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PSEG Long Island electric rates

Updated October 7, 2026 · Source: EIA Form 861 (2024), 2026 LIPA budget (Board adopted Dec 18, 2025)

State utility serving 1,029,955 homes in New York.

Your rate

24.57¢per kWh, average residential rate 50% higher than the U.S. average (16.4¢)
$182average monthly bill$2,178 a year
739kWh used per month, average home
+16%rate change since 2020U.S. average: +28%

New York is a retail-choice state: this utility's rate case sets the delivery part of your bill. The supply part comes from your chosen supplier or the default service rate.

Estimate your bill

It's on your bill, usually near the top. Starting at 739 kWh, the average for PSEG Long Island homes.

kWh
$182 a month
$12 fixed charge + 22.9¢ × 739 kWh

This is an estimate. Uses the EIA average rate with a nominal $12 fixed charge; real tariffs have tiers, time-of-use pricing and riders. Your bill also includes taxes and fuel adjustments that change month to month.

Rate cases

DocketStatusFiledRequestedApprovedEffective
2026 LIPA budget (Board adopted Dec 18, 2025)ApprovedNovember 1, 2025-3.3%-3.3%January 1, 2026

2026 LIPA budget (Board adopted Dec 18, 2025): LIPA's board adopted a $4.4 billion operating and $1 billion capital budget on December 18, 2025 that lowers the typical residential bill by $6.53 (3.3%) versus 2025, driven by a $219 million drop in budgeted power supply costs and $17 million of PSEG Long Island management fee savings; delivery rates stayed essentially flat. Note the monthly Power Supply Charge, reset outside this process, rose sharply in early 2026. Source

Rate history

PSEG Long Island's average rate is up 16% since 2020, versus +28% for the U.S. average.

21.2¢ 2020 22.1¢ 2021 25.2¢ 2022 22.3¢ 2023 24.6¢ 2024 U.S. avg

Average residential revenue per kWh, EIA-861. Includes delivery and, where the utility sells it, supply.

Rebates for heat pumps, batteries and EV chargers

We haven't found utility-level rebates for PSEG Long Island yet. Check New York programs or read what's left after the federal credits ended.

About PSEG Long Island

Legal name
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
Ownership
State
Homes served
1,029,955 residential customers (2024)
Grid operator
NYIS
Retail choice
Yes — you can pick a supplier for the energy portion
Data
EIA-861 2024, released October 7, 2026; rate cases checked October 7, 2026

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