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

Green Mountain Power electricity rates

What homes pay Green Mountain Power for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 228,816 homes in Vermont. EIA lists it as Green Mountain Power Corp.

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Average price
24.4¢ a kWh
Up 6.3% on a year ago
Average bill
$146 a month
Up 7.5% on a year ago
Average use
598 kWh
A month. Vermont 590 kWh
Price rank in Vermont
2 of 3
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Green Mountain Power homes paid 24.4¢ a kWh, against 23.9¢ across Vermont.

Green Mountain Power vs Vermont

Green Mountain PowerVermont
Average price, 12 months to August 202624.4¢23.9¢
Price in August 202624.7¢23.8¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$146$141
Bill in August 2026$141$142
Average monthly use598 kWh590 kWh
Price change, past year+6.3%+6.0%
Price change since 2019+39%+35%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026