June 29, 2026
FROM NYS GOP GUBENATORIAL CANDIDATE BRUCE BLAKEMAN: New Yorkers opening their electric bills may be wondering whether their power is being delivered from another planet as new data shows New Yorkers pay 70% more than the rest of the nation for electricity. Nassau County Executive and gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman says the answer isn’t on Mars—it’s in Albany.
“At these prices, you’d think Kathy Hochul was importing our electricity from Mars,” said Blakeman. “New Yorkers are paying 70% more for energy than the rest of America, but only 30% of your bill actually pays for the power you use. The other 70% is swallowed up by Hochul’s hidden taxes and green mandates that do absolutely nothing for the environment. She quietly forced through $4 billion in utility rate increases while hoarding $2.4 billion of your money in a state energy tax slush fund. When I’m governor, I’m going to stop this state-sponsored robbery, return that cash, and cut your utility bills in half.”
Blakeman will cut utility bills in half by targeting the exact state policies driving up costs:
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Return $2.4 Billion in Hochul’s Energy Tax Slush Fund: Immediately freeze and return $2.4 billion in unspent New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) funds directly to overtaxed ratepayers as a bill credit.
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End the “Green Energy Scam”: Permanently eliminate the System Benefit Charge (SBC) from monthly statements and dismantle the state’s price-gouging “Cap and Invest” carbon mandates that have driven utility rates into the stratosphere.
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Unleash Cheap, Local Power: Replace expensive out-of-state energy imports by greenlighting safe, localized natural gas extraction and expanding affordable nuclear power infrastructure to secure a low-cost, independent power grid.
According to new data from the Energy Information Administration and Empire Center for Public Policy, New Yorkers pay 70% more than the rest of the nation for electricity – an average of 29.99 cents per kilowatt hour compared to the national average of 17.6 cents. Residents of Pennsylvania pay roughly 50% less, while families in Texas and Florida pay nearly half what New Yorkers do.
