Electricity in Buffalo, New York
2 electric utilities serve homes in Erie County, where Buffalo is: National Grid (Upstate NY) and New York State Electric & Gas. The name of your utility is on your bill. In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $129.73 (National Grid (Upstate NY)) to $168.05 (New York State Electric & Gas) a month. The New York average was $154.75.
- 274,613 people (2025 estimate)
- Erie County
- EIA data, 2025
Electric utilities in Buffalo
EIA lists utilities by county, not by city. These utilities serve homes in Erie County. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in New York | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid (Upstate NY)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,536,569 | $129.73652 kWh, 19.9¢ | $149.59delivery charges |
| New York State Electric & GasInvestor-owned utility | 793,702 | $168.05744 kWh, 22.6¢ | — |
3 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861); a dash means that its homes buy power from a retail supplier. The 1,000 kWh bill is from the official tariff, before taxes, for the utilities that have a calculator on this site. The New York average was $154.75 a month for 586 kWh (26.4¢ per kWh).
Solar power in Buffalo
A home solar system on a south-facing roof in Buffalo makes about 1,202 kWh a year for each kW of panels (PVWatts, National Laboratory of the Rockies). A 6 kW system makes about 7,215 kWh a year. See what that saves on your utility's rates with the solar savings calculator.
Lower your electric bill in Buffalo
- Open your utility above for its average bill, outages and rates, or the bill calculator to check your own bill.
- Help paying your National Grid (Upstate NY) bill: 13 programs, with who qualifies and how to apply.
- Help paying the electric bill in New York: bill assistance, payment plans and discounts.
- Why is my electric bill so high? and the appliance cost calculator.
More about New York: New York electric rates and all New York utilities, business electricity rates and natural gas bills. Other cities: New York, Albany, Auburn, Binghamton, Elmira, Freeport, Hempstead, Ithaca, Jamestown, Lindenhurst, Poughkeepsie, Rochester.
Who provides electricity in Buffalo, NY?
2 electric utilities serve homes in Erie County, where Buffalo is: National Grid (Upstate NY) and New York State Electric & Gas. The name of your utility is on your bill.
What is the average electric bill in Buffalo, NY?
In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $129.73 (National Grid (Upstate NY)) to $168.05 (New York State Electric & Gas) a month. The New York average was $154.75 a month for 586 kWh. Your bill depends on your kWh and your rate plan.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of any utility or city government. Sources: Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025 (the city and its counties); EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills).