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National Grid (Upstate New York) gas rates today

Checked on Nov 12 from documents.dps.ny.gov.Judy takes no money from energy companies. How we check

The short answer

Today's Gas Supply Charge
24.4¢/therm
Next price change: Not announced yet. We'll show it here as soon as it is.

No locked plan costs less than National Grid's standard price today. You can keep it for now.

Check my National Grid bill free

Free, with no account. No one will call you.

Will changing my price turn off my power?

No. Changing your price never turns off your power. National Grid still brings it to your home and fixes outages.

National Grid still delivers the power to your home and sends the bill. Another company only sets the price.

Cheapest plans that lock your price

For a home that uses 800 therms a year. Fees included. Cheapest first, one plan per company.

No locked plan beats National Grid's standard price today.

How Judy picks these plans

Plans that lock your price for 6 months or more, for a home that uses 800 therms a year. Fees are included. Cheapest first, one plan per company. Only plans that cost less than the standard price are shown. The standard gas price changes every month, so the savings are only a rough guide.

Prices come from NY Power to Choose (documents.dps.ny.gov). We check it every 2 hours. Judy looks at more than price: she checks your own bill, fees and where prices are going.

Free, with no account. Judy uses NY Power to Choose (documents.dps.ny.gov). How we get our prices

Judy compared 5 offers for National Grid homes on Nov 12 at 2:07 AM.

National Grid Gas Supply Charge history

The standard price went down from 38.1 cents per therm in January 2015 to 24.4 cents per therm in October 2026. The highest was 93.46 cents per therm in September 2022.
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Change since last year

A year ago, on November 12, 2025, National Grid's standard price was 38.36 cents per therm. Today it is 24.4 cents, 36% lower.

For a home that uses 67 therms a month, that is about $9.36 less a month.

National Grid's standard price: 24.4 cents per therm

Latest price on the state's list (checked November 12, 2026)

When does the Gas Supply Charge change next?

Add National Grid’s price change dates to your calendar (.ics file)

When New York’s standard prices change

Updated November 12, 2026

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National Grid’s standard price for each period, newest first
DatesStandard priceChange from the period before
October 1 to October 31, 202624.4 cents per thermDown 10.7%
September 1 to September 30, 202627.32 cents per thermDown 5.8%
August 1 to August 31, 202629.02 cents per thermDown 41.1%
July 1 to July 31, 202649.23 cents per thermDown 19.8%
June 1 to June 30, 202661.38 cents per thermUp 5.4%
May 1 to May 31, 202658.26 cents per thermUp 10.6%
April 1 to April 30, 202652.69 cents per thermDown 18.3%
March 1 to March 31, 202664.53 cents per thermDown 2.7%
February 1 to February 28, 202666.3 cents per thermUp 32.1%
January 1 to January 31, 202650.17 cents per thermUp 5.6%
December 1 to December 31, 202547.52 cents per thermUp 23.9%
November 1 to November 30, 202538.36 cents per thermUp 43.6%
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National Grid’s standard price for each period, newest first
DatesStandard priceChange from the period before
October 1 to October 31, 202624.4 cents per thermDown 10.7%
September 1 to September 30, 202627.32 cents per thermDown 5.8%
August 1 to August 31, 202629.02 cents per thermDown 41.1%
July 1 to July 31, 202649.23 cents per thermDown 19.8%
June 1 to June 30, 202661.38 cents per thermUp 5.4%
May 1 to May 31, 202658.26 cents per thermUp 10.6%
April 1 to April 30, 202652.69 cents per thermDown 18.3%
March 1 to March 31, 202664.53 cents per thermDown 2.7%
February 1 to February 28, 202666.3 cents per thermUp 32.1%
January 1 to January 31, 202650.17 cents per thermUp 5.6%
December 1 to December 31, 202547.52 cents per thermUp 23.9%
November 1 to November 30, 202538.36 cents per thermUp 43.6%
October 1 to October 31, 202526.72 cents per thermDown 7.5%
September 1 to September 30, 202528.9 cents per thermDown 15%
August 1 to August 31, 202534 cents per thermDown 12.4%
July 1 to July 31, 202538.82 cents per thermDown 1.6%
June 1 to June 30, 202539.45 cents per thermDown 4.9%
May 1 to May 31, 202541.51 cents per thermDown 16.1%
April 1 to April 30, 202549.48 cents per thermUp 4.1%
March 1 to March 31, 202547.53 cents per thermUp 3.1%
February 1 to February 28, 202546.13 cents per thermUp 3.3%
January 1 to January 31, 202544.66 cents per thermUp 16%
December 1 to December 31, 202438.5 cents per thermUp 44.5%
November 1 to November 30, 202426.65 cents per thermUp 13.8%
October 1 to October 31, 202423.41 cents per thermUp 13.9%
September 1 to September 30, 202420.55 cents per thermUp 15.8%
August 1 to August 31, 202417.75 cents per thermDown 40.4%
July 1 to July 31, 202429.76 cents per thermUp 13.1%
June 1 to June 30, 202426.31 cents per thermDown 0.3%
May 1 to May 31, 202426.4 cents per thermUp 1.2%
April 1 to April 30, 202426.08 cents per thermDown 20.1%
March 1 to March 31, 202432.64 cents per thermDown 18.7%
February 1 to February 29, 202440.13 cents per thermUp 1.5%
January 1 to January 31, 202439.53 cents per thermUp 17.1%
December 1 to December 31, 202333.76 cents per thermUp 5.6%
November 1 to November 30, 202331.98 cents per thermUp 46.8%
October 1 to October 31, 202321.79 cents per thermUp 14.7%
September 1 to September 30, 202318.99 cents per thermDown 6.9%
August 1 to August 31, 202320.39 cents per thermUp 35.1%
July 1 to July 31, 202315.1 cents per thermUp 6.2%
June 1 to June 30, 202314.22 cents per thermDown 42.7%
May 1 to May 31, 202324.83 cents per thermDown 2.5%
April 1 to April 30, 202325.46 cents per thermDown 50.9%
March 1 to March 31, 202351.86 cents per thermDown 12.8%
February 1 to February 28, 202359.48 cents per thermDown 0.2%
January 1 to January 31, 202359.63 cents per thermDown 18.9%
December 1 to December 31, 202273.54 cents per thermUp 28.7%
November 1 to November 30, 202257.14 cents per thermDown 2%
October 1 to October 31, 202258.3 cents per thermDown 37.6%
September 1 to September 30, 202293.46 cents per thermUp 5.1%
August 1 to August 31, 202288.96 cents per thermUp 32.1%
July 1 to July 31, 202267.34 cents per thermDown 9%
June 1 to June 30, 202274.02 cents per thermUp 15%
May 1 to May 31, 202264.37 cents per thermUp 18.9%
April 1 to April 30, 202254.15 cents per thermUp 21.2%
March 1 to March 31, 202244.68 cents per thermDown 17.5%
February 1 to February 28, 202254.19 cents per thermUp 14.6%
January 1 to January 31, 202247.28 cents per thermDown 14.8%
December 1 to December 31, 202155.5 cents per thermDown 4.6%
November 1 to November 30, 202158.17 cents per thermUp 3.6%
October 1 to October 31, 202156.14 cents per thermUp 26%
September 1 to September 30, 202144.55 cents per thermUp 14%
August 1 to August 31, 202139.08 cents per thermDown 6.5%
July 1 to July 31, 202141.81 cents per thermUp 12.2%
June 1 to June 30, 202137.27 cents per thermUp 4.8%
May 1 to May 31, 202135.56 cents per thermUp 8.2%
April 1 to April 30, 202132.87 cents per thermDown 3.2%
March 1 to March 31, 202133.96 cents per thermDown 2.1%
February 1 to February 28, 202134.68 cents per thermUp 32.4%
January 1 to January 31, 202126.19 cents per thermUp 27.7%
December 1 to December 31, 202020.52 cents per thermDown 11.7%
November 1 to November 30, 202023.24 cents per thermUp 53.9%
October 1 to October 31, 202015.1 cents per thermDown 4.9%
September 1 to September 30, 202015.87 cents per thermDown 13%
August 1 to August 31, 202018.24 cents per thermUp 10.2%
July 1 to July 31, 202016.55 cents per thermDown 9.8%
June 1 to June 30, 202018.36 cents per thermDown 7.9%
May 1 to May 31, 202019.94 cents per thermUp 15.5%
April 1 to April 30, 202017.27 cents per thermDown 18.9%
March 1 to March 31, 202021.29 cents per thermDown 22.5%
February 1 to February 29, 202027.45 cents per thermDown 4%
January 1 to January 31, 202028.59 cents per thermUp 3%
December 1 to December 31, 201927.76 cents per thermDown 0.2%
November 1 to November 30, 201927.81 cents per thermUp 23.6%
September 1 to September 30, 201922.49 cents per thermDown 11.3%
August 1 to August 31, 201925.37 cents per thermUp 53.7%
July 1 to July 31, 201916.51 cents per thermDown 32%
June 1 to June 30, 201924.27 cents per thermDown 14.9%
May 1 to May 31, 201928.5 cents per thermDown 10.4%
April 1 to April 30, 201931.82 cents per thermDown 11.4%
March 1 to March 31, 201935.93 cents per thermUp 5.2%
February 1 to February 28, 201934.14 cents per thermDown 26.7%
January 1 to January 31, 201946.59 cents per thermDown 16.3%
December 1 to December 31, 201855.66 cents per thermUp 61.1%
November 1 to November 30, 201834.55 cents per thermDown 1.2%
October 1 to October 31, 201834.98 cents per thermUp 1.7%
September 1 to September 30, 201834.41 cents per thermUp 2.8%
August 1 to August 31, 201833.48 cents per thermUp 3.6%
July 1 to July 31, 201832.31 cents per thermDown 24%
June 1 to June 30, 201842.48 cents per thermDown 11.5%
May 1 to May 31, 201848 cents per thermUp 4.3%
April 1 to April 30, 201846.03 cents per thermUp 1.4%
March 1 to March 31, 201845.38 cents per thermUp 2.2%
February 1 to February 28, 201844.38 cents per thermUp 21.4%
January 1 to January 31, 201836.55 cents per thermUp 6.1%
December 1 to December 31, 201734.46 cents per thermUp 19.3%
November 1 to November 30, 201728.89 cents per thermUp 40.4%
October 1 to October 31, 201720.58 cents per thermDown 23.4%
September 1 to September 30, 201726.87 cents per thermUp 2.6%
August 1 to August 31, 201726.19 cents per thermDown 2.4%
July 1 to July 31, 201726.83 cents per thermDown 32.1%
June 1 to June 30, 201739.52 cents per thermDown 7.6%
May 1 to May 31, 201742.75 cents per thermUp 9.7%
April 1 to April 30, 201738.97 cents per thermUp 9%
March 1 to March 31, 201735.75 cents per thermDown 4.6%
February 1 to February 28, 201737.5 cents per thermUp 0.5%
January 1 to January 31, 201737.31 cents per thermUp 29.7%
December 1 to December 31, 201628.76 cents per thermUp 43%
November 1 to November 30, 201620.11 cents per thermUp 17.4%
October 1 to October 31, 201617.13 cents per thermDown 17.9%
September 1 to September 30, 201620.86 cents per thermDown 1.2%
August 1 to August 31, 201621.11 cents per thermDown 24.8%
July 1 to July 31, 201628.07 cents per thermUp 36%
June 1 to June 30, 201620.64 cents per thermUp 2.7%
May 1 to May 31, 201620.1 cents per thermUp 9.8%
April 1 to April 30, 201618.31 cents per thermDown 44.2%
March 1 to March 31, 201632.83 cents per thermUp 14.6%
February 1 to February 29, 201628.66 cents per thermUp 9.6%
January 1 to January 31, 201626.15 cents per thermDown 4.3%
December 1 to December 31, 201527.32 cents per thermUp 10.2%
November 1 to November 30, 201524.79 cents per thermUp 8%
October 1 to October 31, 201522.96 cents per thermUp 1.8%
September 1 to September 30, 201522.56 cents per thermDown 7.4%
August 1 to August 31, 201524.37 cents per thermUp 30.7%
July 1 to July 31, 201518.65 cents per thermDown 25.5%
June 1 to June 30, 201525.03 cents per thermUp 5.1%
May 1 to May 31, 201523.82 cents per thermDown 24.8%
April 1 to April 30, 201531.68 cents per thermDown 24.6%
March 1 to March 31, 201542.04 cents per thermUp 10.3%
February 1 to February 28, 201538.12 cents per thermNo change
January 1 to January 31, 201538.1 cents per thermOldest price we have

Before you sign anything

Questions people ask

Serves upstate New York.

A therm is one unit of heat from gas (therms on your bill). Your bill may call this price the Gas Supply Charge.

What is National Grid's standard price?

It is the price you pay if you never picked another company.

Today it is 24.4 cents per therm. A therm is one unit of heat from gas (therms on your bill).

Your bill may call it the Gas Supply Charge.

It is also called the supply rate.

Other companies that sell gas in New York are called ESCOs.

It follows the market price of natural gas, so it changes every month.

Is it safe to switch?

Yes. Your gas stays on. National Grid still delivers your gas and sends your bill.

Only the price part of your bill changes.

You can go back to National Grid's standard price later. Check your contract for a fee to leave early.

How do I switch?

Call the company you pick, or sign up on its website. You don't call your utility.

Have your National Grid bill ready. The company will ask for a number from it.

Look for your account number near the top of your bill. Ask the company which number it needs.

The new company tells National Grid for you.

How long do I have to change my mind?

You have 3 days to cancel for free after you get the new company's plan papers.

To cancel, call the new company, write to them or cancel online.

What happens when a price plan ends?

Watch your mail for a notice before your plan ends.

Read it closely. Many plans start again on their own.

Come back to Judy Saves when the notice comes. We will check your choices again.

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