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Electricity prices in Vermont

What homes in Vermont pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
23.9¢ a kWh
Up 6.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$141 a month
Up 7.5% on a year ago
Average use
590 kWh
A month. US 875 kWh
Price rank
11 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Vermont homes paid 23.9¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Vermont vs the US

VermontUS
Average price, 12 months to August 202623.9¢18.0¢
Price in August 202623.8¢18.2¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$141$158
Bill in August 2026$142$209
Average monthly use590 kWh875 kWh
Price change, past year+6.0%+6.5%
Price change since 2019+35%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 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 August 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 August 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Vermont

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 90% of homes in Vermont; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Green Mountain PowerInvestor-owned24.4¢+6.3%$146228,816
Vermont Electric CooperativeCooperative24.9¢+3.6%$14236,132
City of Burlington ElectricMunicipal20.3¢+4.2%$8718,168

Heating fuels in Vermont: heating oil, propane.