22.59¢
per kWh, 2025
[ NYSEG / NY ]
NYSEG electricity rates in New York
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+23.3%
vs 2024
793,702
residential customers
+96.6%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at NYSEG's average effective residential rate (22.59¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.00¢ | — | 764,250 |
| 2016 | 11.50¢ | −4.2% | 766,954 |
| 2017 | 11.93¢ | +3.7% | 771,528 |
| 2018 | 12.53¢ | +5.0% | 776,021 |
| 2019 | 11.39¢ | −9.1% | 778,248 |
| 2020 | 11.49¢ | +0.9% | 782,370 |
| 2021 | 12.91¢ | +12.4% | 787,010 |
| 2022 | 15.70¢ | +21.6% | 789,120 |
| 2023 | 15.53¢ | −1.1% | 791,764 |
| 2024 | 18.32¢ | +18.0% | 792,300 |
| 2025 | 22.59¢ | +23.3% | 793,702 |
How this compares
26.39¢
New York average, 2025
−14.4%
NYSEG vs NY 2025 average
+31.1%
vs US 2025 average
#6
priciest in NY
NYSEG files with the EIA as New York State Elec & Gas (utility ID 13511).
Serves 44 counties in New York: Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Washington, Wayne, Westchester, Wyoming, Yates. 684 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, NYSEG's average residential rate has gone from 12.00¢ to 22.59¢ per kWh: +88.3% over 10 years, or about +6.5% a year. It rose in 7 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +23.3% in 2025. The largest drop was −9.1% in 2019.
For a home using 586 kWh a month, the New York average, NYSEG's 2025 rate works out to about $1,589 a year, $267 less than at New York's average rate of 26.39¢. Of the 15 New York utilities in our data with a 2025 price, it is the 6th most expensive.
NYSEG served 764,250 homes in 2015 and 793,702 in 2025 (+3.9%), about 11% of New York's residential electricity customers.
Who sets NYSEG's rates
NYSEG is investor-owned, so it can change its base rates only by filing a rate case with the New York Public Service Commission. The commission holds hearings and takes public comment before it rules, and it usually approves less than the company asks for. Fuel and other pass-through charges can change between rate cases.
Commission contact: New York Public Service Commission. How we calculate every figure on this page: methodology.
Questions
Is NYSEG raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for NYSEG is on file with the New York Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +23.3% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does NYSEG charge per kWh?
NYSEG's average effective residential rate was 22.59¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). New York's 2025 average was 26.39¢.
How much have NYSEG rates gone up in five years?
+96.6% between 2020 and 2025, against +52.2% for New York as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does NYSEG have in New York?
793,702 residential customers in 2025, across 44 counties including Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, 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, which every US utility files. 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)