How to Read Your Bill
Whether you buy your energy from an energy service company or from Con Edison, you’ll get your charges on one itemized bill. The three main components of your gas and electric costs are supply, delivery, and taxes.
Supply
We buy the energy you use in the competitive, wholesale supply market. We pass our costs on to you, without making a profit—what we pay, you pay. Energy supply costs vary and are affected by factors such as the weather, demand, and market trends.
If you purchase energy from an Energy Service Company, you’ll see your cost savings in the unregulated supply portion of your bill.
Delivery
Delivery rates are set by state regulatory agencies and aren’t subject to market changes. This revenue lets us maintain and upgrade our electric and gas distribution systems and keep our service safe and reliable.
Taxes
Local, state, and federal taxes are applied to both the supply and delivery portions of your energy bill.Energy Cost Breakdown
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Your energy cost is made up of taxes, delivery, and supply.
Average Monthly Bills in 2021*
Electric
- NYC residential customer using 300 kilowatt hours (kWh): $88.60
- Westchester residential customer using 600 kWh: $142.29
- NYC commercial customer using 12,600 kWh: $3,054
Gas
- NYC residential customer using 1,000 therms annually for heating: $163.77
- NYC commercial customer on rate 1 using 4,000 therms annually: $418.90
- NYC commercial customer on rate 2 using 400,000 therms annually for heating: $37,584.59
Sample Electric and Gas Bills
*Your actual bill will vary based on your energy use, service classification, supply prices, weather, and other factors.