Commercial electricity rates in Vermont

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

The last 36 months

Range over the period shown: 18.23¢ to 21.47¢ per kWh. Each point is a monthly state average, not an offered rate.

Vermont by the numbers

How commercial compares with other sectors

All figures are August 2026 averages for Vermont.

Commercial customers in Vermont pay 14% less per kWh than households there. Nationally the commercial price sits 20% below residential, so the gap here is narrower than usual.

What this costs a typical account

The average commercial account in Vermont used 2,776 kWh in August 2026. At 20.47¢ per kWh that is about $568 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, Vermont's commercial price rose 11.8%, from 18.31¢ in September 2023 to 20.47¢. The high point was 21.47¢ in May 2026 and the low 18.23¢ in August 2024 — a spread of 18% between the cheapest and dearest month, which is typical for a state-level average.

Across the same period the dearest month on average was May (20.05¢) and the cheapest August (19.25¢), a seasonal swing of 4%.

Vermont against its region

Vermont is in EIA's New England division, where the commercial average was 22.24¢ in August 2026. Vermont is 8% below that, and 2 of 6 on price within the region.

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

States priced near Vermont

Source

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