22.01¢
per kWh, 2025
[ RG&E / NY ]
RG&E electricity rates in New York
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+17.3%
vs 2024
353,617
residential customers
+74.5%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at RG&E's average effective residential rate (22.01¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.07¢ | — | 332,756 |
| 2016 | 12.72¢ | −2.7% | 334,750 |
| 2017 | 13.51¢ | +6.2% | 337,036 |
| 2018 | 13.98¢ | +3.5% | 339,925 |
| 2019 | 12.85¢ | −8.1% | 341,658 |
| 2020 | 12.61¢ | −1.9% | 344,209 |
| 2021 | 13.54¢ | +7.4% | 346,824 |
| 2022 | 15.79¢ | +16.6% | 348,940 |
| 2023 | 16.13¢ | +2.1% | 350,548 |
| 2024 | 18.76¢ | +16.3% | 351,481 |
| 2025 | 22.01¢ | +17.3% | 353,617 |
How this compares
26.39¢
New York average, 2025
−16.6%
RG&E vs NY 2025 average
+27.7%
vs US 2025 average
#7
priciest in NY
RG&E files with the EIA as Rochester Gas & Electric (utility ID 16183).
Serves 7 counties in New York: Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming. 150 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is RG&E raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for RG&E is on file with the New York Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +17.3% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does RG&E charge per kWh?
RG&E's average effective residential rate was 22.01¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). New York's 2025 average was 26.39¢.
How much have RG&E rates gone up in five years?
+74.5% between 2020 and 2025, against +52.2% for New York as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does RG&E have in New York?
353,617 residential customers in 2025, across 7 counties including Allegany, Genesee, Livingston, 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)