Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Investor Owned electric utility · New York · #117 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #16183
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp is a investor owned electric utility serving 325,771 customers in New York. In 2025 it sold 3,363 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $706.05M in revenue, an average realized rate of 21.00¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 22.01¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 7 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, buying distribution, wholesale marketing, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 302,692 | 2,538 | $558.50M | 22.01¢ | |
| Commercial | 22,855 | 776 | $139.85M | 18.01¢ | |
| Industrial | 224 | 48.3 | $7.70M | 15.95¢ | |
| Total | 325,771 | 3,363 | $706.05M | 21.00¢ |
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 (699 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 310,552 | 3,135 | $416.54M | 13.54¢ |
| 2022 | 297,407 | 3,041 | $479.11M | 15.79¢ |
| 2023 | 311,622 | 3,096 | $475.00M | 16.13¢ |
| 2024 | 316,019 | 3,134 | $558.15M | 18.76¢ |
| 2025 | 325,771 | 3,363 | $706.05M | 22.01¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 133 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.22 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 109 minutes
As reported for New York under the Other standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 2.6 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 3,745 GWh
Winter peak demand: 1,080 MW
Energy losses: 3.4% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 94.2% of 394,444 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 4,015 installations, 243.5 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 68,673 delivery-only customers (3,754 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
Allegany, NYGenesee, NYLivingston, NYMonroe, NYOntario, NYWayne, NYWyoming, 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¢
- Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp - 287,197 customers, residential 27.67¢
- 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 #16183 in the EIA frame.