Electricity rates — Vermont
A household in Vermont using 1,000 kWh a month pays about $2,698 a year on the cheapest of 2 generally available plans — Rate 11: Optional Residential TOD from Green Mountain Power Corp, in effect since October 2024, at the typical hour-by-hour use of homes in Vermont. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026. A further 2 restricted and 4 older schedules are priced further down but not ranked.
- Average price
- 23.7¢ per kWh
- 12 months to June 2026
- Against the 12 months before
- +5.4%
- The 30th-largest rise of the 50 states
- Average bill
- $141 a month
- 12 months to June 2026, up 7.2% on the 12 months before, and homes used 1.7% more
Every priced plan in Vermont, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rate 11: Optional Residential TOD✓ cheapesttime-of-use · in effect since October 2024 | $2,698.45 | — | 22.5¢ |
| Rate 01 Residential Serviceflat rate · in effect since October 2024 | $2,936.80 | +$238.35 | 24.5¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| Rate 01: Residential Electric Assistance Program (EAP)tiered · in effect since April 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,721.64 | −$976.81 | 14.3¢ |
| Rate 61: Residential Time Of Daytime-of-use · in effect since April 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,832.89 | −$865.56 | 15.3¢ |
| Rate 61: Residential Time Of Day - Electric Assistance Program (EAP)time-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $1,989.71 | −$708.74 | 16.6¢ |
| Rate 11: Residential Optional Time of Use-Electric Assistance Program (EAP)time-of-use · tiered · in effect since April 2017 · older schedule, not ranked | $2,017.42 | −$681.03 | 16.8¢ |
| Rate 74: TOU Electric Vehicle Residential Servicetime-of-use · in effect since October 2024 · needs an electric vehicle | $2,274.74 | −$423.71 | 19.0¢ |
| Rate 14: Residential Time-of-Use & Critical Peaktime-of-use · in effect since April 2017 · critical-peak event days, priced here as if every day were one | $3,156.44 | +$457.99 | 26.3¢ |
The cheapest plan in Vermont at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — cheapest $1,497.38 (Rate 11: Optional Residential TOD), dearest $1,582.71, a $85.33 range
- 1,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $2,698.45 (Rate 11: Optional Residential TOD), dearest $2,936.80, a $238.35 range
- 2,000 kWh/mo — cheapest $5,100.63 (Rate 11: Optional Residential TOD), dearest $5,645.08, a $544.45 range
What households in Vermont pay, by EIA's count
Vermont sits between Maryland (21.8¢) and New Jersey (23.8¢).
EIA lists 3 utilities serving homes in Vermont. By homes served, the largest 3 are Green Mountain Power Corp (226,675), Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc (35,964), and City of Burlington Electric - (VT) (17,861). Member-owned cooperatives supply about 11% and municipal utilities supply about 6% of its households.
Over five years they rose 23.2%, well behind the US's 34.7%.
Vermont homes used the most electricity in January and the least in May (2021–2025): a winter peak, 1.5 times the lightest month. November was the dearest month per kWh, 11% above January.
The utilities with a ranked plan on this page serve about 71% of Vermont's households: Green Mountain Power Corp (226,675). Their median plan at 1,000 kWh a month works out to 23.5¢ per kWh, about the same as EIA's average, which is why this page compares that median with other states'.
| Average price, 12 months to June 2026 | 23.7¢ |
|---|---|
| Among the 50 states and DC | 40 of 51, 1 = lowest |
| US average, same months | 17.9¢ |
| Change on the 12 months before | ↑ +5.4% |
| Change over five years | ↑ +23.2% (US ↑ +34.7%) |
| Average price in 2001 | 12.7¢ |
| Households, 2024 | 319,656 |
| Average use per home, 2024 | 581 kWh a month (US 872) |
| Average bill per home, 2024 | $127.35 a month (US $143.64) |
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Every year’s figure for Vermont
| Year | Vermont | US |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.9¢ | 17.3¢ |
| 2024 | 21.9¢ | 16.5¢ |
| 2023 | 20.8¢ | 16.0¢ |
| 2022 | 19.9¢ | 15.0¢ |
| 2021 | 19.3¢ | 13.7¢ |
| 2020 | 19.5¢ | 13.2¢ |
| 2019 | 17.7¢ | 13.0¢ |
| 2018 | 18.0¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2017 | 17.7¢ | 12.9¢ |
| 2016 | 17.4¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2015 | 17.1¢ | 12.7¢ |
| 2014 | 17.5¢ | 12.5¢ |
| 2013 | 17.1¢ | 12.1¢ |
| 2012 | 17.0¢ | 11.9¢ |
| 2011 | 16.3¢ | 11.7¢ |
| 2010 | 15.6¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2009 | 14.9¢ | 11.5¢ |
| 2008 | 14.5¢ | 11.3¢ |
| 2007 | 14.1¢ | 10.7¢ |
| 2006 | 13.4¢ | 10.4¢ |
| 2005 | 13.0¢ | 9.4¢ |
| 2004 | 12.9¢ | 8.9¢ |
| 2003 | 12.8¢ | 8.7¢ |
| 2002 | 12.8¢ | 8.4¢ |
| 2001 | 12.7¢ | 8.6¢ |
Highest in January, $145; lowest in May, $100.
Every month’s bill in Vermont
| Month | Average bill |
|---|---|
| January | $145 |
| February | $131 |
| March | $122 |
| April | $104 |
| May | $100 |
| June | $109 |
| July | $129 |
| August | $124 |
| September | $106 |
| October | $108 |
| November | $120 |
| December | $144 |
In the guides: Summer and winter bills, state by state
How Vermont compares
At 1,000 kWh a month the median plan in Vermont costs $2,817.63 a year: the 11th-highest of the 31 states whose indexed plans stand for them, and 24% more than their median of $2,274.24. It sits between New Jersey ($2,781.56) and Maryland ($2,854.53).
Its cheapest open plan, Rate 11: Optional Residential TOD from Green Mountain Power Corp at $2,698.45, is the 9th-highest of the 31 states' cheapest plans.
6 of its 8 priceable plans price by the hour, the largest share of any state here.
In the guides: What published electricity plans cost, state by state · What a plan charges by the hour, and what moving a kilowatt-hour is worth
Who provides Vermont's plans
Every plan here comes from Green Mountain Power Corp — a limit of what has been indexed, not a claim that it is the only provider in Vermont. How each of its plans is built, and what changing between them saves, is set out on Green Mountain Power Corp's own page.
What the Vermont figures do not cover
Only one utility in Vermont has been indexed so far, so the ranges above are not statewide. A household served by another provider will not find its plans here yet.