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In 1998, New York opened its electric industry to retail competition to help lower New York's retail electricity rates, which have been among the highest in the Nation, and to encourage investment in more efficient and environmentally friendly generation plants.

To help establish a competitive market in electricity, utilities throughout New York State have sold many of the electric generation plants they owned. New retailers like Liberty Power have entered the market as Electricity Service Companies (ESCOs). Liberty began selling lower-priced electricity to New York businesses in 2002.

Today, New York is the second most active and competitive market in the US, as measured by number of competitors as well as number of customers and size of load switched to competitive retailers.

In fact, Liberty Power is the reliable choice of over 20,000 New York small and mid-size business accounts, primarily in the Consolidated Edison service territory, and also serves numerous National Account customers throughout the state.


Service Territories in New York

Liberty Power is certified by the New York Public Service Commission and has supplied electricity to New York business and commercial customers since 2002. We currently serve small and mid-sized businesses, national accounts, and government & institutional entities in the service territories of:

  • Consolidated Edison Company
  • Orange and Rockland Utilities
  • New York State Electric & Gas Corporation
  • Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
  • Rochester Gas and Electric
  • Central Hudson

Note: Only the local Utility has the ability to disconnect your service. The Utility is permitted to disconnect your service if you do not pay your Liberty Power charges, subject to Public Service Commission rules (16 NYCRR ยง 13.3).