New York

The Empire State

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NY Utilities

IOU, Municipal, Cooperative, Retail Energy Suppliers, Wholesale

 New York Consumer Choice: Consumer Deregulation

Utility: Consumers in New York may choose their natural gas supplier.

New York Electric Choice: Yes. Consumers in New York may choose their electric supplier. Qualified buyers have the opportunity to reduce bills and fix overhead costs.  Customers who choose an alternate supplier still receive a bill from the local distribution company ( LDC ) and may select from consolidated or dual billing packages . 

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New York Gas Choice: YES. Natural gas is deregulated in New York. Qualified buyers have the opportunity to reduce bills and fix overhead costs by choosing a third-party supplier.

Deregulated Gas Year Electric Year

New York Yes 1999 Yes 1997 No Comments

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STATE NERC INTERCONNECTION ISO/RTO

New York NPCC Eastern NYISO

Region: Northeast

New York Population: 19,453,561 People/ Land Mile: 412.8

Square Miles: 54,555 Land Miles: 47,126 Water Miles: 7,429

Yearly Values:

Net Generation 132,520,498 MWH Retail Sales 149,929,852 MWH Gas 1,393.7 trillion Btu 

Counties NY Zip Codes NY Utility Zip Codes

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NERC Authority: NPCC

FERC Authority: Northeast Natural Gas Market

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Electric Retail Average: 14.8 cents/kWh (Ave)

New York Power Mix

U.S. Commodity Sources 2019: 

Nuclear: 34%

Coal: 0.3%

Natural gas: 37.3%

Hydro: 22.1%

Solar PV: 0.5%

Wind: 3.3%

Biomass: 2.2%

Previous U.S. Commodity Sources: 

Natural gas: 39%

Coal: 4%

Nuclear: 33%

Hydro: 19%

Other Renewables: 4%

NY Solar: Net Metering, Tax Credits, Solar Rebates

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State Contacts:

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State Links:

State Authorities:

ESCO Consumer Bill of Rights 

New York State Public Service Commission

New York Department of State (Division of Consumer Protection)

REP Contacts:  MidAmerican Energy

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