States › Connecticut › May 2025
Connecticut electricity prices, May 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In May 2025, residential customers in Connecticut paid an average of 31.59¢ per kilowatthour, up 18.1% on the same month a year earlier (26.75¢). The US average for the month was 17.37¢; Connecticut was 82% above that. It ranked 3rd highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 841,643 MWh, down 4.3% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $169.27 on 536 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 | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change | US, May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 31.59¢ | 26.75¢ | +18.1% | 17.37¢ |
| Commercial | 23.26¢ | 19.31¢ | +20.5% | 12.93¢ |
| Industrial | 17.28¢ | 15.42¢ | +12.1% | 8.29¢ |
| All sectors | 26.08¢ | 22.06¢ | +18.2% | 13.13¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | May 2025 | May 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 841.6 GWh | 879.7 GWh | -4.3% |
| Sales, all sectors | 2 TWh | 2.1 TWh | -3.6% |
| Residential customers | 1,570,547 | 1,551,218 | +1.2% |
| Average residential bill | $169.27 | $151.70 | +11.6% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 536 | 567 | -5.5% |
| US residential price | 17.37¢ | 16.40¢ | +5.9% |
The two years to May 2025
Connecticut residentialUS residential
Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Connecticut in May 2025?
31.59¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 23.26¢ for commercial and 17.28¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 26.75¢ in May 2024, a change of +18.1%. Residential sales changed by -4.3% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$169.27, on average use of 536 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.