Energy Deregulation in New York

Many New York energy customers don't realize they have the freedom to choose the company who supplies their gas and power. With New York electricity deregulation and natural gas deregulation, markets have been opened to competition by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC). That means your utility company, whether it's ConEd or National Grid, does not have a monopoly on your business. While the delivery of electricity and natural gas will remain their responsibility, you have the power to shop for better energy supply rates.

New York Energy Facts

• New York produces more hydroelectric power than any other state east of the Rocky Mountains, in part due to the Robert Moses Niagara plant, which draws power from the Niagara Falls.
• Per capita energy consumption in New York is among the lowest in the nation due in part to its widely used mass transportation systems.
• New York has considerable energy potential, with some of the greatest hydropower resources in the nation, substantial wind power in the mountains, and dense forest for potential fuelwood.
• New York state electricity does not come heavily from any one fuel. New Yorkers rely on four nuclear plants, hydroelectricity, coal, petroleum and natural gas for power. Electricity is also imported from outside the state and even from Canada!
• On average, New York households consume around one-half of the electricity that average American households do.