Commercial electricity rates in Connecticut

What businesses in Connecticut actually paid per kilowatt-hour, from EIA's monthly utility filings. Updated monthly.

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 19.16¢ to 25.60¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Connecticut by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Connecticut.

Commercial customers in Connecticut pay 21% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is wider than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Connecticut used 7,274 kWh in August 2026. At 19.29¢ per kWh that is about $1,403 for the month — computed from EIA totals, so it is the average account, mixing a large facility with a corner shop.

How the price has moved

Over the 36 months to August 2026, Connecticut's commercial price fell 3.5%, from 19.98¢ in September 2023 to 19.29¢. The high point was 25.60¢ in February 2025 and the low 19.16¢ in June 2024 — a spread of 34% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is unusually volatile for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was February (23.63¢) and the cheapest June (19.97¢), a seasonal swing of 18%.

Connecticut against its region

Connecticut is in EIA's New England division, where the commercial average was 22.24¢ in August 2026. Connecticut is 13% below that, and 1 of 6 on price within the region.

Others in the region: Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts.

States priced near Connecticut

Source

EIA Electric Power Monthly, retrieved 2026-11-02 · methodology · all 51 states