Full service
36.74¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$137.10 / month at 373 kWh
Price +3.0% from 2024
Investor Owned · 3,088,999 residential customers · New York
Why is my Con Edison electric bill so high?
EIA respondent: Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc. Reviewed October 14, 2026.
Con Edison did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 2,777,072 full service customers averaged 36.74¢ per kWh and $137.10 a month; 311,927 delivery only customers averaged 24.29¢ per kWh and $107.46 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc.
New York's 2025 statewide residential average was 26.39¢. July 2026 was 29.90¢, versus 26.22¢ in July 2025 (+14.0%). Compare each Con Edison service type with those figures on its own.
From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +5.3%. Average use changed +2.3% and average price changed +3.0%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $2.96 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $4.01.
EIA Form 861, 2025 final · Reviewed October 14, 2026
EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Delivery only
24.29¢
per kWh, 2025 average revenue
$107.46 / month at 443 kWh
Price −1.3% from 2024
The rate on the record
Investor-owned base rates are usually set in a state docket. Riders can change outside a full rate case. Average revenue per kilowatt-hour is total residential revenue divided by residential sales. It is not a tariff schedule.
| Service | Customers | Price | Monthly use | Monthly bill | Vs 2024 price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full service | 2,777,072 | 36.74¢ | 373 kWh | $137.10 | +3.0% |
| Delivery only | 311,927 | 24.29¢ | 443 kWh | $107.46 | −1.3% |
EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers, 2025 final, compared with 2024 · Reviewed October 14, 2026
By state
| State | Service | Customers | Price | Monthly bill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | Full service | 2,777,072 | 36.74¢ | $137.10 |
| NY | Delivery only | 311,927 | 24.29¢ | $107.46 |
Audit the full service average
Revenue 4,568,717 thousand dollars. Sales 12,436,871 MWh. Customers 2,777,072. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Audit the delivery only average
Revenue 402,234 thousand dollars. Sales 1,656,192 MWh. Customers 311,927. Cents per kWh = revenue ÷ megawatt-hours × 100. Monthly bill = revenue × 1,000 ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Why a Con Edison bill moved
The price change was the larger piece
Hold a Con Edison household to the filing average and the monthly full service bill changed +5.3% between those two EIA years. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change of +2.3% is worth $2.96 a month. The price change of +3.0%, from 35.66¢ to 36.74¢, is worth $4.01 on 2025 usage.
Above the New York average
36.74¢ per kWh is above New York's 2025 residential average of 26.39¢. July 2026 in the state was 29.90¢, versus 26.22¢ a year earlier (+14.0%). The utility figure is a full year of average revenue. The state figure is one later month. A household that uses more than 373 kWh will not land on $137.10.
Two residential prices, on purpose
Con Edison reported more than one residential service with a real customer count: 2,777,072 full service customers at 36.74¢; 311,927 delivery only customers at 24.29¢. Bundled customers buy supply and delivery together. Delivery customers buy supply from someone else. A single blended rate would describe neither bill.
PSC cut Con Edison's electric request and adopted a three-year plan
New York Public Service Commission, Case 25-E-0072. On January 22, 2026 the New York PSC adopted a joint proposal for three-year electric and gas plans. The company's January 31, 2025 filing, updated April 10, 2025, sought about $1.6 billion in electric delivery revenue, described as 11.3 percent of total revenue or 17.9 percent of base delivery. The adopted electric… The rate-case section has the full citation.
Season
Con Edison customers average 373 kWh a month in the 2025 filing. New York households statewide averaged 586 kWh. Electric heat, a heat pump, or a cold snap sits well above a 12-month average, which is why a January bill and a May bill are not a rate case.
Data-center load is not a line on this bill
National electricity demand is rising, and EIA points to large computing facilities. No retrieved order isolates a data-center dollar on a Con Edison residential account. That pass-through needs verification.
Needs verification
EIA-861 2025 and 2024 residential sales · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Rate cases and hikes
decided · Case 25-E-0072
PSC cut Con Edison's electric request and adopted a three-year plan
On January 22, 2026 the New York PSC adopted a joint proposal for three-year electric and gas plans. The company's January 31, 2025 filing, updated April 10, 2025, sought about $1.6 billion in electric delivery revenue, described as 11.3 percent of total revenue or 17.9 percent of base delivery. The adopted electric delivery increases are $234 million in rate year 1, $409.7 million in rate year 2, and $421.1 million in rate year 3. The commission's release describes that as 2.8 percent of total revenue per year, or 4.4 percent of delivery revenue.
Con Edison's own rates page illustrates the first year for a New York City residential customer using 280 kWh as +$4.03 (3.9 percent) and a Westchester customer using 425 kWh as +$5.32 (3.6 percent). The company says the plan runs through December 31, 2028, and describes the annual average electric delivery change as 2.8 percent. Quote the commission for the revenue requirement and the company page for those sample bills.
New York DPS press release on the Con Edison rate plan (New York Public Service Commission) · Reviewed October 14, 2026
Assistance
LIHEAP is the federal bill program, and the state contact list is the place to start. A Con Edison income discount, medical baseline, or budget-billing rule was not retrieved from New York Department of Public Service. That offer needs verification.
LIHEAP program · State and territory contacts · Con Edison site
The company homepage is linked for navigation. Program rules on that site were not reviewed. Needs verification.
LIHEAP · Reviewed October 14, 2026
How to lower the bill
- Read the kilowatt-hours against this filing's average of 373 kWh a month. If your use is the thing that moved, the dollar total can rise on an unchanged rate.
- Add the supply line and the delivery line before you decide the bill is high. This page keeps those EIA rows apart so they are not blended.
- In New York, electric resistance heat dominates a winter bill. A heat-pump rate, where one is actually on the tariff, prices that usage differently from ordinary residential service. Confirm you are enrolled before you count on it.
- Start with LIHEAP for New York (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/map/liheap-map-state-and-territory-contact-listing). A Con Edison discount beyond that program needs verification.
- If the read is marked estimated, the next actual read can true the account up or down. The tariff rule for that true-up needs verification.
Full service at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $183.70 |
| 750 kWh | $275.55 |
| 1,000 kWh | $367.40 |
| 1,500 kWh | $551.10 |
| 2,000 kWh | $734.80 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Delivery only at the 2025 average price
| Monthly use | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $121.45 |
| 750 kWh | $182.18 |
| 1,000 kWh | $242.90 |
| 1,500 kWh | $364.35 |
| 2,000 kWh | $485.80 |
Usage times the average price. At very low use, a real bill is often higher because a fixed customer charge does not shrink. The tariff needs verification.
Questions people ask
Why is my Con Edison electric bill so high?
Con Edison did not have one residential price in 2025. EIA keeps the service types separate. 2,777,072 full service customers averaged 36.74¢ per kWh and $137.10 a month; 311,927 delivery only customers averaged 24.29¢ per kWh and $107.46 a month. A blended average would describe neither bill. The legal name in the filing is Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc. New York's 2025 statewide residential average was 26.39¢. July 2026 was 29.90¢, versus 26.22¢ in July 2025 (+14.0%). Compare each Con Edison service type with those figures on its own. From 2024 to 2025, the average monthly bill for full service changed +5.3%. Average use changed +2.3% and average price changed +3.0%. Holding the 2024 price fixed, the usage change accounts for $2.96 a month. The price change, applied to 2025 usage, accounts for $4.01.
What was Con Edison's average residential rate?
Using 2025 EIA-861 revenue and sales, the full service average was 36.74¢ per kWh. Average use was 373 kWh a month and the average bill was $137.10. This folds in whatever customer charges and riders the utility reported. It is not the marginal rate on your tariff.
Did Con Edison raise rates?
New York Public Service Commission Case 25-E-0072 (decided): PSC cut Con Edison's electric request and adopted a three-year plan. Separately, the EIA average price moved +3.0% from 2024 to 2025. The annual average and the docket are not the same document.
What bill assistance can Con Edison customers ask about?
LIHEAP is the federal program for home energy bills (https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ocs/programs/liheap). Con Edison may also offer an income-qualified discount, budget billing, or a medical baseline. The current offer, income cutoff, and how to apply need verification on the utility site and with the state LIHEAP office and New York Department of Public Service.
Are data centers why this bill went up?
Large computing load is raising U.S. electricity demand, and regulators can later recover new generation and wires costs from customers. EIA has not published a dollar line that isolates data centers on this utility's residential bill. That pass-through needs verification.