Manufacturing costs in Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY ranks 54 of 100 U.S. metros by estimated manufacturing energy use. Industrial power in New York costs 10.54 ¢/kWh, +3.3% from a year earlier, and consumer prices in the Northeast, size B/C index are +4.1% from a year earlier.
- Rank by manufacturing energy use
- 54 of 100
- Estimated manufacturing energy use
- 30.7 trillion Btu a year
- Electricity
- 2,600 GWh a year (estimate)
- Natural gas
- 21.8 million Dth a year (estimate)
- Manufacturing jobs, 2024
- 49,586
- Estimate confidence
- Medium
- New York industrial power, Aug 2026
- 10.54 ¢/kWh (+3.3% from a year earlier)
- New York citygate gas, Apr to Aug 2026
- $6.29 per Mcf (5 months reported)
- Inflation, Northeast, size B/C, Sep 2026
- +4.1% from a year earlier; +10.7% over three years
Inflation in Northeast, size B/C
- Northeast, size B/C
- U.S. city average
Industrial electricity in New York
- New York industrial
Other New York metros in the index
- New York–Newark–Jersey City, NY-NJ, rank 3
- Buffalo–Cheektowaga, NY, rank 45
- Albany–Schenectady–Troy, NY, rank 69
National cost drivers
WTI crude +67.6%, Henry Hub gas −6.3%, chemical producer prices +6.6% and industrial electricity producer prices +4.1% from a year earlier. See the full index.
Questions
Questions about Rochester.
What the index measures, where the numbers come from, and how Discovery Energy checks energy bills against them.
How much energy do manufacturers use in Rochester?
Discovery Energy estimates that manufacturers in the Rochester, NY metro use about 30.7 trillion Btu of electricity and natural gas a year, rank 54 of the 100 largest U.S. manufacturing energy metros.
What do manufacturers pay for electricity in Rochester?
The average industrial electricity price in New York was 10.54 cents per kWh in Aug 2026, +3.3% from a year earlier, according to EIA. Actual rates depend on the utility, tariff and load profile.
How fast are prices rising in Rochester?
Consumer prices in the Northeast, size B/C index rose +4.1% over the latest twelve months reported by BLS. Nationally, crude oil is +68% and chemical producer prices +6.6% from a year earlier.
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