{"id":1605,"date":"2022-12-09T17:32:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T22:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/?page_id=1605"},"modified":"2025-04-21T12:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T16:30:43","slug":"hartford-electricity-rates","status":"publish","type":"ep_city","link":"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/cities\/hartford-electricity-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Hartford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Looking for the <strong>best electricity rates in Hartford Connecticut<\/strong>? The electricity utility company in Hartford is Eversource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you have options when it comes to electricity. Thanks to Connecticut electricity choice, you can shop for the best CT electric rate for your home either with the utility or an alternative electricity supplier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"utility-electricity-rates-in-hartford-connecticut\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Utility Electricity Rates in Hartford Connecticut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The electric utility in Hartford is Eversource Connecticut. Their standard service offer rates change twice annually on January 1st and July 1st.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eversource Standard Service Rate: Rate 1 and Rate 5 is 11.190\u00a2 per kWh for <strong>January 1, 2025 &#8211; June 30, 2025.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compare that to the fixed rate offers below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also compare these rates to the <a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/utilities\/eversource\/\">Eversource rate history<\/a> for the last 2 years. Future savings can&#8217;t be guaranteed, since no one knows what the utility rate will be in the future. (Which is the whole point of switching to a fixed rate plan.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Switching to a fixed rate plan from a licensed supplier gives you the advantage of a secure, known price. And, if utility rates drop, you can easily switch back with no penalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block plan-list-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Residential Electricity Rates in Hartford CT<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table class=\"plan-list tablepress\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"plan-list-ptc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"5\">Eversource&#8217;s residential <b>Price to Compare<\/b> for the generation supply portion of your bill is 12.641\u00a2\/kWh from January 1, 2026 &#8211; June 30, 2026. Compare that to the supplier rates below.<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<th>Plan Name<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-term\">Term<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th class=\"pl-rate\">Rate\/<span>kWh<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/plans\/?plan_title=SureLock%206\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">XOOM Energy SureLock 6<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">6<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t11.79 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/plans\/?plan_title=18%20Month%20Home%20Power%20Plan\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Constellation 18 Month Home Power Plan<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">18<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t14.49 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/plans\/?plan_title=SureLock%2012%20-%20Airline%20Rewards\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">XOOM Energy SureLock 12 &#8211; Airline Rewards<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t14.69 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/plans\/?plan_title=SureLock%2024\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">XOOM Energy SureLock 24<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">24<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t14.99 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/plans\/?plan_title=RescueLock%2012\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">XOOM Energy RescueLock 12<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t15.49 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/plans\/?plan_title=Think%20Simple%2012\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Think Simple 12<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">12<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t15.70 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<td><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/plans\/?plan_title=Think%20Simple%2024\" class=\"ep-zip-popup-link\">Think Simple 24<\/a><\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-term\">24<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"pl-rate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t15.90 &cent;\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"last-updated-time\">\n\t\t\tRates updated 05\/09\/2026.\n\t\t\t<!--\t\t -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll prices shown for Eversource delivery area.\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ep-block zip-search-block zip-search-horizontal\">\n\t\t<div class=\"zip-search-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"zip-search-title\">Compare Hartford Area Electricity Rates by Zip Code<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<form method=\"get\" class=\"zip-search-form header-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/\" data-ajax-url=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-facets=\"\" data-plan-slug=\"plans\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"search-field\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"zipcode\" placeholder=\"Enter Your Zip Code\" maxlength=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"search-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"zipsearch\"  value=\"Compare\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-find-the-cheapest-electric-rates-in-houston-centerpoint\">How to Find the Best Home Electricity Rate in Hartford CT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Connecticut has its own shopping site with supplier offers, called EnergizeCT. But the faster way to shop is with <a href=\"https:\/\/electricityplans.com\/connecticut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ElectricityPlans.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-how-to wp-block-yoast-how-to-block\"><p class=\"schema-how-to-total-time\"><span class=\"schema-how-to-duration-time-text\">Time needed:&nbsp;<\/span>10 minutes<\/p><p class=\"schema-how-to-description\"><strong>How to find best electricity rates in Hartford<\/strong><\/p> <ol class=\"schema-how-to-steps\"><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1670542475237\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Get a copy of your electricity bill.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">You&#8217;ll need your utility account number from your bill once you find the right CT electricity supplier.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1612286642777\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Search electricity rates by zip code.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"><\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1656692213649\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Sort results by &#8220;Sort Low to High&#8221; to have the cheapest electricity plan at the top.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\"><\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1670542239805\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Review electricity plan details.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Plan details include the rate, the type of plan and the term of the plan. You&#8217;ll want the lowest fixed rate electricity plan. There is no early termination penalty for residential electricity in Connecticut. So if the cheapest plan is 36 months? You can choose your supplier without fear of a termination penalty if you change your mind.<\/p> <\/li><li class=\"schema-how-to-step\" id=\"how-to-step-1612288496310\"><strong class=\"schema-how-to-step-name\">Find the best electricity plan for your home.<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-how-to-step-text\">Find the electricity plan that makes sense for your home, then enroll.  <\/p> <\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Most consumers in Eversource have not picked a supplier. That&#8217;s according to the Connecticut Office of Consumer Affairs, who says that 90% of consumers are with the utility rate. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"average-electricity-bill-in-hartford-connecticut\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Average Electricity Bill in Hartford Connecticut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The average electricity bill for a home in Hartford CT varies dramatically based on your housing. If you live in a large single family home with electric heat, your electricity bill will be considerably higher vs. a one bedroom apartment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average home in Connecticut uses 8,400 kWh annually or 700 kWh a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/electricity\/monthly\/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EIA.gov<\/a>, the average electricity price in Connecticut is 30.06\u00a2 per kWh (January 2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That makes the average electricity bill in Hartford CT $210.42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to monitor the price you are paying for your electricity. Your utility company in Hartford is Eversource. Their standard service offer rate changes twice annually. Consider shopping for an electricity supplier to get a secure fixed rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"faqs-about-hartford-ct-electricity-rates\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">FAQs About Hartford CT Electricity Rates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1656691455964\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What happens after I switch suppliers in Hartford CT?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Once you select your CT electric supplier, they handle everything with the utility. And your new supplier will be a line item on your Eversource electricity bill. That&#8217;s it! There&#8217;s no change in your level of service. Eversource will still read your meter and respond in case of an emergency. All that changes is you pay a different (lower) rate. Then, monitor the utility rate, which changes every January and July. If the utility rate drops? Switch back to the utility.<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1656691818344\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What&#8217;s the difference between Hartford electricity rates and Hartford electricity prices?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">There is no difference between Hartford electricity rates and Hartford electricity prices. It&#8217;s two ways of saying the same thing. The price you pay is a rate per kilowatt hour that you use. An electricity plan is made up of an electricity rate, the term of your contract, the details of your contract.<br\/><\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1670597650072\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do electricity rates in Hartford CT compare to rates across the US?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/electricity\/monthly\/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EIA.gov<\/a>, the average electricity price in Connecticut is 30.06\u00a2 per kWh (January 2025). 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