New York · Competitive supply market
Commercial electricity in New York
New York commercial accounts may purchase supply from an energy services company while the utility continues delivery under regulated tariffs. Rules differ between mass-market and commercial and industrial accounts, so eligibility is confirmed per account.
What New York businesses pay for electricity
Average commercial electricity price in New York
22.28¢ per kWh
12 months to August 2026 · EIA, preliminary
- vs US average (13.87¢)+61%above the national figure
- vs previous 12 months+9.5%from 20.35¢
- Final 2025 (EIA-861)20.97¢7th highest of 51 markets
- Average commercial customer5,127 kWha month, about 1,075 at the 2025 average
- Since 2020+44%US +26% over the same years
Show the numbers
| Period | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.31¢ | 10.19¢ |
| 2011 | 15.81¢ | 10.24¢ |
| 2012 | 15.06¢ | 10.09¢ |
| 2013 | 15.35¢ | 10.26¢ |
| 2014 | 16.12¢ | 10.74¢ |
| 2015 | 15.31¢ | 10.64¢ |
| 2016 | 14.45¢ | 10.43¢ |
| 2017 | 14.75¢ | 10.66¢ |
| 2018 | 14.50¢ | 10.67¢ |
| 2019 | 14.06¢ | 10.68¢ |
| 2020 | 14.56¢ | 10.59¢ |
| 2021 | 16.07¢ | 11.22¢ |
| 2022 | 18.19¢ | 12.41¢ |
| 2023 | 18.01¢ | 12.59¢ |
| 2024 | 18.77¢ | 12.75¢ |
| 2025 | 20.97¢ | 13.37¢ |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 (preliminary) | 22.28¢ | 13.87¢ |
Where the New York price goes
Where businesses buy energy from a competitive supplier, EIA reports the supplier's revenue and the utility's delivery revenue separately. In New York in 2025, 48% of the average commercial price was delivery — the part that does not change when you change supplier.
10.10¢ energy 9.25¢ delivery 59% of New York's commercial kWh is sold this way
This is the average revenue per kWh from every commercial customer in New York, from a corner shop to a hospital: energy, delivery, demand and other charges billed, divided by kWh sold. The average customer uses more than a typical small business, because a few very large customers pull the mean up. It is dated context for reading a bill — not a quote, not an available offer, and not what any one business pays.
What a typical building pays in New York
The same federal survey of commercial buildings behind the cost estimator, run for a typical-sized building of eight common kinds and priced at New York's average commercial price for the 12 months to August 2026. Typical size is the median floor area of the surveyed buildings of that kind, and the middle half is the range between the 25th and 75th percentile of them.
| Building | Typical size | Typical bill | Middle half | Survey basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office building | 5,000 sq ft | $1,100 | $590 to $1,400 | 245 in the Northeast |
| Medical, dental or outpatient clinic | 5,500 sq ft | $1,400 | $840 to $2,200 | 257 nationwide |
| Retail store or showroom | 6,500 sq ft | $1,200 | $670 to $1,900 | 338 nationwide |
| Grocery or convenience store | 2,400 sq ft | $2,400 | $1,700 to $3,500 | 91 nationwide |
| Sit-down restaurant or cafeteria | 3,850 sq ft | $2,900 | $1,700 to $4,100 | 132 nationwide |
| Warehouse or distribution centre | 6,700 sq ft | $420 | $260 to $750 | 108 in the Northeast |
| Hotel, motel or inn | 12,000 sq ft | $3,300 | $2,100 to $4,900 | 304 nationwide |
| Gym, fitness or recreation facility | 8,300 sq ft | $1,400 | $1,100 to $2,700 | 148 nationwide |
A screening estimate, not a quote. The price is an average across every commercial customer in New York, scaled for building size, and the buildings are whole buildings from EIA's 2018 survey, so a suite inside a larger building, or one with unusual hours or equipment, can differ a lot. Estimate your own building in New York, or check a real bill.
What utilities billed commercial customers in New York
For each utility, EIA records how many commercial customers it had in 2025 and the average revenue per kWh it billed them. The 10 largest of 12 New York utilities with 500 or more commercial customers are shown.
| Utility | Type | Bundled customers | Bundled price per kWh | Delivery-only customers | Delivery-only price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc | Investor-owned | 464,342 | 30.81¢ | 113,040 | 11.84¢ |
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | Investor-owned | 132,342 | 15.21¢ | 53,705 | 4.51¢ |
| Long Island Power Authority | State | 132,785 | 23.17¢ | 895 | 9.22¢ |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | Investor-owned | 92,274 | 18.93¢ | 36,084 | 5.77¢ |
| Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | Investor-owned | 40,341 | 19.71¢ | 9,234 | 5.61¢ |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corp | Investor-owned | 22,855 | 18.01¢ | 17,363 | 7.21¢ |
| Orange & Rockland Utils Inc | Investor-owned | 24,642 | 17.68¢ | 9,565 | 7.17¢ |
| Jamestown Board of Public Util | Municipal | 2,653 | 8.86¢ | 0 | — |
| Village of Freeport | Municipal | 2,374 | 13.07¢ | 0 | — |
| Village of Fairport | Municipal | 1,548 | 8.38¢ | 0 | — |
Together the 10 shown serve about 99% of New York’s 1,173,398 commercial customers, and all 12 serve about 99%. All New York commercial customers together averaged 20.97¢ per kWh in 2025.
Bundled is the price paid by commercial customers who buy their energy and delivery from the utility, so it is an all-in price. Delivery-only is what the utility billed customers who buy their energy from a competitive supplier, so it is the delivery charge alone and cannot be compared with a bundled price. Each figure averages every commercial customer of that utility and service type, from a corner shop to a campus, so a utility with larger customers averages a lower price per kWh. It is dated context, not a quote and not an offer, and the utility that serves an address is named on its bill.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data. Utilities across the country · every utility as a CSV.
New York commercial accounts may purchase supply from an energy services company while the utility continues delivery under regulated tariffs. The local utility continues to own delivery, metering and outage response under regulated tariffs that no supplier can change. Eligibility is confirmed from the account and its utility territory, keyed on the Account number, never from a ZIP code.
Source: New York Public Service Commission market structure; this site's market registry · 2026-10-31
Competitive supply market. ESCO rules for mass-market differ from C&I; keep the distinction explicit.
What a New York commercial account can actually do
Eligible commercial accounts in New York can award a supply contract to a licensed supplier. The local utility continues to deliver the power, own the meter and restore outages, and continues to charge for that under a regulated tariff that no supplier can change.
That means two separate pieces of work, and the second is the one most buyers never get done:
- The supply decision. Run a real, time-boxed competition among qualified suppliers on identical verified facts, then hold the contract to what was awarded.
- The regulated half. Rate schedule fit, demand charges, ratchet exposure, power factor and billing accuracy. No supplier earns anything here, which is precisely why no supplier raises it.
Utility territories in New York
Eligibility is determined by the utility territory serving the specific service address, not by the state and not by the ZIP code. One city can cross more than one territory.
| Utility | Role | Account keyed on | Territory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con Edison | Utility | Account number | New York City and Westchester County. |
| National Grid (Niagara Mohawk) | Utility | Account number | Upstate New York. |
| New York State Electric & Gas | Utility | Account number | Non-contiguous areas across upstate New York. |
| Central Hudson | Utility | Account number | The mid-Hudson Valley. |
| Orange & Rockland | Utility | Account number | The lower Hudson Valley. |
| Rochester Gas and Electric | Utility | Account number | The Rochester area. |
Where New York sits
Every US market on one view, coloured by what an account can actually do there. New York is highlighted, and every other tile is a link.
- 14 you can choose — businesses can pick their supplier
- 6 some can choose — by size, cap or program
- 31 utility only — other charges can still be fixed
Number on each tile: average commercial electricity price in cents per kWh, 12 months to August 2026 (EIA, preliminary).
Before we can answer anything specific
We verify from the account, not from the address alone:
- The utility territory actually serving the service address
- Account number and customer class
- Current supply arrangement, including any aggregation and its termination status
- Contract expiry date and whether the decision window is open
- 12 months of consumption and, where metered, peak demand
Supplier comparison is not open in New York yet. The free bill check shows how much of your bill a supplier could even touch and what is worth a look today, which is the same first step whichever way you go.