Facts at a Glance
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation (Central Hudson) is a regulated transmission and distribution utility serving approximately 315,000 electric customers and 90,000 natural gas customers in a defined service territory of New York State’s Mid-Hudson River Valley. Central Hudson delivers natural gas and electricity in a defined service territory that extends from the suburbs of metropolitan New York City north to the Capital District at Albany. (All figures reported below are as of 12/31/2025, unless otherwise indicated).
| Average Customers (as of 12/31/2025) | |
| Electric (rounded) |
315,000
|
| Natural Gas (rounded) |
90,000
|
| 2025 Electric Sales | |
| Central Hudson owns substations having an aggregate transformer capacity of 5.4 million kilovolt amps. Central Hudson’s electric transmission system consists of 578 pole miles of line. The electric distribution system consists of 7,163 pole miles of overhead lines and 1,828 trench miles of underground lines, as well as customer service lines and meters. | |
| Average kWh usage - Residential |
7,130
|
| Deliveries - Millions of kwh | |
| - All Customers |
5,091
|
| - Residential |
2,246
|
| - Commercial |
2,010
|
| - Industrial |
792
|
| Peak Demand (June 23, 2025) |
1,163 MW
|
| 2025 Natural Gas Firm Sales | |
| Central Hudson’s natural gas system consists of 162 miles of transmission pipelines and 1,335 miles of distribution pipelines, as well as customer service lines and meters. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2025, the total amount of natural gas delivered by Central Hudson was 11,067,788 Mcf. | |
| Average annual Mcf - Residential |
62
|
| % heating saturation |
90
|
| Deliveries - Thousands of Mcf | |
| - All customers |
27,493
|
| - Residential |
5,612
|
| - Commercial |
8,186
|
| - Industrial |
13,695
|
| Maximum daily sendout (Jan. 21, 2025) |
129,906 McF
|
| 2025 Electric and Gas Revenues | |
| Electric |
$916,325,000
|
| Natural Gas |
$241,310,000
|
| Total - Own Territory |
$1,157,635,000
|
| Employees | |
| Total |
1,263
|
| 2025 Research and Development Costs |
$9,633,000
|
| 2025 Environmental Expenditures |
$616,000
|
| Tax Expenses 2025 | |
| Local Taxes |
$62,843,000
|
| Federal/State Income Taxes |
$37,714,000
|
| Payroll Taxes |
$8,539,000
|
| Other Taxes |
$6,477,000
|
| Total |
$115,543,000
|