2026 state guide
As of July 15, 2026, New York is temporarily different from many other supplier-choice states because the official public Power to Choose application page is showing an offline notice. That means the clearest public comparison path right now is the utility benchmark plus the New York DPS supplier directory, not a normal plan-by-plan statewide rate board.
New York customers still compare supplier pricing against a utility context, but right now the public market view is benchmark-heavy because the usual Power to Choose application is unavailable. That makes the utility or load-zone selection on the bill especially important.
The official utility benchmark remains useful, and the New York DPS supplier directory still shows which ESCOs are active. The DPS help page also still explains how the service normally works. Together they support a real research flow even without the usual public plan cards.
Official sources: Power to Choose application page, Power to Choose help page, and How to shop for energy services.
Choose My Electric currently ships New York as a benchmark-and-directory market. That means the guide is honest about the temporary source limitation while still helping shoppers understand utility mapping, benchmark context, and which suppliers are active in the official directory.
Use the New York City guide for a clearer Con Edison-area starting point while the public offer application remains offline.
New York City electric ratesUse the Buffalo guide to understand National Grid territory and the benchmark-and-directory fallback in Western New York.
Buffalo electric ratesUse the Rochester guide for a stronger Upstate New York entry point while the public offer board remains offline.
Rochester electric ratesBecause the official public Power to Choose application page is offline as of July 15, 2026, so the safest public fallback is the utility benchmark plus the NY DPS supplier directory.
No. The supplier-choice market still exists. The public offer-board source is what is temporarily offline.
Use the utility benchmark, identify the service area or load zone on the bill, review the active supplier directory, and keep the app ready for tracking and follow-up.