Electricity prices in Connecticut
What homes in Connecticut pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 27.4¢ a kWh
- Down 8.9% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $193 a month
- Down 8.4% on a year ago
- Average use
- 702 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 7 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Connecticut homes paid 27.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Connecticut vs the US
| Connecticut | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 27.4¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 24.5¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $193 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $204 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 702 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | -8.9% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +25% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 24.51¢ |
| July 2026 | 24.16¢ |
| June 2026 | 24.32¢ |
| May 2026 | 27.37¢ |
| April 2026 | 32.24¢ |
| March 2026 | 30.45¢ |
| February 2026 | 30.77¢ |
| January 2026 | 28.30¢ |
| December 2025 | 25.24¢ |
| November 2025 | 26.97¢ |
| October 2025 | 27.66¢ |
| September 2025 | 30.41¢ |
| August 2025 | 30.17¢ |
| July 2025 | 27.54¢ |
| June 2025 | 27.12¢ |
| May 2025 | 31.52¢ |
| April 2025 | 32.17¢ |
| March 2025 | 32.43¢ |
| February 2025 | 33.12¢ |
| January 2025 | 29.94¢ |
| December 2024 | 28.12¢ |
| November 2024 | 29.15¢ |
| October 2024 | 30.00¢ |
| September 2024 | 33.05¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Connecticut, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $204 |
| July 2026 | $222 |
| June 2026 | $174 |
| May 2026 | $146 |
| April 2026 | $173 |
| March 2026 | $202 |
| February 2026 | $243 |
| January 2026 | $245 |
| December 2025 | $217 |
| November 2025 | $166 |
| October 2025 | $145 |
| September 2025 | $173 |
| August 2025 | $239 |
| July 2025 | $281 |
| June 2025 | $201 |
| May 2025 | $169 |
| April 2025 | $175 |
| March 2025 | $208 |
| February 2025 | $241 |
| January 2025 | $265 |
| December 2024 | $229 |
| November 2024 | $169 |
| October 2024 | $160 |
| September 2024 | $188 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Connecticut, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| May 2026 | $23.33 |
| March 2026 | $19.55 |
| February 2026 | $17.65 |
| January 2026 | $17.77 |
| December 2025 | $16.18 |
| November 2025 | $16.29 |
| September 2025 | $26.84 |
| August 2025 | $24.68 |
| July 2025 | $26.47 |
| June 2025 | $22.11 |
| May 2025 | $21.07 |
| April 2025 | $16.82 |
| March 2025 | $16.98 |
| February 2025 | $16.08 |
| January 2025 | $14.32 |
| December 2024 | $14.83 |
| November 2024 | $16.82 |
| October 2024 | $21.20 |
| September 2024 | $25.96 |
| August 2024 | $26.50 |
| July 2024 | $25.72 |
| June 2024 | $23.95 |
| May 2024 | $19.34 |
| April 2024 | $16.29 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Connecticut, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)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-owned | 26.9¢ | -9.6% |
| United IlluminatingInvestor-owned | 32.5¢ | -9.8% |
| Town of WallingfordMunicipal | 18.5¢ | +7.5% |
| Groton Dept of UtilitiesMunicipal | 19.3¢ | +7.0% |
Heating fuels in Connecticut: heating oil, propane.