Buffalo electricity and gas rates
Who supplies power and gas to Buffalo houses and what a typical house uses: about 730.4 kWh of electricity and 62 therms of gas a month.
Electricity: Buffalo Municipal Utilities (City of Buffalo)
City of Buffalo 2026 residential electric rate, billed monthly: a $17.00 flat facilities charge and a rate listed as $0.1266/kW+PCA. The page's electric cost does not include the PCA
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $17.00 a month |
| Per kWh | 12.66¢ |
Gas: CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint Energy's Residential Sales Service rate: $9.50 monthly basic charge, $0.33470 per therm delivery charge and $0.60061 per therm cost of gas.
| Charge | Price |
|---|---|
| Fixed charge | $9.50 a month |
| Per therm | 97.37¢ |
Ways to pay less
- LIHEAP households: CenterPoint Gas Affordability Program. Residential customers who receive LIHEAP energy assistance and agree to a levelized payment plan and a payment schedule can get an affordability credit and arrearage forgiveness. How: The program is available to residential customers qualified for and receiving LIHEAP assistance.
Sources
Checked October 22, 2026. Every number here comes from the public sources listed, matched by our checker.
Rates change every year; this page shows when it was last checked. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.