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Green Mountain Power Corp electricity rates

Green Mountain Power Corp charges an average of 22.09 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $129 a month using 586 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Investor-owned utility ISNE Vermont

Average rate 22.09¢ per kWh · -11.2% vs state
Average bill $129 per month · -16.7% vs U.S.
Average usage 586 kWh per month
Residential customers 226,675 #3 priciest of 5 in Vermont

Where Green Mountain Power Corp sits

It is the dominant supplier in Vermont, serving 226,675 residential customers, so its pricing effectively sets what the state average looks like. Its 22.09¢ per kilowatt-hour sits 11.2% below the Vermont average of 24.89¢.

Its customers use very little electricity by national standards, 586 kilowatt-hours a month against 871 nationally. Dense housing, a mild climate or heating that runs on gas rather than electricity all push consumption down, and any of them can leave a household with a modest bill despite a high rate.

A shareholder-owned company whose rates are set by the state regulator, including an approved return on the capital it has invested. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.

Green Mountain Power Corp against the averages
Rate Monthly bill Monthly kWh
Green Mountain Power Corp 22.09¢ $129 586
Vermont average 24.89¢ $140 597
United States average 18.44¢ $155 871

Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology

Where Green Mountain Power Corp delivers

Its service territory covers 13 Vermont counties, either wholly or in part. Utility boundaries follow historic franchise agreements rather than county lines, so a county appearing here does not mean every address in it is served by Green Mountain Power Corp.

  • Addison
  • Bennington
  • Caledonia
  • Chittenden
  • Essex
  • Franklin
  • Lamoille
  • Orange
  • Orleans
  • Rutland
  • Washington
  • Windham
  • Windsor

How often the power goes out

In 2024 the average Green Mountain Power Corp customer went 667 minutes without electricity across 2.49 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.

That is far worse than typical, and figures at this level almost always reflect a major storm season rather than everyday performance. A single hurricane or ice storm can dominate the annual number.

Minutes without power 667 per customer, per year · median 185
Interruptions 2.49 per customer, per year
Average outage length 268 minutes per interruption

Optional rate plans

Green Mountain Power Corp offers time-of-use pricing and critical peak pricing to residential customers. 7,790 households were enrolled, about 3.4% of its residential base.

These plans are opt-in almost everywhere. They reward households that can move laundry, dishwashing, water heating or electric vehicle charging out of the late-afternoon peak, and they cost more than the standard rate for households that cannot. How to tell which group you are in.

Rooftop solar on this system

6,313 residential customers had net-metered solar in 2024, totalling 77.71 megawatts. That works out to 27.9 installations per thousand customers, against a median of 8 across the utilities reporting it.

Adoption is above the national median, which generally tracks the retail rate more closely than it tracks sunshine. What exports are actually worth.

Other Vermont utilities

Compare against neighbouring systems
Utility Rate Bill Customers
Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc 23.26¢ $130 35,964
City of Burlington Electric 18.88¢ $79 17,861
Sunrun Inc. 24.58¢ $149 2,381
Tesla Inc. 20.35¢ $81 1,588

Green Mountain Power Corp rates: common questions

How much does Green Mountain Power Corp charge per kilowatt-hour?

An average of 22.09 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -11.2% against the Vermont average of 24.89¢ and +19.8% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.

What is the average Green Mountain Power Corp bill?

$129 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 586 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.

Who owns Green Mountain Power Corp?

It is classified by the EIA as a investor-owned utility. A shareholder-owned company whose rates are set by the state regulator, including an approved return on the capital it has invested.

Is Green Mountain Power Corp expensive compared with other Vermont utilities?

It ranks #3 of the 5 Vermont utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #67 of 1369.