You can call National Grid and National Fuel and they will tell you over the phone.

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Consider having an Energy Audit performed instead.

As Joe pointed out, everyone's usage is different. Even if you have access to the utility bills
for the last year or two, those bills may not reflect YOUR lifestyle and YOUR energy use choices.
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Home Energy Audits

A home energy audit is the first step to assess how much energy your home consumes and to evaluate what measures you can take to make your home more energy efficient. An audit will show you problems that may, when corrected, save you significant amounts of money over time. During the audit, you can pinpoint where your house is losing energy.

Audits also determine the efficiency of your home's heating and cooling systems. An audit may also show you ways to conserve hot water and electricity. You can perform a simple energy audit yourself, or have a professional energy auditor carry out a more thorough audit.


Professional Home Energy Audits web page:

http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/energy_audits/index.cf…

Do it Yourself Home Energy Audits web page:

http://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/energy_audits/index.cf…

Energy Star web page:

http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=home_improvement.hm_im…


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Best wishes to you,
Fred
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Have your agent ask the sellers and take it from there.

In reviewing some of the previous answers there may be some differences of opinions. YOU can no longer call the utility companies and receive information (especially mailed to you) because of the Privacy Act. If you call, they may give you an average monthly amount but the seller must request the written print-out and it will be mailed to them. I am not aware of any law that mandates that a seller must provide to the buyer 2 years of utility bills on request. Every town, municipality and county is different. Erie County and Niagara County have no requirements. Fuel consumption is not public knowledge. Remember, everyone's usage is different so if you if you have a couple that both work full time, set their furnace back while away from home and at night, you cannot compare that to a growing family where the mother and maybe 2-3 kids are home all day. Same with electric. If you purchase a home and have an inspection, a good home inspector will note the ages of the furnace/boiler, hot water tank, and should comment on the efficiency. Also, windows and insulation (or lack of) should be evaluated during an inspection to give you an idea of ways to improve energy efficiency. As stated previously, if you have an agent, ask them to request the information from the seller's agent.
Joe Sorrentino
MJ Peterson Real Estate

Hi A,
You could call the gas Co. and the Electric Co. but they always give you budget plan amounts. Not past 12 months summary. Only way you will be able to get it, if you are working with a real estate professional tell him to call the other party(selling agent ) who will be able to get from the seller. Or if you directly buy from the seller, that person could call the companies and get it easily. If you need any help for your home buying process,I will very happy to help you.(if you are not working with any realtor.)My contact phone # is 716-907-3046 or e-mail me at pushpa@pioneerstarre.com.
Thank you.
Pushpa

A,


Your request is reasoanble and not out of the ordinary.

This is typically the kind of information that a listing agent will provide for customers interested in one of their listings.

Our recommendation is for you to request your agent to contact the listing agent about accessing this information.

Good luck

In NY, all sellers have to provide 2 years of bills to potential buyers on request. The Listing agent will get copies for you.

In my area we can call the energy company servicing the home and they will give even billing information. They will not get into specific amounts per month, but you can get a very good idea of what utilities will cost. If the house is vacant, sometimes they can go back to when it was occupied and give even billing from the 12 months preceding the vacancy. With costs always increasing, that may not be as accurate.