Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp
Investor Owned electric utility · New York · #127 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #3249
Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp is a investor owned electric utility serving 287,197 customers in New York. In 2025 it sold 3,119 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $778.31M in revenue, an average realized rate of 24.96¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 27.67¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 7 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 246,232 | 2,056 | $569.10M | 27.67¢ | |
| Commercial | 40,341 | 1,004 | $197.93M | 19.71¢ | |
| Industrial | 624 | 58.2 | $11.28M | 19.40¢ | |
| Total | 287,197 | 3,119 | $778.31M | 24.96¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (696 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 249,483 | 2,666 | $465.84M | 18.53¢ |
| 2022 | 272,189 | 3,063 | $654.91M | 22.26¢ |
| 2023 | 282,355 | 2,887 | $652.84M | 25.13¢ |
| 2024 | 268,174 | 2,909 | $647.86M | 25.14¢ |
| 2025 | 287,197 | 3,119 | $778.31M | 27.67¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 290 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.50 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 193 minutes
As reported for New York under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 67.1 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 3,221 GWh
Winter peak demand: 927 MW
Energy losses: 3.9% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 0.5% of 321,864 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 19,066 installations, 397.9 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 33,838 delivery-only customers (1,930 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Albany, NYColumbia, NYDutchess, NYGreene, NYOrange, NYPutnam, NYUlster, NY
Other large utilities in New York
- Consolidated Edison Co-NY Inc - 3,249,017 customers, residential 36.74¢
- Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. - 1,582,394 customers, residential 19.89¢
- Long Island Power Authority - 1,165,257 customers, residential 26.17¢
- New York State Elec & Gas Corp - 840,507 customers, residential 22.59¢
- Rochester Gas & Electric Corp - 325,771 customers, residential 22.01¢
- Orange & Rockland Utils Inc - 218,371 customers, residential 26.21¢
- MPower Energy LLC - 31,537 customers, residential 19.43¢
- Family Energy, Inc. New York - 21,375 customers, residential 11.97¢
All New York utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #3249 in the EIA frame.