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Connecticut electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in Connecticut paid an average of 30.02¢ per kilowatthour, up 9.8% on the same month a year earlier (27.34¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; Connecticut was 88% above that. It ranked 5th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,382,876 MWh, up 8.5% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $265.63 on 885 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 30.02¢ | 27.34¢ | +9.8% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 24.50¢ | 20.34¢ | +20.5% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 19.96¢ | 16.67¢ | +19.7% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 27.08¢ | 23.66¢ | +14.5% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.4 TWh | 1.3 TWh | +8.5% |
| Sales, all sectors | 2.6 TWh | 2.5 TWh | +5.1% |
| Residential customers | 1,562,600 | 1,543,323 | +1.2% |
| Average residential bill | $265.63 | $225.73 | +17.7% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 885 | 826 | +7.1% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Connecticut in January 2025?
30.02¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 24.50¢ for commercial and 19.96¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 27.34¢ in January 2024, a change of +9.8%. Residential sales changed by +8.5% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$265.63, on average use of 885 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Connecticut page.