Standby Rates

Standby rates may be required for customers with on-site generation who do not qualify for net metering or value stack. Customers on standby rates are required to have interval metering (which means readings are recorded at 15-minute to 1-hour intervals).

Central Hudson has filed tariff changes effective Jan. 1, 2024, with new standby (service classification No. 14) rates. The effective rates are available in the Company’s tariff at the following link: PSC Tariff Site. Standby rates exist for each “Parent Service Classification" (which is the class under which a customer would otherwise take service).

Standby rates will be available on an opt-in basis for all customers as of May 31, 2025.

The chart below describes the components of a standby rate. All other rates and surcharges of the Parent Service Classification apply. Customers on standby rates who purchase their supply from Central Hudson are required to do so under the provisions of the Hourly Pricing Program based on the hourly market price of electricity established by the NYISO. See the image below for a graphic explaining what each of the line items on your standby bill represents.