Rate comparison

How this price compares

Ranked by price against the 13 utilities reporting residential rates in Connecticut, United Illuminating Co comes in last, the highest reported average price in the state. The state's range runs from Town of Wallingford - (CT) at 15.65¢ to United Illuminating Co at 34.04¢, so where a household sits inside Connecticut depends far more on which utility serves it than on the statewide average alone.

Against the 1 other investor owned utilities reporting in Connecticut, whose customer-weighted average is 28.51¢, United Illuminating Co is above its own ownership class within the state (+19.4%).

State price distribution

Territory and usage

Scale and consumption

United Illuminating Co reported 256.3K residential customers, ranking 2nd of 13 utilities in Connecticut by customers served and covering 19.9% of the state's reported residential customers.

Dividing reported residential sales by customers served gives about 6,510 kWh per customer per year - -19.5% against the Connecticut median of 8,088 kWh , implying a typical annual bill near $2,216.

State peers

Every utility reporting in Connecticut

All 13 utilities reporting bundled residential service in Connecticut, largest first, with United Illuminating Co marked. The named companies either side of it are the ones a household in this state might otherwise be served by.

For generation mix and price history statewide, see electricity rates in Connecticut.

Ownership class peers

Investor Owned utilities with similar residential prices

Beyond Connecticut, these indexable investor owned utilities report the closest residential averages to United Illuminating Co in the same Form 861 release. Peer sets differ by ownership class and price, not a shared national list.

FAQ

Common questions about United Illuminating Co rates

How much does United Illuminating Co charge per kWh?

United Illuminating Co reported an average residential price of 34.04¢ per kWh across its bundled residential customers in the 2024 EIA Form 861 release. That is an annual average across all its residential customers, not a rate schedule, so an individual bill depends on the tariff, usage pattern and season.

Is United Illuminating Co expensive compared with the rest of Connecticut?

Its average residential price is above the Connecticut customer-weighted average of 28.90¢ per kWh, a difference of +17.8%. The state figure is weighted by customers across the 13 utilities reporting residential service in Connecticut.

What is the average electricity bill for United Illuminating Co customers?

Dividing reported residential sales by residential customers gives about 6,510 kWh per customer per year. At the reported average price that implies roughly $2,216 a year, or about $185 a month. This is RateWatt's arithmetic on two EIA columns, not a figure EIA publishes.

Who owns United Illuminating Co?

EIA classifies United Illuminating Co as Investor Owned, a shareholder-owned company whose retail rates are set through a state regulatory commission. Nationally, the customer-weighted average across Investor Owned utilities was 18.37¢ per kWh in the 2024 Form 861 release.

Limitations

What this page does and does not tell you

• An average across bundled residential customers for the year, revenue divided by sales, not a rate schedule.
• Form 861 presence is not evidence of availability at an address or of customer choice.

See our methodology and why energy prices vary .

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form 861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 release. Retrieved and formatted by RateWatt.