Rate comparison

How this price compares

Ranked by price against the 21 utilities reporting residential rates in New York, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. comes 9th of 21. The state's range runs from City of Plattsburgh - (NY) at 5.02¢ to Fishers Island Utility Co Inc at 38.17¢, so where a household sits inside New York depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 7 other investor owned utilities reporting in New York, whose customer-weighted average is 30.28¢, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. is far below its own ownership class within the state (-43.1%).

State price distribution

Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. reported 1.4M residential customers, ranking 2nd of 21 utilities in New York by customers served and covering 21.2% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 7,646 kWh per customer per year - -6.1% against the New York median of 8,141 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $1,317.

State peers

Every utility reporting in New York

All 21 utilities reporting bundled residential service in New York, largest first, with Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in New York.

Ownership class peers

Investor Owned utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond New York, these indexable investor owned utilities report the closest residential averages to Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. rates

How much does Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. charge per kWh?

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. reported an average residential price of 17.22¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. expensive compared with the rest of New York?

Its average residential price is far below the New York customer-weighted average of 26.33¢ per kWh, a difference of -34.6%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 21 utilities reporting residential service in New York.

What is the average electricity bill for Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 7,646 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $1,317 a year, or about $110 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.?

EIA classifies Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. as Investor Owned, a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Investor Owned utilities was 18.37¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and why energy prices vary .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.