United Illuminating Co Electricity Rates

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, which averaged 28.51¢, United Illuminating Co is above its own ownership class within the state (+19.4%).

All figures come from the 2024 release, so no comparison mixes vintages. The state figure is customer-weighted across 13 reporting utilities.

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 - below the national residential norm, implying a typical annual bill near $2,216.

Within Connecticut the median reporting utility sells about 8,088 kWh per customer, so United Illuminating Co customers use -19.5% against their own state's middle. Consumption this light usually tracks denser housing, gas heating or a milder service territory, which softens the bill impact of a high per-kWh price.

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.

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, Investor Owned utilities averaged 17.36¢ per kWh in the 2024 release.

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, why energy prices vary and understanding rate structures.

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