27.67¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Central Hudson / NY ]
Central Hudson electricity rates in New York
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+10.1%
vs 2024
270,607
residential customers
+57.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Central Hudson's average effective residential rate (27.67¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17.67¢ | — | 255,778 |
| 2016 | 16.48¢ | −6.7% | 266,061 |
| 2017 | 17.04¢ | +3.4% | 257,311 |
| 2018 | 18.59¢ | +9.1% | 259,328 |
| 2019 | 17.19¢ | −7.5% | 261,096 |
| 2020 | 17.57¢ | +2.2% | 263,422 |
| 2021 | 18.53¢ | +5.5% | 260,191 |
| 2022 | 22.26¢ | +20.1% | 271,233 |
| 2023 | 25.13¢ | +12.9% | 270,041 |
| 2024 | 25.14¢ | +0.0% | 270,859 |
| 2025 | 27.67¢ | +10.1% | 270,607 |
How this compares
26.39¢
New York average, 2025
+4.8%
Central Hudson vs NY 2025 average
+60.6%
vs US 2025 average
#3
priciest in NY
Central Hudson files with the EIA as Central Hudson Gas & Elec (utility ID 3249).
Serves 7 counties in New York: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Ulster. 195 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Central Hudson raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Central Hudson is on file with the New York Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +10.1% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Central Hudson charge per kWh?
Central Hudson's average effective residential rate was 27.67¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). New York's 2025 average was 26.39¢.
How much have Central Hudson rates gone up in five years?
+57.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +52.2% for New York as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Central Hudson have in New York?
270,607 residential customers in 2025, across 7 counties including Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the New York Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)