City of Burlington Electric: electric rates and average bill
City of Burlington Electric is a city utility that serves 17,974 homes in Vermont. In 2025, its average home used 428 kWh a month and paid $84.81 (19.8¢ per kWh), less than the Vermont average of $134.78.
- City utility
- 17,974 homes
- EIA data, 2025
City of Burlington Electric at a glance
| Type of utility | City utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Vermont | 17,974 |
| Average home bill | $84.81 a month (Vermont average $134.78) |
| Average price | 19.8¢ per kWh (Vermont average 22.8¢) |
| Average home use | 428 kWh a month (Vermont average 591) |
| Business customers | 18.8¢ per kWh, average bill $647.62 a month (4,035 businesses; Vermont business rates) |
| Smart meters | 98% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing and variable peak pricing; 453 homes enrolled |
| Grid | NPCC region; ISO-NE market; owns power plants |
| Counties served | Chittenden |
Price rank: City of Burlington Electric has the lowest average price of the 3 Vermont utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of City of Burlington Electric. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Mountain PowerBill calculator on this site | 227,727 | $139.90 | 23.3¢ |
| Vermont Electric Cooperative | 36,019 | $138.02 | 24.3¢ |
City of Burlington Electric rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for City of Burlington Electric yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the City of Burlington Electric rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- City of Burlington Electric website
- State regulator: Vermont Public Utility Commission
- The average electric bill in Vermont, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average City of Burlington Electric electric bill (VT)?
In 2025, its average home used 428 kWh a month and paid $84.81 (19.8¢ per kWh), less than the Vermont average of $134.78.
Does City of Burlington Electric (VT) have time-of-use rates?
City of Burlington Electric reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing and variable peak pricing; 453 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of City of Burlington Electric. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.