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National Grid (Upstate New York) rates

National Grid has one residential plan modeled here. A typical New York home using 586 kWh a month pays about $136 a month.

New York has retail choice. Prices on this page are all-in: National Grid’s delivery charges plus its default supply (the rate you pay if you have not chosen a supplier, often called the “price to compare”). If you buy supply from a retail supplier, National Grid still bills delivery and the supplier’s price replaces the supply part, so the supply rate alone is well below the all-in price shown here.

Investor-owned 1,536,569 residential customers (EIA-861, 2025) Tariffs checked November 12, 2026

Typical all-in priceSC1

23.1¢/kWh
SC1$136/mo

Residential plans

PlanTypeFixed/moJuly pricesJanuary pricesJuly weekday windows
SC1
Residential Service, Zone A (Buffalo area)		 Flat $19.00 19.9¢ all hours 19.9¢ all hours None

National Grid: questions

Does National Grid have peak hours?

Not on the plans modeled here: SC1 charges the same price per kWh at every hour, so when you use power does not change the bill.

Peak and off-peak hours of every utility

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$55/mo$55/mo$190/mo

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

Cost to charge each EV on National Grid SC1

1,000 miles a month at 7.2 kW, starting at any hour, added to a typical New York home’s bill. Full charge: the EPA range, at the plan’s price (19.9¢/kWh). EPA efficiency, from the wall.

ModelkWh/100 mi1,000 mi a monthFull charge
Lucid Air Pure (2027)23.1$46/mo$19.30
Tesla Model Y Standard RWD (2026)24.3$48/mo$15.52
Tesla Model 3 Standard RWD (2026)24.3$48/mo$15.52
Toyota bZ (2027)25.5$51/mo$15.93
Tesla Model 3 Premium RWD (2027)26$52/mo$18.78
Hyundai Ioniq 6 RWD (2025)26$52/mo$17.69
Tesla Model S (2026)27.1$54/mo$22.10
Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD (2026)27.5$55/mo$17.89
Nissan Leaf 75 kWh (2026)27.8$55/mo$16.76
Chevrolet Bolt (2027)28.2$56/mo$14.70
BMW i4 eDrive40 (2026)28.5$57/mo$18.88
Kia EV3 Long Range FWD (2027)29$58/mo$18.52
Volvo EX30 Single Motor (2026)29.2$58/mo$15.16
Kia EV6 Long Range RWD (2027)29.6$59/mo$18.78
Volkswagen ID.4 (2026)29.8$59/mo$17.25
Hyundai Ioniq 5 RWD (2027)30$60/mo$18.98
Ford Mustang Mach-E RWD Extended Range (2026)30.7$61/mo$19.54
Chevrolet Equinox EV FWD (2027)31.1$62/mo$19.74
Tesla Model X (2026)32.2$64/mo$22.55
Chevrolet Blazer EV FWD (2027)32.3$64/mo$20.05
Honda Prologue FWD (2026)32.5$65/mo$19.91
Nissan Ariya FWD 87 kWh (2026)34.4$68/mo$19.78
Cadillac Lyriq RWD (2027)36.8$73/mo$23.87
Hyundai Ioniq 9 AWD (2027)38$76/mo$24.19
Kia EV9 Long Range RWD (2027)38$76/mo$23.06
Tesla Cybertruck AWD (2026)42.9$85/mo$27.74
Rivian R1S Premium (2027)42.9$85/mo$25.60
Rivian R1T Premium (2027)42.9$85/mo$25.60
Chevrolet Silverado EV Extended Range WT (2026)47.8$95/mo$40.32
Ford F-150 Lightning Extended Range (2025)47.9$95/mo$30.49

How National Grid’s plans work

SC1 (Residential Service, Zone A (Buffalo area)). One price per kWh at every hour, all year: 19.9¢. 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 19.89¢ per kWh in 2025 (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		 November 1, 2026 Same pricing all year Net Metering Checked October 29, 2026
P.S.C. No. 220 Electricity, SC1 Leaf 349 Rev. 27 (eff. Apr 1, 2026, still effective per NY DPS ETS leaves list on 2026-10-29) and Leaf 350 Rev. 26; full effective tariff from NY DPS ETS · Statement of Supply Service Charges No. 184 (November 2026 billing; eff. Oct 28, 2026 batch / Nov 1, 2026 calendar), NY DPS ETS [Statements] · Statement of Other Delivery Surcharges No. 15 (November 2026 billing periods; eff. Oct 28, 2026), NY DPS ETS [Statements] · VDER Value Stack Cost Recovery Statement No. 110 (November 2026 billing; eff. Oct 28, 2026), NY DPS ETS [Statements] · Transmission Revenue Adjustment Statement No. 219 (eff. Oct 28, 2026 batch / Nov 1, 2026 calendar), NY DPS ETS [Statements] · Revenue Decoupling Mechanism Statement No. 51 (eff. Oct 28, 2026 batch / Nov 1, 2026 calendar), NY DPS ETS [Statements] · 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) · Arrears Management Program Statement No. 7 (eff. Aug 1, 2026), RAM Statement No. 2 (eff. Jul 1, 2026), DLM No. 35, EAM No. 8, PPS No. 2, NUP No. 2 (ETS, cross-check of ODS-15 values) · 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.

Cities served by National Grid

Cities of 100,000 or more whose center lies in National Grid’s service territory.

Also served: Syracuse, Albany.

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