19.89¢
per kWh, 2025
[ National Grid New York / NY ]
National Grid New York electricity rates in New York
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+15.5%
vs 2024
1,536,569
residential customers
+57.4%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at National Grid New York's average effective residential rate (19.89¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.31¢ | — | 1,475,808 |
| 2016 | 12.08¢ | −9.2% | 1,484,867 |
| 2017 | 12.61¢ | +4.4% | 1,493,697 |
| 2018 | 12.59¢ | −0.2% | 1,501,421 |
| 2019 | 12.54¢ | −0.4% | 1,507,707 |
| 2020 | 12.64¢ | +0.8% | 1,514,647 |
| 2021 | 14.89¢ | +17.8% | 1,523,241 |
| 2022 | 18.64¢ | +25.2% | 1,524,624 |
| 2023 | 16.97¢ | −9.0% | 1,526,730 |
| 2024 | 17.22¢ | +1.5% | 1,532,294 |
| 2025 | 19.89¢ | +15.5% | 1,536,569 |
How this compares
26.39¢
New York average, 2025
−24.6%
National Grid New York vs NY 2025 average
+15.4%
vs US 2025 average
#8
priciest in NY
National Grid New York files with the EIA as Niagara Mohawk Power (utility ID 13573).
Serves 37 counties in New York: Albany, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St Lawrence, Warren, Washington, Wyoming. 873 ZIP codes.
What the numbers show
Since 2015, National Grid New York's average residential rate has gone from 13.31¢ to 19.89¢ per kWh: +49.4% over 10 years, or about +4.1% a year. It rose in 6 of the 10 years we can compare, and the biggest one-year increase was +25.2% in 2022. The largest drop was −9.2% in 2016.
For a home using 586 kWh a month, the New York average, National Grid New York's 2025 rate works out to about $1,399 a year, $457 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 8th most expensive.
National Grid New York served 1,475,808 homes in 2015 and 1,536,569 in 2025 (+4.1%), about 20% of New York's residential electricity customers.
Who sets National Grid New York's rates
National Grid New York 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 National Grid New York raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for National Grid New York is on file with the New York Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +15.5% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does National Grid New York charge per kWh?
National Grid New York's average effective residential rate was 19.89¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). New York's 2025 average was 26.39¢.
How much have National Grid New York rates gone up in five years?
+57.4% between 2020 and 2025, against +52.2% for New York as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does National Grid New York have in New York?
1,536,569 residential customers in 2025, across 37 counties including Albany, Allegany, 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)