Your Con Edison Bill Is Going Up — Here's Who Let It Happen
- Dan D'Amico
- 7 days ago
- 2 min read
New year. Higher bills.
In January 2026, the New York State Public Service Commission approved multi-year rate increases for Con Edison — roughly 9% for electricity and 6% for gas spread over three years. For Westchester residential customers, that means electric bills go up approximately $5.32 a month starting now, with more increases locked in for 2027 and 2028.
To put that in context: Con Edison originally asked for an 11.4% electric increase and a 13.3% gas increase all at once. There was massive public backlash — over 12,000 public comments filed against it. The utility scaled back slightly. Then the PSC approved it anyway.
State lawmakers called it a betrayal. In a joint statement, State Senator Shelley Mayer and several colleagues said the PSC "failed to uphold its duty to protect ratepayers." Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins and the County Board of Legislators had already said the increases were unacceptable, warning that "families are already being stretched to the breaking point."
They were right. And yet here we are.
Here's what nobody is talking about loudly enough: Westchester residents have already seen their electricity rates climb 30-50% over just the past five years. We're now paying between $0.33 and $0.38 per kilowatt hour — among the highest residential electricity rates in the entire country. And these new increases come on top of all of that.
Seniors on fixed incomes. Families juggling multiple jobs. Small business owners barely staying afloat. These are the people absorbing this hit.
As your County Legislator, I'll push for real accountability at the Public Service Commission, advocate loudly against unjustified rate increases, and make sure Westchester's elected leaders aren't just issuing press releases — they're fighting.
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