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Vermont electric companies, rates and outages

EIA counts 3 utilities in Vermont, serving 388,511 accounts for a population of 645,254.

Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, Vermont
Vermont Yankee Unit 1. Photo by Nuclear Regulatory Commission from US, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

In 2025 Vermont homes paid 22.92 ¢/kWh: rank 10 of 51, 32.5% above the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 21.90 ¢).

Calculators for Vermont

How it compares

Vermont prices
Customer sector2024GapRank
Residential21.90 ¢/kWh+32.9% against the U.S.10 of 511 is highest
Commercial18.89 ¢/kWh+48.2% against the U.S.8 of 511 is highest
Industrial11.58 ¢/kWh+42.4% against the U.S.10 of 511 is highest

Electric companies in Vermont

Vermont home prices, 2024; lowest filled.

Vermont companies
CompanyHome accountsAverage priceReliabilityNet metering
City of Burlington ElectricLowest price17,86118.88 ¢/kWh$108 a month at 574 kWhNo data6.0 MW503 systems
Green Mountain Power Corp226,67522.09 ¢/kWh$127 a month at 574 kWhNo data137.0 MW6,952 systems
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc35,96423.26 ¢/kWh$133 a month at 574 kWh232 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.4033.5 MW2,786 systems

Vermont: 2025 and 2026

Vermont, data to July 2026.

Vermont 2025 average price
22.92 ¢/kWh+4.7% against 2024, U.S. +5.0%
Vermont 2025 rank
10 of 51same place as 2024
Vermont January to Jul 2026
23.95 ¢/kWh+6.6% on Jan-Jul 2025
Vermont Last 12 months
23.80 ¢/kWhto July 2026
Vermont July 2026
23.75 ¢/kWh+7.3% against July 2025
Vermont 2025 costliest month
Oct 24.78 ¢cheapest Jan 21.74 ¢, a 14% spread
Vermont Typical 2025 bill
$136 a monthtop Dec $173, low May $112

The Vermont residential price averaged 22.92 ¢/kWh in 2025, +4.7% on 2024: Vermont stayed within 0.3 points of the nation. From January to July 2026 the Vermont average is 23.95 ¢, +6.6% on 2025, close to the U.S. change. Seasonality in Vermont: 2025 peaked in October at 24.78 ¢ and bottomed in January at 21.74 ¢. A typical residential account in Vermont paid about $1,634 for energy over 2025, from $112 in May to $173 in December; use per account ran 470 to 745 kWh a month.

Vermont price by month, 2024 to Jul 2026

Price by month, Vermont: 12 rows
Month202420252026 to Jul
Jan20.8021.7423.29
Feb21.0621.9923.27
Mar21.5622.3824.11
Apr21.7022.9724.56
May22.1523.7524.89
Jun21.7623.0024.44
Jul21.1022.1423.75
Aug21.2622.27No data
Sep22.4623.92No data
Oct23.0424.78No data
Nov25.1624.17No data
Dec22.0523.22No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What a typical Vermont account paid each month

Vermont: use per account times price, energy only.

Typical bill by month, Vermont: 12 rows
Month20252026 to Jul
Jan168184
Feb153164
Mar136149
Apr116120
May112120
Jun122125
Jul148147
Aug132No data
Sep113No data
Oct121No data
Nov140No data
Dec173No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What Vermont power is made of

In plain words. Hydro is the biggest source in Vermont (50%), and the power made there is cleaner than the U.S. average per kWh. New plants with 2 MW are under construction.

In 2025 Vermont plants of 1 MW or more made 2.0 TWh. The biggest sources: hydro 49.7%, wood, biomass, geothermal and waste 20.9%, wind 18.9%. For comparison, hydro makes 5.5% of U.S. generation. Wind, solar and hydro together: 78.9% (22.6% for the U.S.). Vermont plants only; imports and rooftop solar are not counted.

Vermont, share of net generation, %

  • Coal
  • Natural gas 0.1
  • Nuclear
  • Hydro (conventional) 49.7
  • Wind 18.9
  • Utility-scale solar 10.3
  • Petroleum 0.2
  • Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste 20.9
  • Other

Fuel groups: prices guide.

Vermont, share of net generation and operating capacity: 7 rows
SourceVermont share of generation, %U.S. share, %Vermont generation, TWhVermont capacity, MW
Natural gas0.140.90.000
Hydro (conventional)49.75.51.01328
Wind18.910.40.38151
Utility-scale solar10.36.80.21156
Petroleum0.20.40.00154
Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste20.91.40.4390
Other-0.10.4-0.000

EIA-923 and EIA-860 for Vermont, 2025 data, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Vermont plant pipeline

Vermont, megawatts: 6 rows
Vermont plantsMW
Operating, utility-scale878
Battery storage21
Retiring 2026 to 20300
Retiring after 20300
Under construction2
Planned90

EIA-860 generators in Vermont, 2025 data.

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Vermont carbon per kWh

Vermont plants emitted 43 lb of CO₂ per MWh in 2023 (0.019 kg per kWh), against 767 lb for the U.S. An average Vermont home using 589 kWh a month accounts for about 11 kg of CO₂ a month at that rate. The rate is for Vermont plants, not your supplier.

state and national values: 4 rows
MeasureVermontU.S.
CO₂, lb per MWh43.0767.2
CO₂, kg per kWh0.0190.348
NOx, lb per MWh0.1680.452
SO2, lb per MWh0.0390.359

EPA eGRID2023 for Vermont, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Vermont weather

A normal year in Vermont brings 8,577 heating and 171 cooling degree-days (1991 to 2020). 2025 had 7,930 heating (8% below normal) and 297 cooling (74% above normal).

Vermont degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Vermont, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows
Vermont yearHeating (HDD)Cooling (CDD)Normal HDDNormal CDD
201581902638577171
201675202858577171
201777241628577171
201881043448577171
201984712338577171
202074813198577171
202174262988577171
202277152948577171
202371072658577171
202470353688577171
202579302978577171

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

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Vermont meters and time-of-use rates

78.1% of Vermont home meters are advanced (AMI) meters: 267,650 of 342,624. 3 of 3 reporting utilities offer a home time-of-use rate, and 8,188 home accounts are enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 meters in Vermont, data year 2024, pulled 2 Oct 2026: homes.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Vermont

Vermont: 1,099 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, $55.1M paid, median paid claim $23,348; 31st of 55 states and territories by dollars paid. The peak year was 2023 with 710 claims. FEMA counts 1.1% of Vermont residential structures as insured, 24th of 51, and the policy file shows 3,975 NFIP policies in force on 8 Sep 2026. Floods damage substations and lines, and in Vermont this is claims history, not an outage count.

Vermont counties with the most NFIP flood claims
Top counties in VermontClaims 2015-2025PaidClaims per 1,000 homes
Washington County494$28.3M20.7
Windsor County159$10.8M6.2
Lamoille County80$4.6M7.2
Chittenden County70$1.5M1.5
Caledonia County69$3.3M4.9

Vermont: flood claims by state, flood claims by county. 1,099 Vermont claims as of 8 Sep 2026, OpenFEMA NFIP; counts under 5 hidden.

Vermont charts

Price by sector, Vermont

Home 21.90, business 18.89, industry 11.58 ¢ in 2024.

Vermont price by sector 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearResidentialCommercialIndustrialGap to U.S. residential
201517.0914.5410.27+4.44
201617.3714.5410.23+4.82
201717.6814.6110.21+4.79
201818.0215.2410.66+5.15
201917.7115.9811.05+4.70
202019.5416.3911.20+6.39
202119.2616.5911.38+5.60
202219.9317.2911.88+4.89
202320.8218.0011.27+4.82
202421.9018.8911.58+5.42

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Largest utilities, SAIDI

Median of 1 reporters here: 231.8 minutes.

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  • Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc231.8
  • U.S. median99.5

Vermont, SAIDI of the largest Vermont utilities: EIA-861 survey.

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Who serves each county

Vermont counties shaded by utilities listing them; the table shows the top twelve.

Vermont counties by number of electric utilitiesWashingtonGrand IsleWindsorOrangeBenningtonRutlandWindhamEssexFranklinAddisonLamoilleCaledoniaOrleansChittenden

1 utility 2 3 4 or more

Vermont counties: first 12 of 14 rows
CountyUtilitiesNames
Chittenden3City of Burlington Electric; Green Mountain Power Corp; Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
Addison2Green Mountain Power Corp; Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
Caledonia2Green Mountain Power Corp; Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
Essex2Green Mountain Power Corp; Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
Franklin2Green Mountain Power Corp; Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
Lamoille2Green Mountain Power Corp; Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
Orleans2Green Mountain Power Corp; Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
Bennington1Green Mountain Power Corp
Grand Isle1Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc
Orange1Green Mountain Power Corp
Rutland1Green Mountain Power Corp
Washington1Green Mountain Power Corp

14 rows from EIA-861 Service Territory, Census 2023 county outlines.

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Analyst note

Vermont residential power was 8th highest of 51 in 2015 at 17.09 ¢ and is 10th in 2024 at 21.90 ¢, so the state slid down 2 places. The U.S. figure went 12.65 to 16.48 ¢ while Vermont went +28.1%. The biggest annual move was 2020 at +10.3%; the latest year, 2024, came in at +5.2% against +3.0% for the U.S. Business customers paid 14.54 ¢ in 2015 and 18.89 ¢ in 2024, a gap to homes of -2.55 ¢ then and -3.01 ¢ now; industry went from 10.27 to 11.58 ¢ (+12.8%). Green Mountain Power Corp is the largest by accounts with 275,494, 70.9% of the 388,511 accounts in Vermont, and the top three hold 87.1%. Territory overlaps: 7 of 14 counties are listed by two or more utilities, led by Chittenden with 3. Net-metered capacity totals 177 MW over 10,241 installations, 26.4 per 1,000 electric accounts.

At 21.90 ¢/kWh, Vermont residential power is among the costliest in the country: 10th of 51, 5.42 ¢ above the U.S. figure. Since 2015 the residential price moved +28.1% against +30.3% nationally, so Vermont has stayed close to the national pace, within 2.1 points.

Businesses pay 3.01 ¢ less than households here (-13.7%); business is under home price in 51 of 51. SAIDI for the typical reporter is 231.8 minutes across 1 utility, above the national 99.5. Three utilities serve 100.0% of accounts.

By revenue, Vermont electricity splits 48.6% residential, 36.7% commercial and 14.7% industrial; by kWh the split is 40.9%, 35.8% and 23.4%. Residential accounts are the largest revenue source here. Home accounts are 83.4% of 388,511 accounts and use 574 kWh a month, a commercial account 2,530 and an industrial one 437,815.

Facts

Residents (ACS 2023)
645,254269,466 households
Electric accounts
388,511602 per 1,000 residents
Residential price
21.90 ¢/kWh+5.42 ¢ against the U.S.
Commercial price
18.89 ¢/kWh+6.14 ¢ against the U.S.
Industrial price
11.58 ¢/kWh+3.45 ¢ against the U.S.
Residential since 2015
+28.1%-2.1 points vs U.S.
Retail sales
5.5 TWh8,460 kWh a resident
Utilities listed
31 investor owned, 1 cooperative, 1 municipal
Median SAIDI
231.8 min1 utility, 2.33x U.S.
Net-metered capacity
177 MW10,241 installations
Top three utilities
100.0%of utility accounts
Business minus home
-3.01 ¢-13.7% of the home price
Counties with 2+ utilities
7 of 14most: Chittenden, 3 utilities

Data tables

Vermont: price by year

YearHomeBusinessIndustryHome vs U.S.
201517.0914.5410.27+4.44
201617.3714.5410.23+4.82
201717.6814.6110.21+4.79
201818.0215.2410.66+5.15
201917.7115.9811.05+4.70
202019.5416.3911.20+6.39
202119.2616.5911.38+5.60
202219.9317.2911.88+4.89
202320.8218.0011.27+4.82
202421.9018.8911.58+5.42

Questions on Vermont

How many cents per kWh do Vermont homes pay?

21.90 cents in 2024, which is +5.42 cents against the U.S. figure.

Did Vermont electricity get more expensive after 2015?

It went from 17.09 to 21.90 cents, +28.1% in total, -2.1 points against the U.S.

How many utilities does EIA list for Vermont?

3 utilities have Vermont as their largest state, and 1 of them report SAIDI.

How much solar net metering exists in Vermont?

177 MW over 10,241 installations.

How many electric accounts does Vermont have per 1,000 residents?

602: 388,511 accounts for 645,254 residents.

Do Vermont businesses pay more than households?

Businesses pay 18.89 ¢ and homes 21.90 ¢, a difference of -3.01 ¢.

What did Vermont residential electricity cost in 2025?

Vermont averaged 22.92 cents per kWh, +4.7% against 21.90 in 2024, and 10 of 51 among states.

Are Vermont residential electricity prices rising in 2026?

Vermont is -0.5 points against the U.S.: 23.95 cents from January to July 2026, +6.6% on 2025.

When in 2025 did Vermont residential power cost most, October or January?

October at 24.78 cents in Vermont; January was the lowest at 21.74, a 14% spread.

Does Vermont residential power cost more than the national average in 2026?

5.73 cents above the national average; Vermont 23.95 cents over January to July 2026, +6.6% on 2025.

States with a similar home price

Closest to Vermont at 21.90 ¢/kWh, by 2024 average home price.

More on Vermont

How Vermont ranks and compares

Vermont is 42nd cheapest of 51 on price (22.92 ¢); 1st cleanest grid (43 lb CO2 per MWh); 31st highest income burden (2.09%).

All rankings, price, income and outages explorer, compare two states.

Help paying the bill in Vermont

Vermont has $23.1 million in federal energy-assistance money for FY2026, shutoff rules and phone lines. Open the Vermont help page.

Counties in Vermont ranked: highest and lowest energy burden, storm reports and old homes, county by county.

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In 2025 Vermont homes paid 22.92 ¢/kWh: rank 10 of 51, 32.5% above the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 21.90 ¢).

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