New Yorkers pay over 50% more for electricity than the national average, with some upstate and rural communities facing even higher costs.
68% of New Yorkers say energy prices feel “out of control.”
Families need relief. Clean energy will help.
Why are prices so high in New York?
Over half of New York's energy comes from natural gas plants. When gas prices spike – whether because of winter demand surges or global price spikes –
so do New Yorkers’ energy bills.
New York isn’t producing enough energy to keep up with growing demand from data centers, electrification, advanced manufacturing, and other energy-intensive industries. It’s good that we’re electrifying our economy and that the tech sector is booming – but we need to produce more energy to meet our needs.
Your power bill includes the cost of delivering electricity, not just making it. That means the cost of the poles, wires, and other infrastructure needed to move electricity from your local power plant to your front door. Those costs have surged in the past few years and continue to grow as infrastructure ages or gets damaged in extreme weather.
More Supply.
Lower Prices.
Expanding energy supply through wind, solar, battery storage, and grid modernization will help reduce dependence on volatile fossil fuel markets and create more reliable and affordable electricity for New York families and businesses.