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New York Power Outage Risk, Electric Utilities & Generator Sizing

New York households average 3.7 hrs/yr (220 minutes/year) of total blackout duration across 0.91 outages/year (Reliability Grade B — Moderate Outage Risk), with an average residential electricity rate of 24.84 ¢/kWh.

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Electric Utilities Operating in New York (EIA Form 861)

Utility NameOwnershipCustomersOutages/YrAnnual Outage TimeAvg RestorationResidential Rate
Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc (#4226)Investor-Owned2,715,0690.13x/yr28 min (0.5h)214 min35.66 ¢/kWh
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. (#13573)Investor-Owned1,430,2081.69x/yr510 min (8.5h)301 min17.22 ¢/kWh
Long Island Power Authority (#11171)State1,029,9430.75x/yr64 min (1.1h)85 min24.57 ¢/kWh
New York State Elec & Gas Corp (#13511)Investor-Owned735,1922.35x/yr655 min (10.9h)279 min18.32 ¢/kWh
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp (#16183)Investor-Owned294,0531.07x/yr139 min (2.3h)130 min18.76 ¢/kWh
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp (#3249)Investor-Owned229,5921.60x/yr350 min (5.8h)218 min25.14 ¢/kWh
Orange & Rockland Utils Inc (#14154)Investor-Owned170,4651.57x/yr231 min (3.9h)147 min23.31 ¢/kWh
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc (#13374)Retail Power Marketer153,2100.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min12.96 ¢/kWh
Direct Energy Services (#54820)Retail Power Marketer112,7860.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min13.13 ¢/kWh
Green Mountain Energy Company (#7554)Retail Power Marketer66,4830.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min18.47 ¢/kWh
CleanChoice Energy, Inc. (#58951)Retail Power Marketer38,5390.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min23.23 ¢/kWh
MPower Energy LLC (#59128)Retail Power Marketer30,9240.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min19.86 ¢/kWh
Inspire Energy Holdings, LLC (#59310)Retail Power Marketer28,1200.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min14.99 ¢/kWh
IDT Energy, Inc. (#55815)Retail Power Marketer18,8980.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min17.72 ¢/kWh
Family Energy, Inc. New York (#59082)Retail Power Marketer17,2950.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min11.36 ¢/kWh
Village of Fairport - (NY) (#5930)Municipal16,4620.91x/yr37 min (0.6h)40 min6.69 ¢/kWh
Jamestown Board of Public Util (#9645)Municipal15,5620.14x/yr12 min (0.2h)88 min8.43 ¢/kWh
Agway Energy Services, LLC (#113)Retail Power Marketer13,4060.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min13.32 ¢/kWh
Village of Freeport - (NY) (#6775)Municipal13,3531.15x/yr27 min (0.4h)23 min14.12 ¢/kWh
American Power & Gas (#59799)Retail Power Marketer13,0480.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min18.45 ¢/kWh
XOOM Energy New York, LLC (#58367)Retail Power Marketer12,1900.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min16.59 ¢/kWh
Village of Rockville Centre - (NY) (#16217)Municipal11,2430.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min11.31 ¢/kWh
Reliant Energy Northeast LLC (#57037)Retail Power Marketer10,7390.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min14.43 ¢/kWh
Eligo Energy, LLC (#59054)Retail Power Marketer10,6160.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min16.45 ¢/kWh
Energy Services Providers, Inc (#55874)Retail Power Marketer9,4250.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min14.81 ¢/kWh
City of Plattsburgh - (NY) (#15145)Municipal8,8010.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min5.02 ¢/kWh
Alpha Gas and Electric, LLC (#58964)Retail Power Marketer8,7020.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min16.60 ¢/kWh
Verde Energy USA (#59620)Retail Power Marketer8,4370.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min11.83 ¢/kWh
Town of Massena - (NY) (#11811)Municipal8,1560.39x/yr17 min (0.3h)45 min6.19 ¢/kWh
Energy Plus Holdings LLC (#56265)Retail Power Marketer7,8770.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min17.42 ¢/kWh
Kiwi Energy NY LLC (#58853)Retail Power Marketer7,8020.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min14.31 ¢/kWh
NOCO Electric (#54893)Retail Power Marketer6,6190.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min7.04 ¢/kWh
Just Energy New York Corp. (#56196)Retail Power Marketer6,5580.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min11.18 ¢/kWh
Steuben Rural Elec Coop, Inc (#18102)Cooperative6,4540.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min13.59 ¢/kWh
Delaware County Elec Coop Inc (#5021)Cooperative5,4980.91x/yr220 min (3.7h)242 min11.18 ¢/kWh