Average monthly bill
Full bill breakdown →27.73¢/kWh × 590 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to May 2026 — the 16th highest among the 50 states and DC.
Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states
| New York | $164 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $155 | |
| Connecticut | $203 | |
| Massachusetts | $183 | |
| Pennsylvania | $172 | |
| New Jersey | $160 | |
| Vermont | $140 |
New York is $8 a month above (+5.3%) the U.S. average of $155. Average monthly bill, June 2025 – May 2026.
How New York makes its electricity
Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 48.3% | 64,920 GWh |
| Coal | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Nuclear | 20.6% | 27,655 GWh |
| Wind | 4.9% | 6,573 GWh |
| Solar | 4.1% | 5,556 GWh |
| Hydro | 18.9% | 25,407 GWh |
| Other | 3.2% | 4,328 GWh |
134.4 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to May 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.
New York electricity prices in context
New York's residential electricity rate stood at 29.93¢/kWh in May 2026, the third most expensive among the 50 states and DC. This was 62.3% higher than the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, a difference of 11.49¢/kWh. Among bordering states, only Massachusetts at 28.82¢/kWh came close; Connecticut followed at 27.37¢/kWh, while Vermont, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania ranged from 24.89¢/kWh down to 21.55¢/kWh.
The rate has climbed sharply in recent years. Since May 2021, it has risen 50.2% from 19.93¢/kWh. Over the longer term, the increase has been even steeper: a 80.7% rise since May 2006 and 115.5% since January 2001, when the rate was 13.89¢/kWh. In February 2026, the rate briefly reached 29.99¢/kWh, just shy of its record. The lowest rate on record came in April 2002 at 12.69¢/kWh.
A typical household paid $164 per month in May 2026 while using 590 kWh. The national average bill was $155 for 871 kWh, so despite the higher rate New York's monthly bill exceeded the national figure by $9, offset by lower usage per household. Commercial and industrial rates in the state stood at 22.40¢/kWh and 9.55¢/kWh respectively.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
12-month trend
Residential history since 2001
- Jan '01
- 13.89¢
- Now
- 29.93¢
- Change
- ▲ 115.5%
- Range
- 12.69–29.99¢
Recent months
| Month | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 29.93 | 22.40 | 9.55 |
| April 2026 | 29.45 | 21.88 | 8.62 |
| March 2026 | 28.55 | 22.21 | 8.73 |
| February 2026 | 29.99 | 23.49 | 10.92 |
| January 2026 | 28.37 | 22.28 | 12.81 |
| December 2025 | 27.39 | 20.61 | 10.44 |
| November 2025 | 26.42 | 19.81 | 8.95 |
| October 2025 | 26.95 | 20.82 | 9.23 |
| September 2025 | 27.23 | 22.73 | 8.91 |
| August 2025 | 26.67 | 22.43 | 9.93 |
| July 2025 | 26.22 | 23.05 | 10.06 |
| June 2025 | 26.55 | 22.00 | 9.21 |
Prices in ¢/kWh.