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New York Electricity Prices: 26.39 US cents/kWh Residential, 2025

The average residential price of electricity in New York was 26.39 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 7th highest residential price of the 51 states and DC. That is over the previous year +8.0%, over five years +43.7%, over ten years +42.3%. Commercial customers paid 21.07 US cents/kWh and industrial customers 9.55 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics; they are not real time and do not include taxes or fees billed separately by some utilities.

Key Facts

  • The average residential price of electricity in New York was 26.39 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 7th highest residential price of the 51 states and DC.
  • Commercial customers in New York paid an average of 21.07 US cents/kWh in 2025, and industrial customers 9.55 US cents/kWh.
  • New York's residential electricity price rose 43.7% over the five years to 2025.
  • New York's residential electricity price rose 42.3% over the ten years to 2025.
  • The most recent monthly figure for New York is June 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Residential price26.39 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Commercial price21.07 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Industrial price9.55 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
All sectors21.62 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Residential price rank, highest first7 of 512025 · EIA
Change over 1 year+8.0%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 5 years+43.7%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 10 years+42.3%to 2025 · EIA

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Price History, 2001 to 2025

EIA annual statistics
New York average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 New York's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 26.39 US cents/kWh. 0 8 15 23 30 20012006201120162021
New York's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 26.39 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
New York average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
200111.55 US cents/kWh14.04 US cents/kWh12.87 US cents/kWh5.56 US cents/kWh
200211.16 US cents/kWh13.55 US cents/kWh12.33 US cents/kWh5.18 US cents/kWh
200312.44 US cents/kWh14.31 US cents/kWh12.93 US cents/kWh7.14 US cents/kWh
200412.55 US cents/kWh14.54 US cents/kWh12.98 US cents/kWh7.04 US cents/kWh
200513.95 US cents/kWh15.72 US cents/kWh14.36 US cents/kWh8.23 US cents/kWh
200615.27 US cents/kWh16.89 US cents/kWh15.51 US cents/kWh9.39 US cents/kWh
200715.22 US cents/kWh17.10 US cents/kWh15.92 US cents/kWh8.71 US cents/kWh
200816.47 US cents/kWh18.31 US cents/kWh16.79 US cents/kWh9.39 US cents/kWh
200915.44 US cents/kWh17.50 US cents/kWh15.48 US cents/kWh8.37 US cents/kWh
201016.41 US cents/kWh18.74 US cents/kWh16.31 US cents/kWh8.79 US cents/kWh
201115.89 US cents/kWh18.26 US cents/kWh15.81 US cents/kWh7.83 US cents/kWh
201215.15 US cents/kWh17.62 US cents/kWh15.06 US cents/kWh6.70 US cents/kWh
201315.44 US cents/kWh18.79 US cents/kWh15.35 US cents/kWh6.58 US cents/kWh
201416.25 US cents/kWh20.07 US cents/kWh16.12 US cents/kWh6.58 US cents/kWh
201515.28 US cents/kWh18.54 US cents/kWh15.31 US cents/kWh6.31 US cents/kWh
201614.47 US cents/kWh17.58 US cents/kWh14.45 US cents/kWh6.03 US cents/kWh
201714.74 US cents/kWh18.03 US cents/kWh14.75 US cents/kWh5.92 US cents/kWh
201814.83 US cents/kWh18.52 US cents/kWh14.50 US cents/kWh6.02 US cents/kWh
201914.34 US cents/kWh17.94 US cents/kWh14.06 US cents/kWh5.61 US cents/kWh
202014.87 US cents/kWh18.36 US cents/kWh14.56 US cents/kWh5.54 US cents/kWh
202116.11 US cents/kWh19.48 US cents/kWh16.07 US cents/kWh6.34 US cents/kWh
202218.33 US cents/kWh22.08 US cents/kWh18.19 US cents/kWh7.55 US cents/kWh
202318.28 US cents/kWh22.24 US cents/kWh18.01 US cents/kWh6.87 US cents/kWh
202419.66 US cents/kWh24.43 US cents/kWh18.77 US cents/kWh9.17 US cents/kWh
202521.62 US cents/kWh26.39 US cents/kWh21.07 US cents/kWh9.55 US cents/kWh

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months, through June 2026
New York average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month New York's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026. 0 8 15 23 30 Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026
New York's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026.
Monthly statistics through June 2026, US cents/kWh
New York average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month
MonthAll sectorsResidential
2025-0723.01 US cents/kWh26.22 US cents/kWh
2025-0822.78 US cents/kWh26.67 US cents/kWh
2025-0922.64 US cents/kWh27.23 US cents/kWh
2025-1021.35 US cents/kWh26.95 US cents/kWh
2025-1120.69 US cents/kWh26.42 US cents/kWh
2025-1221.93 US cents/kWh27.39 US cents/kWh
2026-0123.65 US cents/kWh28.37 US cents/kWh
2026-0224.88 US cents/kWh29.99 US cents/kWh
2026-0323.11 US cents/kWh28.55 US cents/kWh
2026-0422.87 US cents/kWh29.45 US cents/kWh
2026-0523.19 US cents/kWh29.93 US cents/kWh
2026-0624.17 US cents/kWh29.49 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of June 2026.