Power Bill Facts

Vermont electricity prices, April 2023

The month beside the same month one year before and beside the US.

Month
April 2023, final
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
9th from the highest

The average residential price in Vermont was 20.75 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in April 2023. Final

In April 2022, the price was 20.02 cents per kWh. The April 2023 price was 0.73 cents per kWh higher than the April 2022 price.

The US average was 16.10 cents per kWh in April 2023. In April 2023, Vermont had the 9th highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $102.06, for 492 kWh. A bill for one month changes with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. EIA adjusted the months of this year to the final Form EIA-861 data.

Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.

The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.

EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.

In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The figures on this page are EIA's own state averages. Monthly data through .

Average price by sector

Cents per kWh

Vermont: average price by sector, April 2023
SectorApr 2023 cents per kWhApr 2022 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Apr 2023 cents per kWh
Residential20.7520.02+3.6%16.10
Commercial17.7716.98+4.7%12.08
Industrial10.8411.47-5.5%7.51
All sectors17.2316.69+3.2%12.16

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

Vermont: sales, customers and the residential bill, April 2023
FigureApr 2023Apr 2022Change percent
Residential sales158.2 GWh158.8 GWh-0.4%
Sales, all sectors403.3 GWh412.8 GWh-2.3%
Residential customers321,641320,041+0.5%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$102.06$99.35+2.7%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)492496-0.8%
US residential price (cents per kWh)16.1014.57+10.5%

The 25 months to April 2023

Form EIA-861M

cents per kWh0510152025Apr 2021Aug 2021Dec 2021Apr 2022Aug 2022Dec 2022Apr 2023cents per kWh0510152025Apr 2021Nov 2021Jun 2022Apr 2023

Vermont, residentialUS, residential

Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.

Where the figures come from

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month). EIA status of this month: final. The series runs through July 2026. The average price is revenue divided by sales. The average bill is residential revenue divided by residential customers. The annual figures of each utility are on the Vermont page.

Questions about April 2023 in Vermont

What did businesses pay for electricity in Vermont in April 2023?
The average commercial price was 17.77 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 10.84 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 17.23 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in Vermont buy in April 2023?
Residential customers bought 158.2 GWh of electricity in April 2023. One GWh is 1,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 0.4% lower than the quantity in April 2022.
How many residential customers did Vermont have in April 2023?
Vermont had 321,641 residential customers in April 2023. The number was 0.5% higher than the number in April 2022. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.