Commercial electricity rates in New York

What businesses in New York actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 16.67¢ to 24.19¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

New York by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for New York.

Commercial customers in New York pay 20% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is narrower than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in New York used 5,823 kWh in August 2026. At 23.06¢ per kWh that is about $1,343 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, New York's commercial price rose 14.3%, from 20.17¢ in September 2023 to 23.06¢. The high point was 24.19¢ in July 2026 and the low 16.67¢ in December 2023 — a spread of 45% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is unusually volatile for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was July (22.51¢) and the cheapest November (18.55¢), a seasonal swing of 21%.

New York against its region

New York is in EIA's Middle Atlantic division, where the commercial average was 19.62¢ in August 2026. New York is 18% above that, and 3 of 3 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Pennsylvania, New Jersey.

States priced near New York

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states