Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp electricity rates in New York, 2025
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp’s 246,232 residential customers paid an average of 27.67¢ per kWh in 2025, 5% above the New York average of 26.39¢. The typical home used 696 kWh a month, for an average bill of $193.
- 27.67¢avg ¢/kWh (2025)+2.53¢ (+10.1%) vs 2024
- $193Avg monthly billNew York: $155
- 696 kWhAvg monthly useNew York: 586 kWh
- 246,232Residential customersFull-service utility
| Sector | Customers | Sales (MWh) | Revenue | ¢/kWh 2025 | ¢/kWh 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 246,232 | 2,056,458 | $569,097,000 | 27.67¢ | 25.14¢ | +2.53¢ (+10.1%) |
| Commercial | 40,341 | 1,004,181 | $197,932,000 | 19.71¢ | 17.42¢ | +2.29¢ (+13.2%) |
| Industrial | 624 | 58,163 | $11,284,000 | 19.40¢ | 16.09¢ | +3.31¢ (+20.6%) |
| All sectors | 287,197 | 3,118,802 | $778,313,000 | 24.96¢ | 22.27¢ | +2.68¢ (+12.0%) |
How Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp compares
- New York residential average, 2025: 26.39¢ per kWh, 586 kWh a month, $155 average bill. U.S. average: 17.23¢, 874 kWh, $151.
- Among 14 full-service utilities in New York with at least 1,000 residential customers, Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp ranks 13 of 14 from lowest to highest average price.
- Latest monthly figure: New York homes paid 28.65¢ per kWh in August 2026 (preliminary), against 26.64¢ in August 2025. Summer months often run higher than the annual average.
- From 2024 to 2025 this average rose 10.1%; the state average rose 8.0%.
- Another 24,375 residential customers buy supply from a competitive supplier and pay Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp only for delivery, averaging 18.08¢ per kWh for that service.
- Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp is an investor-owned utility, a private company whose rates are set by the state utility commission. Balancing authority: NYIS.
Where Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp serves
EIA lists 7 New York counties in its 2025 service territory: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Ulster.
195 ZIP codes are matched to Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp in NREL’s 2024 ZIP file: 10512, 10516, 10524, 10537, 10567, 10579, 10914, 10916, 10924, 10928, 10930, 10941, 10953, 10992, 10996, 12007, 12015, 12023, 12033, 12042, 12045, 12046, 12051, 12055, 12058, 12059, 12067, 12076, 12083, 12087, 12120, 12122, 12124, 12143, 12147, 12156, 12158, 12173, 12176, 12186, 12192, 12193, 12401, 12402, 12404, 12405, 12407, 12409, 12410, 12411, 12412, 12413, 12414, 12416, 12417, 12418, 12419, 12420, 12421, 12422, and 135 more. Utility boundaries do not follow ZIP lines, so a ZIP can have more than one provider.
New York full-service utilities with similar rates
| Provider | ¢/kWh | Avg bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Freeport (NY) | 13.53¢ | $108 | 13,422 |
| FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Co | 15.25¢ | $120 | 3,353 |
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 19.89¢ | $130 | 1,449,428 |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Corp | 22.01¢ | $154 | 302,692 |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | 22.59¢ | $168 | 747,709 |
| Long Island Power Authority | 26.17¢ | $195 | 1,032,471 |
| Orange & Rockland Utils Inc | 26.21¢ | $182 | 193,698 |
| Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc | 36.74¢ | $137 | 2,777,072 |
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, Form EIA-861, 2025 final data (f8612025.zip, file dated October 7, 2026): Sales to Ultimate Customers, Average Monthly Bill and Service Territory tables.
- EIA Form EIA-861, 2024 final data (f8612024.zip, file dated December 4, 2025), for the 2024 comparison.
- EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (average price by state, August 2026 and August 2025; 2026 values are preliminary), file dated October 22, 2026.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory via OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zipcode (2024) (investor-owned and other utilities, files dated November 10, 2025), used only to match ZIP codes to utilities.
Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold, as reported to EIA. It includes fixed monthly charges, taxes passed through in revenue and seasonal tiers, averaged over the year. Your own rate depends on your tariff and usage.