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 12/31/2022, unless otherwise indicated).
| Average Customers (as of 12/31/2023) | |
| Electric (rounded) |
315,000
|
| Natural Gas (rounded) |
90,000
|
| 2022 Electric Sales | |
| Central Hudson owns substations having an aggregate transformer capacity of 5.2 million kilovolt amps. Central Hudson’s electric transmission system consists of 568 pole miles of line. The electric distribution system consists of 7,149 pole miles of overhead lines and 1,678 trench miles of underground lines, as well as customer service lines and meters. | |
| Average kWh usage - Residential |
8,162
|
| Deliveries - Millions of kwh | |
| - All Customers |
5,002
|
| - Residential |
2,188
|
| - Commercial |
1,892
|
| - Industrial |
874
|
| Peak Demand (July 21, 2022) |
1,109 MW
|
| 2022 Natural Gas Firm Sales | |
| Central Hudson’s natural gas system consists of 162 miles of transmission pipelines and 1,319 miles of distribution pipelines, as well as customer service lines and meters. For the year ended Dec. 31, 2022, the total amount of natural gas delivered by Central Hudson was 11,013,860 Mcf. | |
| Average annual Mcf - Residential |
76
|
| % heating saturation |
92
|
| Deliveries - Thousands of Mcf | |
| - All customers |
23,096
|
| - Residential |
5,628
|
| - Commercial |
8,932
|
| - Industrial |
8,536
|
| Maximum daily sendout (Dec. 15, 2022) |
136,647 McF
|
| 2022 Electric and Gas Revenues | |
| Electric |
$797,612,000
|
| Natural Gas |
$220,744,000
|
| Total - Own Territory |
$1,018,356,000
|
| Employees | |
| Total |
1,130
|
| 2022 Research and Development Costs |
$3,600,000
|
| 2022 Environmental Expenditures |
$1,800,000
|
| Tax Expenses 2022 | |
| Local Taxes |
$67,930,000
|
| Federal/State Income Taxes |
$20,531,000
|
| Payroll Taxes |
$6,897,000
|
| Other Taxes |
$3,241,000
|
| Total |
$98,599,000
|