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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Connecticut

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power) electricity rates

What homes pay Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 1,038,642 homes in Connecticut. EIA lists it as Connecticut Light & Power Co.

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Average price
26.9¢ a kWh
Down 9.6% on a year ago
Average bill
$184 a month
Down 7.1% on a year ago
Average use
684 kWh
A month. Connecticut 702 kWh
Price rank in Connecticut
2 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power) homes paid 26.9¢ a kWh, against 27.4¢ across Connecticut.

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power) vs Connecticut

Eversource (Connecticut Light & Power)Connecticut
Average price, 12 months to August 202626.9¢27.4¢
Price in August 202623.9¢24.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$184$193
Bill in August 2026$189$204
Average monthly use684 kWh702 kWh
Price change, past year-9.6%-8.9%
Price change since 2019+27%+25%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.