Which Con Edison services does the hotel actually receive?
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. is the electric utility addressed here. Its service territory page distinguishes New York City and Westchester service and identifies fuel differences by borough. A Con Edison electric account does not establish a Con Edison gas account. Some hotels also use steam service, which needs its own review rather than being folded into an electric supplier offer.
This page is an editorial coverage candidate for New York City and Westchester hotels whose actual accounts confirm Con Edison service. It does not rank utilities by hotel rooms or establish coverage for every property with a regional address. Keep each property’s electric, gas, steam, garage, and charging records separate.
Use the hotel energy markets hub to identify the account and jurisdiction before procurement. The legal utility on the bill matters more than the owner’s headquarters or brand affiliation. Collect service classification, tension, billing dates, meter configuration, and supplier identity for every electric account.
What do SC 2 and SC 9 mean for hotel electricity?
The current electric tariff PSC No. 10 includes SC 2 General Small and SC 9 General Large. Their availability leaves use requirements at or below, or expected initially above, 10 kW respectively, subject to the tariff’s common and special provisions. Do not choose a class by room count or assume that a small ancillary meter has the same classification as the hotel building.
SC 9 contains multiple rate options with different time and demand structures. Low tension and high tension service can also differ. The actual account’s rate number and tension must be part of a bill reconstruction. The current book includes February 2026 delivery leaves alongside unchanged older availability leaves; record the governing dates for the provisions used.
Tension, in Con Edison’s rate descriptions, refers to the electrical service voltage category. It is an account characteristic relevant to the tariff and supply lookup, not a hotel operating-quality measure.
How should the electric bill be reconstructed?
| Bill record | Why the hotel needs it | Common review error |
|---|---|---|
| Service classification and rate number | Selects the correct delivery structure | Treating every SC 9 option identically |
| Low or high tension | Identifies voltage-specific provisions | Applying a low-tension reference to high-tension service |
| Billing from/to dates | Matches supply and adjustment periods | Using a calendar-month reference for a different bill period |
| Measured energy and demand | Reproduces energy and demand components | Dividing total dollars by kWh and calling it a supply rate |
| Fuel-specific supplier agreement | Establishes the replaced service | Assuming electricity terms cover gas or steam |
For a full-service city hotel, overlay interval data with kitchen operations, laundry, cooling recovery, and event schedules. Treat those schedules as operating evidence rather than consumption benchmarks. Keep recurring delivery charges in the comparison when evaluating an ESCO proposal, and identify any separate reactive or standby provisions that actually apply.
How does the market supply charge differ from an ESCO offer?
Con Edison’s Market Supply Charge calculator instructions require the applicable service classification and type, billing dates, load zone, and tension. The lookup distinguishes relevant hour categories. It does not calculate an ESCO’s contract price. The correct default reference is therefore account- and period-specific, rather than a single citywide cents-per-kWh number.
For demand-billed accounts, review the complete utility supply calculation in the tariff, including demand-related components and applicable adjustments. An energy reference by itself may omit a material part of the default bill. Ask the ESCO to identify capacity, transmission, losses, compliance, administrative, and tax treatment in writing.
Compare known billed periods separately from future assumptions. A multi-year ESCO offer can be evaluated against a modeled default alternative, but unpublished future utility prices must remain labeled assumptions. If the hotel changes equipment or operating hours, update the load forecast while keeping the contract’s cost coverage unchanged for a fair comparison.
What changed in the 2026 capacity-tag review?
Con Edison’s April 2026 ICAP update identifies new tags effective May 1, 2026 for the 2026–2027 capability period. It describes access to account data and zonal coincident demand through the utility’s retail-access system, with appropriate true-up factors. Request the actual account tag, period, units, and calculation rather than using monthly delivery demand as a substitute.
The notice also discusses adjusted actual load and demand-response reductions under NYISO rules to prevent double compensation. That is relevant when a hotel models both demand-response income and lower capacity costs from the same operating action. Have the ESCO and program provider explain the interaction for the actual account.
In a fixed-price offer, determine how the agreement treats later tag revisions or new capacity requirements. In a pass-through offer, require the formula, quantity, factors, dates, and reconciliation procedure. New guest-room electric heating, EV charging, or a central plant project should be disclosed with an engineering forecast and commissioning schedule. Planned equipment benefits do not establish current tags.
When can electric and gas enrollments become effective?
The 2026 retail choice enrollment and drop notice states that electric requests must reach the utility by 4:30 p.m. EST at least five business days before the next scheduled meter-reading cycle day. Timely electric requests take effect one day after that cycle day; later requests move to one day after the following cycle date. Use the utility’s published schedule and confirm the accepted transaction.
The same notice describes a separate gas process: requests are due at least ten business days before the first of the next month, with different enrollment and drop effective conventions. This is why an electric renewal calendar should not be reused for a gas account.
- Confirm the correct electric account, cycle, classification, and authorized entity.
- Review the outgoing ESCO contract’s final service date and notice requirements.
- Obtain the incoming ESCO’s submission plan against the 2026 utility schedule.
- Retain the accepted effective-date response and correct any rejected data.
- Reconcile the first ESCO bill with the final outgoing or utility supply bill.
The utility notice labels its time convention explicitly. Ask the ESCO to confirm the applicable operational cutoff when scheduling the transaction. Do not infer that signature, submission, and service-start dates are identical.
Which efficiency program dates matter right now?
The current commercial and industrial efficiency page describes electric measure eligibility using commercial accounts averaging over 100 kW peak demand on a rolling twelve-month basis, excluding multifamily buildings. Other fuel-saving measures have separate conditions. A hotel’s program pathway should be confirmed from its actual accounts and project, rather than borrowing a residential or multifamily application.
On October 12, 2026, the page lists October 15, 2026 as the installation and paperwork deadline for its stated projects. It also contains bonus-related September deadlines that have already passed. Do not assume a newly proposed hotel project can meet an almost-completed program window or that a displayed expired bonus remains available.
Ask the administrator for the currently applicable application, approved incentive offer, completion requirements, and any later-period program. For an existing approved controls project, retain baseline trends, commissioning reports, and final documentation. For new work, verify the new eligibility period before ordering. The publication of a program page does not establish funds reserved for a specific property.
How should a hotel owner choose the final arrangement?
Present the tariff reconstruction, default supply calculation, actual capacity record, ESCO cost inclusions, and accepted start plan together. Include a current-load scenario and a planned-project scenario. Explain whether the recommendation remains suitable if the project is delayed or room availability changes during renovation. Keep ownership-transfer and service-account responsibilities in the contract review.
The National Grid Massachusetts hotel guide and Eversource Connecticut hotel guide provide regional comparisons with different enrollment and capacity periods. The Pepco hotel guide illustrates separate jurisdiction-specific tariff treatment. These resources help portfolio reviewers ask consistent questions while preserving Con Edison’s actual rules.
Broker compensation: Request written disclosure of any ESCO-paid broker adder or direct fee, including units, calculation, and renewal or termination treatment. Include it consistently in the evaluated supply scope and retain the disclosure with the agreement, account inventory, and utility acceptance records.