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investor-owned utility · EIA utility 16183
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
In its Form EIA-861 filing for 2024, Rochester Gas & Electric Corp, an investor-owned utility, reported 351,481 residential customers in New York, with a service territory that touches 7 counties.
Its average residential price that year was 18.76¢ per kilowatthour, 23% below the New York average of 24.43¢ and 14% above the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $127.28 a month on average use of 678 kWh a month. Across New York the average bill was $139.53 on 571 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
The price covers the 294,053 residential customers on bundled service. A further 57,428 take delivery only and buy their energy from another supplier; EIA collects just part of their bill from this respondent, so they are left out of the average.
For reliability it reported a SAIDI of 138.6 minutes per customer with major event days included and 81.0 minutes with them excluded, calculated under another method. The median among New York utilities reporting was 63.5 minutes with major event days; this utility's figure is 118% above that median.
The average price is up 46.0% on 2019, against up 36.2% for New York as a whole, and up 16.3% on 2023.
Compared with New York, the US and other investor-owned utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Investor-owned utilities, US median | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 18.76¢ | 16.17¢ | 24.43¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $127.28 | $131.47 | $139.53 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 678 | 787 | 571 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +16.3% | — | +9.8% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +46.0% | — | +36.2% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 138.6 | 278.7 | 63.5 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 81.0 | 106.5 | 70.2 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. Among the 8 filings by investor-owned utilities in New York, the median price was 21.04¢. In New York this utility's price ranks 6 of 15, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Rochester Gas & Electric CorpNew York averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | New York ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.76¢ | 24.43¢ | $127.28 | 678 | 351,481 | 6.9 TWh |
| 2023 | 16.13¢ | 22.24¢ | $108.13 | 670 | 350,548 | 6.9 TWh |
| 2022 | 15.79¢ | 22.08¢ | $108.40 | 687 | 348,940 | 7 TWh |
| 2021 | 13.54¢ | 19.48¢ | $93.98 | 694 | 346,824 | 7 TWh |
| 2020 | 12.61¢ | 18.36¢ | $85.90 | 681 | 344,209 | 6.9 TWh |
| 2019 | 12.85¢ | 17.94¢ | $82.80 | 644 | 341,658 | 7.1 TWh |
| 2018 | 13.98¢ | 18.52¢ | $94.37 | 675 | 339,925 | 7.2 TWh |
| 2017 | 13.51¢ | 18.03¢ | $86.01 | 637 | 337,036 | 7 TWh |
| 2016 | 12.72¢ | 17.58¢ | $84.20 | 662 | 334,750 | 7.2 TWh |
| 2015 | 13.07¢ | 18.54¢ | $84.00 | 643 | 332,756 | 7.1 TWh |
| 2014 | 14.22¢ | 20.07¢ | $91.16 | 641 | 331,367 | 7.1 TWh |
| 2013 | 13.31¢ | 18.79¢ | $86.53 | 650 | 330,180 | 7.2 TWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Month by month
Rochester Gas & Electric CorpNew York average
Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 351,481 | 2.8 TWh | 41% | $504,699,500 | 18.76¢ |
| Commercial | 40,227 | 3 TWh | 44% | $259,093,600 | 14.84¢ |
| Industrial | 634 | 985 GWh | 14% | $49,085,700 | 12.98¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 3.6 TWh in total, of which 0.1% was its own net generation and 3.6 TWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 1,505 MW.
Reliability
Minutes of sustained interruption per customer in 2024, as the utility reported them under another method. SAIFI: 1.07 interruptions per customer with major event days, 0.83 without; CAIDI 129.5 minutes per interruption. EIA's New York total across all reporting utilities was 219.9 minutes with major event days and 72.0 without. Major event days are storms and similar events that a utility's chosen method sets apart; methods differ, so treat comparisons as approximate. What SAIDI and SAIFI mean.
| Year | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events | SAIFI, all events | SAIFI, no major events | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 138.6 | 81.0 | 1.07 | 0.83 | Other |
| 2023 | 102.2 | 72.7 | 0.84 | 0.71 | Other |
| 2022 | 196.0 | 81.3 | 1.18 | 0.83 | Other |
| 2021 | 280.2 | 121.8 | 1.37 | 1.13 | Other |
| 2020 | 124.8 | 93.5 | 1.02 | 0.88 | Other |
| 2019 | 134.4 | 79.8 | 0.92 | 0.72 | Other |
| 2018 | 216.7 | 80.4 | 0.99 | 0.75 | Other |
| 2017 | 1,458.6 | 62.4 | 1.33 | 0.59 | Other |
| 2016 | 87.0 | 61.8 | 0.70 | 0.58 | Other |
| 2015 | 110.4 | 82.2 | 0.87 | 0.75 | Other |
| 2014 | 117.6 | 79.2 | 0.85 | 0.76 | Other |
| 2013 | 150.0 | 81.0 | 0.91 | 0.74 | Other |
Generation at plants it operates, 2025
- Hydro 100% 2.6 GWh
Net generation of 2.6 GWh at power plants this utility operates, from Form EIA-923. It is not the mix delivered to customers: utilities also buy power wholesale (3.6 TWh in 2024), sell generation to others and may co-own plants that another company operates.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in New York
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | Investor-owned | 270,859 | 25.14¢ | $167.86 | 349.5 | 167.2 |
| Orange & Rockland Utils Inc | Investor-owned | 211,011 | 23.31¢ | $156.25 | 231.4 | 106.6 |
| New York State Elec & Gas Corp | Investor-owned | 792,300 | 18.32¢ | $132.40 | 655.2 | 147.6 |
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | Investor-owned | 1,532,294 | 17.22¢ | $109.74 | 510.1 | 140.7 |
| Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc | Investor-owned | 3,064,038 | 35.66¢ | $130.14 | 27.8 | 15.0 |
| Long Island Power Authority | State | 1,029,955 | 24.57¢ | $181.50 | 63.5 | 59.3 |
| Village of Fairport | Municipal | 16,462 | 6.69¢ | $78.33 | 36.6 | 20.2 |
| Jamestown Board of Public Util | Municipal | 15,562 | 8.43¢ | $68.37 | 12.3 | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Rochester Gas & Electric Corp?
Residential customers paid an average of 18.76¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with New York?
The New York average residential price in 2024 was 24.43¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Rochester Gas & Electric Corp was 23% below the state figure. Among 15 utility filings with a bundled residential price in New York, it had the 6th highest.
What is the average Rochester Gas & Electric Corp bill?
$127.28 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 678 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The New York average was $139.53 on 571 kWh.
How reliable is Rochester Gas & Electric Corp service?
It reported 138.6 minutes of interruption per customer (SAIDI) including major event days and 81.0 minutes excluding them, with 1.07 interruptions per customer (SAIFI) in 2024. Utilities calculate these under differing methods, so comparisons are approximate.
Is the Rochester Gas & Electric Corp price rising?
The average residential price was up 16.3% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 46.0% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Rochester Gas & Electric Corp serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 7 counties: Allegany County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY and Wyoming County, NY. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Rochester Gas & Electric Corp", utility number 16183. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. Generation by fuel is from Form EIA-923, 2025 final. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 30 Sep 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.