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Electricity prices in Connecticut

What homes in Connecticut pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
28.0¢ a kWh
Down 7.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$196 a month
Down 7.7% on a year ago
Average use
699 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
7 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Connecticut homes paid 28.0¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Connecticut vs the US

ConnecticutUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202628.0¢18.0¢
Price in July 202624.2¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$196$156
Bill in July 2026$222$212
Average monthly use699 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year-7.1%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+28%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including May 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Connecticut

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 83% of homes in Connecticut; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power)Investor-owned27.5¢-7.2%$1871,033,302
United IlluminatingInvestor-owned33.3¢-6.5%$174269,552
Town of WallingfordMunicipal18.3¢+7.8%$16121,485
Groton Dept of UtilitiesMunicipal19.0¢+5.5%$14612,674

Heating fuels in Connecticut: heating oil, propane.