Apr 1, 2026) · Merchant Function Charge Statement No. 23 (eff. Apr 1, 2026) · Mass Market 12-month trailing weighted average supply prices ending June 30, 2026 (cross-check)

Plans marked “Checked” were transcribed from the utility’s current tariff and rider sheets, all charges included, and are re-checked on the date shown in each file. Other plans come from the OpenEI U.S. Utility Rate Database (CC BY 4.0) and have not yet been checked line by line against the utility’s tariff. Always confirm the current rates on your utility’s website before switching plans.

Run the numbers on National Grid

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