Average electric bill in Connecticut

A typical Connecticut home paid about $206.63 a month for electricity in 2025, $2,479.59 for the year, using 705 kWh a month at 29.31 cents per kWh.

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Typical bill 2025: $206.63 a month$2,479.59 a year, energy only
Rank by bill: 2 of 51+37% on the U.S. typical
Average use: 705 kWh a month36 of 51; -19% on the U.S.
Home price 2025: 29.31 ¢/kWh5 of 51; +70% on the U.S.
Costliest month: Jul $280.641,019 kWh at 27.54 ¢
Cheapest month: Oct $145.07524 kWh at 27.66 ¢
Summer to winter swing: 93%costliest month over cheapest
Typical bill, Jan to Aug 2026: $201.18 a month-9.5% on the same months of 2025
Share of median income: 2.64%12 of 51; median household income $93,760
Typical bill 2023 to 2025: +1.9%$202.78 to $206.63 a month
Typical business bill 2025: $1,418.86 a month22.92 ¢/kWh
Gap to the lowest bill: $111.98 a monthlowest is New Mexico at $94.66

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Typical monthly bill, Connecticut

$145.07 in Oct to $280.64 in Jul.

Typical monthly bill, Connecticut: 12 rows

Month	2025	2026 to Aug
Jan	265	245
Feb	241	243
Mar	208	202
Apr	175	173
May	169	146
Jun	201	174
Jul	281	222
Aug	239	204
Sep	173	No data
Oct	145	No data
Nov	166	No data
Dec	217	No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Connecticut and the states next to it in rank

$206.63 a month, rank 2 of 51.

dollars a month

Connecticut207
U.S. average151
Hawaii208
Maryland184

Connecticut, Typical monthly bill, Connecticut against others, 2025: EIA retail sales.

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Bill by use level

Use	Connecticut a month	Connecticut a year	U.S. a month	Gap to U.S. in Connecticut
180 kWh, 0.25x the Connecticut average	$52.76	$633.10	$31.01	+$22
350 kWh, 0.5x the Connecticut average	$102.58	$1,231.02	$60.30	+$42
530 kWh, 0.75x the Connecticut average	$155.34	$1,864.12	$91.32	+$64
700 kWh, 1x the Connecticut average	$205.17	$2,462.04	$120.61	+$85
880 kWh, 1.25x the Connecticut average	$257.93	$3,095.14	$151.62	+$106
1,060 kWh, 1.5x the Connecticut average	$310.69	$3,728.23	$182.64	+$128
1,410 kWh, 2x the Connecticut average	$413.27	$4,959.25	$242.94	+$170
2,110 kWh, 3x the Connecticut average	$618.44	$7,421.29	$363.55	+$255

Connecticut month by month in 2025

Month	Connecticut kWh per account	Connecticut price ¢/kWh	Connecticut typical bill
Jan	884	29.94	$264.67
Feb	727	33.12	$240.69
Mar	641	32.43	$207.97
Apr	544	32.17	$174.91
May	535	31.52	$168.66
Jun	742	27.12	$201.29
Jul	1,019	27.54	$280.64
Aug	793	30.17	$239.17
Sep	570	30.41	$173.22
Oct	524	27.66	$145.07
Nov	615	26.97	$165.89
Dec	861	25.24	$217.41

Connecticut typical bill over the years

Year	Connecticut bill a month	Connecticut a year	Connecticut kWh per account	Connecticut price ¢/kWh
2023	$202.78	$2,433.33	679	29.88
2024	$199.68	$2,396.11	695	28.75
2025	$206.63	$2,479.59	705	29.31

Connecticut in 2026 so far

Month	Connecticut kWh per account	Connecticut price ¢/kWh	Connecticut typical bill
Jan 2026	867	28.30	$245.31
Feb 2026	790	30.77	$243.03
Mar 2026	664	30.45	$202.06
Apr 2026	535	32.24	$172.57
May 2026	534	27.37	$146.03
Jun 2026	716	24.32	$174.25
Jul 2026	918	24.16	$221.81
Aug 2026	834	24.51	$204.36

Business and industry in Connecticut

Customer type	Connecticut bill a month, 2025	Connecticut kWh per account	Connecticut price ¢/kWh
Business	$1,418.86	6,190	22.92
Industry	$10,316.50	55,979	18.43

Connecticut bill next to income

Connecticut: 2.64% of median household income, rank 12; the four states closest to it:

State near Connecticut	Median income	Bill a year	Share of income, near Connecticut
Oklahoma	$63,603	$1,686.30	2.65%
Texas	$76,292	$2,050.30	2.69%
Indiana	$70,051	$1,796.65	2.56%
Pennsylvania	$76,081	$1,943.08	2.55%

Weather and the bill

Connecticut homes used the most power in Jul 2025 (1,019 kWh per account) and the least in Oct (524 kWh). Degree-days (heating plus cooling) peaked in Jan (1,183). Across the 12 months, use and degree-days have a correlation of 0.34. 2025 had 5,781 heating and 684 cooling degree-days, 1% below and 13% above the 1991 to 2020 normals (5,849 and 606).

Connecticut degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Connecticut, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows

Connecticut year	Heating (HDD)	Cooling (CDD)	Normal HDD	Normal CDD
2015	5938	715	5849	606
2016	5364	796	5849	606
2017	5440	592	5849	606
2018	5739	822	5849	606
2019	5937	666	5849	606
2020	5344	772	5849	606
2021	5410	706	5849	606
2022	5627	774	5849	606
2023	5057	631	5849	606
2024	5202	715	5849	606
2025	5781	684	5849	606

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Connecticut, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Connecticut, 2025 by month: 12 rows

Month	kWh per account	Price ¢/kWh	Typical bill	HDD 2025	CDD 2025	HDD normal	CDD normal
Jan	884	29.94	$265	1,183	0	1,144	0
Feb	727	33.12	$241	991	0	977	0
Mar	641	32.43	$208	719	0	853	0
Apr	544	32.17	$175	455	0	507	0
May	535	31.52	$169	191	15	221	14
Jun	742	27.12	$201	11	139	28	95
Jul	1,019	27.54	$281	0	329	2	247
Aug	793	30.17	$239	15	142	7	199
Sep	570	30.41	$173	62	59	79	50
Oct	524	27.66	$145	348	0	381	1
Nov	615	26.97	$166	703	0	674	0
Dec	861	25.24	$217	1,103	0	976	0

EIA retail sales and NOAA nClimDiv for Connecticut, 2025 by month.

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Analyst note

A typical Connecticut home account paid about $206.63 a month for energy in 2025, $2,479.59 over the year, which ranks 2nd of 51 states, 37% above the U.S. typical bill. Connecticut homes used 705 kWh a month (36 of 51, 19% under the U.S.) at 29.31 cents (5 of 51, 70% over), so the bill reflects a high price. The year swings from $145.07 in October to $280.64 in July, a 93% gap, driven by use of 524 against 1,019 kWh. So far in 2026 the typical bill is $201.18 a month, -9.5% on the same months of 2025. Business accounts paid about $1,418.86 a month at 22.92 cents, 6.9 times a home bill. Over a year that is 2.64% of the $93,760 median household income, 12 of 51 states. The typical bill was $202.78 a month in 2023, $199.68 in 2024 and $206.63 in 2025, +1.9% in two years, with use per account at 679, 695 and 705 kWh.

Connecticut: states with a similar bill

State	Typical bill, near Connecticut	kWh a month	Price ¢/kWh
Hawaii	$207.87	515	40.40
Maryland	$184.43	945	19.53
Alabama	$184.30	1,145	16.09
Massachusetts	$180.94	595	30.41

Questions on the Connecticut bill

What is the average electric bill in Connecticut?

Energy only: about $206.63 a month in 2025, or $2,479.59 a year.

How much electricity does a Connecticut home use?

Rank 36 of 51: 705 kWh a month in 2025, -19% on the U.S.

What month is the electric bill highest in Connecticut?

July at $280.64; the lowest is October at $145.07.

Is the average electric bill in Connecticut above the national average?

Above, by $55.96 a month or 37%.

How much does 1,000 kWh cost in Connecticut?

$293.10 at 29.31 cents per kWh, the 2025 average.

How far is Connecticut from the state with the lowest bill?

$111.98 a month: the lowest typical bill, $94.66 in New Mexico, against $206.63 here.

What share of income goes to electricity in Connecticut?

2.64% of the $93,760 median household income, 12 of 51 states.

How much did the typical Connecticut bill change since 2023?

$202.78 a month in 2023, $206.63 in 2025, +1.9%.

What does a Connecticut business pay a month for electricity?

$1,418.86 for a typical commercial account, at 22.92 cents per kWh in 2025.

Is the Connecticut bill rising in 2026?

$201.18 a month so far, -9.5% on the same months of 2025.