26.17¢
per kWh, 2025
[ Long Island Power Authority / NY ]
Long Island Power Authority electricity rates in New York
NO RATE CASE ON FILE · DATA 2025
change in average rate, 2024→2025
+6.5%
vs 2024
1,032,490
residential customers
+23.3%
since 2020
What your bill becomes
Bill today
No change on file
Difference / month · / year
Estimated at Long Island Power Authority's average effective residential rate (26.17¢/kWh, EIA, all charges included). Your tariff, fees and taxes differ.
Rate history 2015–2025
| Year | ¢/kWh | Change | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.19¢ | — | 1,002,957 |
| 2016 | 18.94¢ | −1.3% | 1,005,759 |
| 2017 | 19.77¢ | +4.4% | 1,008,493 |
| 2018 | 20.68¢ | +4.6% | 1,011,534 |
| 2019 | 20.39¢ | −1.4% | 1,015,709 |
| 2020 | 21.22¢ | +4.1% | 1,020,872 |
| 2021 | 22.07¢ | +4.0% | 1,024,510 |
| 2022 | 25.22¢ | +14.3% | 1,026,689 |
| 2023 | 22.33¢ | −11.5% | 1,028,015 |
| 2024 | 24.57¢ | +10.0% | 1,029,955 |
| 2025 | 26.17¢ | +6.5% | 1,032,490 |
How this compares
26.39¢
New York average, 2025
−0.8%
Long Island Power Authority vs NY 2025 average
+51.9%
vs US 2025 average
#5
priciest in NY
Serves 3 counties in New York: Nassau, Queens, Suffolk. 209 ZIP codes.
Questions
Is Long Island Power Authority raising rates in 2026?
No rate case for Long Island Power Authority is on file with the New York Public Service Commission in our tracker. Its average residential rate moved +6.5% from 2024 to 2025. We check the commission docket monthly.
What does Long Island Power Authority charge per kWh?
Long Island Power Authority's average effective residential rate was 26.17¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA-861, revenue divided by sales, all charges included). New York's 2025 average was 26.39¢.
How much have Long Island Power Authority rates gone up in five years?
+23.3% between 2020 and 2025, against +52.2% for New York as a whole over the latest five-year window.
How many customers does Long Island Power Authority have in New York?
1,032,490 residential customers in 2025, across 3 counties including Nassau, Queens, Suffolk, according to the EIA-861 survey.
Where do these numbers come from?
Rates and customer counts are from the US Energy Information Administration's annual EIA-861 survey; rate-case facts are from the New York Public Service Commission docket linked on this page. Nothing here is a utility bill; use it to understand the direction and size of changes.
Sources
- EIA-861 Sales to Ultimate Customers, 2015–2025 (released 2026-10-07)
- EIA-861M monthly state averages through Jul 2026
- NREL utility-by-ZIP lookup (2024)