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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

New York

Orange & Rockland Utilities electricity rates

What homes pay Orange & Rockland Utilities for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 202,541 homes in New York. EIA lists it as Orange & Rockland Utils Inc.

Headlines

Average price
28.0¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$198 a month
Up 15% on a year ago
Average use
706 kWh
A month. New York 586 kWh
Price rank in New York
3 of 8
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Orange & Rockland Utilities homes paid 28.0¢ a kWh, against 28.6¢ across New York.

Orange & Rockland Utilities vs New York

Orange & Rockland UtilitiesNew York
Average price, 12 months to August 202628.0¢28.6¢
Price in August 202628.0¢28.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$198$168
Bill in August 2026$262$212
Average monthly use706 kWh586 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+11%
Price change since 2019+44%+59%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.