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Connecticut electricity prices, July 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In July 2025, residential customers in Connecticut paid an average of 27.60¢ per kilowatthour, down 1.4% on the same month a year earlier (28.00¢). The US average for the month was 17.45¢; Connecticut was 58% above that. It ranked 5th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 1,604,575 MWh, up 6.7% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $281.61 on 1,020 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 | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Change | US, Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 27.60¢ | 28.00¢ | -1.4% | 17.45¢ |
| Commercial | 22.86¢ | 19.97¢ | +14.5% | 14.05¢ |
| Industrial | 18.59¢ | 17.00¢ | +9.4% | 9.33¢ |
| All sectors | 25.02¢ | 23.82¢ | +5.0% | 14.36¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jul 2025 | Jul 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 1.6 TWh | 1.5 TWh | +6.7% |
| Sales, all sectors | 3 TWh | 2.9 TWh | +1.7% |
| Residential customers | 1,572,399 | 1,552,335 | +1.3% |
| Average residential bill | $281.61 | $271.33 | +3.8% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 1,020 | 969 | +5.3% |
| US residential price | 17.45¢ | 16.62¢ | +5.0% |
The two years to July 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Connecticut in July 2025?
27.60¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 22.86¢ for commercial and 18.59¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 28.00¢ in July 2024, a change of -1.4%. Residential sales changed by +6.7% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$281.61, on average use of 1,020 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.