Earn up to $175,000? You may still get a discount on your Con Edison or National Grid bill. Here's who qualifies and how much

New York City is sending outreach teams into neighborhoods on Tuesday to sign people up for a utility discount that many middle-income households don't know they can get. The Enhanced Energy Affordability Program (EEAP) takes money off monthly Con Edison and National Grid bills for households that earn too much for the older low-income discount, according to the Mayor's Public Engagement Unit, which is holding an EEAP "Day of Action" with the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice. PIX11 reported that the city has already begun contacting thousands of New Yorkers about it.

The city's pitch is that eligible households could save up to $33 a month on electricity and up to $135 a month on gas. That is true, but only for the lowest income tier. Here is what the utility's own tables show.

Who qualifies

You need a residential gas or electric account with Con Edison or National Grid, you can't already be getting another bill discount, and your household income has to be at or below these limits, per the city's EEAP page:

• 1 person: $113,400
• 2 people: $129,600
• 3 people: $145,800
• 4 people: $162,000
• 5 people: $175,000

Con Edison's page extends the table to larger households: $188,000 for six, $200,900 for seven and $213,900 for eight. Those ceilings equal 100% of the area median income for New York City and Westchester.

How much you would actually save

Con Edison splits EEAP households into three tiers by income. The monthly discounts it lists, effective Feb. 1, 2026, are:

• Tier 5, under 60% of area median income (up to $68,040 for one person, $97,200 for a family of four): $33.47 on electricity, $135.24 if you heat with gas, $3 on gas used only for cooking.
• Tier 6, 60% to 80% ($68,041 to $90,720 for one person; $97,201 to $129,600 for four): $3 on electricity, $44.50 on gas heat, $3 on non-heating gas.
• Tier 7, 80% to 100% ($90,721 to $113,400 for one person; $129,601 to $162,000 for four): $1 on each.

So a lower-income household that heats with gas could cut more than $1,600 a year from Con Edison bills, while a family near the top of the income range would save about $12 to $24 a year. National Grid customers should check their own amounts when they apply; the figures above are Con Edison's.

How to apply

• Apply online at nyeeap.com. The city says the application takes about 15 minutes.
• Have proof of the past month's income for everyone in the household, such as pay stubs, Social Security or pension statements, or self-employment records. Photos of documents are accepted, and income is verified by a contractor, PromiseVerified.
• If you have both a Con Edison and a National Grid account at the same address, one application covers both.
• For help, call 877-400-2501, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Already getting help? Check the regular program first

You can't be enrolled in both EEAP and the original Energy Affordability Program (EAP), and the EAP discounts are larger. Con Edison enrolls customers in EAP automatically when an agency reports they get HEAP, cash assistance or a utility guarantee. People who receive SNAP, SSI, federal public housing assistance, a veterans disability or survivors pension, or Lifeline phone service qualify too, but have to enroll directly with Con Edison. The state's heating aid program, HEAP, opens Nov. 2; here is what changed this year.

The push comes as winter bills climb. National Grid has told customers in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island to expect higher gas bills this winter, as we reported.