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In Vermont, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc bills 41,122 accounts, 87.5% residential, as an cooperative utility. It connects 74.8 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 8.6 times the national median.
At 558 kWh a month a Vermont Electric Cooperative, home pays about $130 in energy: 23.26 ¢/kWh, 6.2% above the Vermont average of 21.90 ¢.
It connects 74.8 net-metered homes per 1,000 home accounts, 8.6 times the national median.
Net metering stands out at Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc: 2,691 residential installations on 35,964 home accounts, 74.8 per 1,000. That is place 1 of 2 Vermont utilities and 8.6 times the national median (8.7). All installations together total 33.5 MW, an average of 12.0 kW each.
| Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc | 23.26 ¢/kWh | 18.45 ¢/kWh | $130at 558 kWh | 232 minSAIDI |
| Vermont average against this company, which is 2 of 2 on price | -1.36 ¢/kWhcompany 6.2% above | +0.44 ¢/kWhcompany 2.3% below | -$8a month at 558 kWh | +0 mincompany 0 below |
| U.S. averageLowest in this table | 16.48 ¢/kWhcompany 41.1% above | 12.75 ¢/kWhcompany 44.7% above | $9238 less than company | 99 mincompany 132 above |
Vermont Electric Cooperative,: +4.6% on 2024 for homes, Vermont +4.7%.
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc: 24.33 ¢/kWh in the 2025 early release, +4.6% from 23.26 ¢; Vermont as a whole went +4.7%, so Vermont Electric Cooperative, kept pace with it by 0.1 points. Its SAIDI is 151 minutes against 232 in 2024.
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc serves 35,964 homes in Vermont. At 558 kWh a month that is about 11 kg of CO₂, or 131 kg a year, at the Vermont plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Vermont generation mix.
19.28 ¢ in 2015, 23.26 ¢ in 2024 (+20.7%); Vermont 17.09 to 21.90 ¢.
| Year | Vermont Electric Cooperative | Gap to Vermont residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 19.28 | +2.19 | +6.63 |
| 2016 | 19.27 | +1.90 | +6.72 |
| 2017 | 19.25 | +1.57 | +6.36 |
| 2018 | 19.12 | +1.10 | +6.25 |
| 2019 | 19.10 | +1.39 | +6.09 |
| 2020 | 19.57 | +0.03 | +6.42 |
| 2021 | 19.59 | +0.33 | +5.93 |
| 2022 | 19.89 | -0.04 | +4.85 |
| 2023 | 21.41 | +0.59 | +5.41 |
| 2024 | 23.26 | +1.36 | +6.78 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV211 min in 2015, 232 in 2024.
| Year | Vermont Electric Coope, no major events |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 211 |
| 2016 | 218 |
| 2017 | 201 |
| 2018 | 358 |
| 2019 | 170 |
| 2020 | 158 |
| 2021 | 215 |
| 2022 | 178 |
| 2023 | 204 |
| 2024 | 232 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV231.8 min, 2.33x the median reporter, rank 563 of 673.
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 19.28 ¢ in 2015 to 23.26 ¢ in 2024, a move of +20.7%: Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc lagged its state (+28.1%) by 7.5 points, and -9.6 points against the U.S. Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc's sharpest move came in 2024, +8.7%. The latest year is the high at 23.26 ¢; the low was 19.10 ¢ (2019). 2024: +8.7% here, +5.2% for the Vermont average. SAIDI at Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc (major events excluded) went from 211 minutes in 2015 to 232 in 2024, +10%, between 158 (2020) and 358 (2018). Against the national median, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 232 minutes, +132 from the median. 2017: 1744 minutes with major events, 201 without, the widest gap of any year. Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc has 1 cheaper and 0 higher-priced Vermont peers among 2 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Green Mountain Power Corp, bills 22.09 ¢ (-1.17).
Both measures lean against customers: 6.2% above the Vermont average on price and 2.3x the national median on outage minutes (232).
Home accounts at Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc went from 34,297 in 2015 to 35,964 in 2024, +4.9%. Business customers paid 0.79 times the home price in 2024 (18.45 against 23.26 ¢); the ratio was 0.85 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.88 in 2015 to 1.40 in 2024, between 1.38 and 2.34.
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc customers lost power for 232 minutes in 2024, up from 211 in 2015 (+10%). The low came in 2020 at 158, the high in 2018 at 358; 10 years were filed.
Home rates at Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc went from 18.73 ¢ in 2013 to 23.26 ¢ in 2024 (+24.2%), which is 25.88 ¢ to 23.87 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−7.8%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $3,106 in 2013 and $2,865 in 2024. Of 6 Vermont utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc stood 5th cheapest (11th of 12 in 2013).
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc at 232 min in 2024 and the Vermont median at –.
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc: 23.87 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 23.26 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Vermont Electric C | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Vermont Electr | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Vermont Electr | Vermont median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.73 | 25.88 | 11 of 12 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 19.29 | 26.24 | 11 of 12 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 19.28 | 26.19 | 11 of 12 | 211 | 1.88 | – | – |
| 2016 | 19.27 | 25.85 | 11 of 12 | 218 | 1.70 | – | – |
| 2017 | 19.25 | 25.28 | 11 of 12 | 201 | 1.72 | – | – |
| 2018 | 19.12 | 24.52 | 10 of 12 | 358 | 2.34 | – | – |
| 2019 | 19.10 | 24.05 | 13 of 15 | 170 | 1.49 | – | – |
| 2020 | 19.57 | 24.34 | 4 of 6 | 158 | 1.63 | – | – |
| 2021 | 19.59 | 23.27 | 5 of 7 | 215 | 1.91 | – | – |
| 2022 | 19.89 | 21.88 | 4 of 7 | 178 | 1.95 | – | – |
| 2023 | 21.41 | 22.62 | 5 of 7 | 204 | 1.38 | – | – |
| 2024 | 23.26 | 23.87 | 5 of 6 | 232 | 1.40 | – | – |
Vermont Electric Coopera, EIA utility 19791: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Vermont ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 35,964 | 23.26 | +1.36 |
| Commercial | 5,139 | 18.45 | -0.44 |
| Year | Home accounts, Vermont Electric Coope | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 34,297 | 19.28 | 16.32 | 0.85 | 211 | 1.88 |
| 2016 | 34,420 | 19.27 | 15.95 | 0.83 | 218 | 1.70 |
| 2017 | 34,519 | 19.25 | 15.78 | 0.82 | 201 | 1.72 |
| 2018 | 34,706 | 19.12 | 15.56 | 0.81 | 358 | 2.34 |
| 2019 | 34,880 | 19.10 | 15.49 | 0.81 | 170 | 1.49 |
| 2020 | 35,104 | 19.57 | 15.78 | 0.81 | 158 | 1.63 |
| 2021 | 35,371 | 19.59 | 15.78 | 0.81 | 215 | 1.91 |
| 2022 | 35,640 | 19.89 | 16.01 | 0.81 | 178 | 1.95 |
| 2023 | 35,793 | 21.41 | 17.27 | 0.81 | 204 | 1.38 |
| 2024 | 35,964 | 23.26 | 18.45 | 0.79 | 232 | 1.40 |
| Utility near Vermont Electric Cooperative, on price | SAIDI min, gap to Vermont Electric Cooperative, | Home ¢, gap to Vermont Electric Cooperative, | Gap % to Vermont Electric Cooperative, | Accounts, Vermont Electric Cooperative, = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Mountain Power Corp | No data | -1.17 | -5.0% | 6.70 |
| 2. Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc (this utility) | 232 | 23.26 | - | 1.00 |
| Class at Vermont Electric Cooperative, | Accounts | Of Vermont Electric Cooperative, accounts | Of Vermont Electric Cooperative, MWh sold | kWh a year per Vermont Electric Cooperative, account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 35,964 | 87.5% | 50.8% | 6,699 |
| Commercial | 5,139 | 12.5% | 28.0% | 25,886 |
| Industrial and other | 19 | 0.05% | 21.2% | 5,291,211 |
| Measure | Vermont Electric Cooperative, | Vermont context | Vermont Electric Cooperative, detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time-of-use rate for Vermont Electric Cooperative, homes | Offered | 3 of 3 Vermont utilities offer one | 39 homes on dynamic pricing, 0.11% of 35,964 |
| Net-metered installations | 2,786 | 97% residential | 74.8 homes per 1,000 accounts, 12.0 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 558 kWh month | Cost a month at 23.26 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 45% | $58.15 | +$16.95 | $698 |
| 500 | 90% | $116.31 | +$33.91 | $1,396 |
| 750 | 134% | $174.46 | +$50.86 | $2,094 |
| 1,000 | 179% | $232.61 | +$67.81 | $2,791 |
| 1,500 | 269% | $348.92 | +$101.72 | $4,187 |
| 2,000 | 358% | $465.23 | +$135.63 | $5,583 |
| Measure, Vermont Electric Coo | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 231.8 | 895.8 | 3.86 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 1.400 | 3.340 | 0.71 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 165.6 | 268.2 | 2.76 h |
8 Vermont counties, region NPCC:
Vermont other states: 8 of 8 counties of Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc drawn
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc: 8 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV41,122 accounts in 2024: residential 35,964, commercial 5,139, industrial 19.
In 2024 homes paid 23.26 cents; against the Vermont average that is +6.2%.
SAIDI 231.8 min and SAIFI 1.40 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 2.33, CAIDI 166 min.
2,786 installations with 33.5 MW, of which residential installations number 2,691.
558 kWh at 23.26 cents comes to about $130, energy only.
Rank 2 of 2 in Vermont on price, +6.2% against the state average; 1 charge less than 23.26 ¢.
Homes take 50.8% of 474,490 MWh, commercial accounts 28.0%, industrial and other 21.2%; the 5,139 commercial accounts use 25,886 kWh each, 3.9 times a home.
Vermont Electric Cooperative, offers a home time-of-use rate; 39 customers use dynamic pricing, 0.11% of its homes.
2nd cheapest of 2 in 2015, 2nd of 2 in 2024; its price rose 20.7% while Vermont rose 28.1%.
24.33 cents per kWh, +4.6% on the 23.26 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc at 23.26 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
4 home plan records, energy charges: 10.1 to 33.4 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).