WattBuy’s Guide to

Electricity in
Burlington

Vermont

Header Graphic

The State of Electricity in Burlington

Here's the average monthly bill, usage, and carbon footprint of residents in Burlington

Average monthly bill

January

$751highest

February

$534

March

$418

April

$274

May

$219

June

$215lowest

July

$240

August

$221

September

$217

October

$240

November

$285

December

$592

Carbon Emissions

0 lbs CO₂

Monthly Usage

1,509 kWh

Where does Burlington’s electricity come from?

Burlington's energy comes from Nuclear, Hydroelectric, Solar, and Wind. Nuclear is the largest source of electricity, providing 60% of Burlington's energy. Hydroelectric is the second largest source, making up 22%. Solar provides 9% of the energy in Burlington. Wind provides 8% of the energy in Burlington.

61%

Nuclear

22%

Hydroelectric

9%

Solar

8%

Wind

Solar energy in Burlington

The state of solar in Burlington

Solar power is on the rise, helping homeowners save on their electricity bills and power their homes sustainably.

596 kWh

Energy generated by average sized system

$14,072

Average system cost

(after federal incentive)

9 years

Payback period

Learn More about solar
Net Metering Available

Get paid for the extra solar you produce

Net metering policies in Burlington can help solar panel owners save money and reduce their carbon footprint. When your solar panels generate more electricity than you use, you can send the excess back to the grid and receive credit on your next bill. Just something to keep in mind when considering solar panels.

Utilities in Burlington

City of Burlington-ElectricGreen Mountain Power

Green Mountain Power Rates

Green Mountain Power has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate NameRate TypeCost Per kWh
Residential ServiceFixed20¢
RESIDENTIAL SEASONAL TIME-OF-USE SERVICETOU14¢ to 32¢
Residential Time-of-Use Electric Vehicle ServiceTOU15¢ to 20¢
RESIDENTIAL TIME-OF-USE SERVICETOU14¢ to 32¢
Rate 14: Residential Time-of-Use & Critical PeakTOU11¢ to 61¢
Residential Off Peak Electric Vehicle ServiceFixed16¢

City of Burlington-Electric Rates

City of Burlington-Electric has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate NameRate TypeCost Per kWh
Residential ServiceFixed13¢ to 19¢
Residential Service Time-Of-UseTOU13¢ to 29¢

Learn About Electricity in Other Cities in Vermont

BarnardLandgroveDorsetManchesterSouth WoodstockCharlotteLyndonRutland TownPomfretFaystonShelburneWoodstockNorwichWinhallCornwallDuxburyMc Indoe FallsEnosburgCoventryWeathersfieldStoweWest BrookfieldBridgewaterEast DorsetRupertDoverWest WindsorWeybridgeHalifaxPantonNorth ChittendenMendonWaterbury CenterManchester CenterWestonWest MarlboroAdamantEast WallingfordHartfordShrewsburyNew HavenReadingElmoreWilmingtonStamfordSouth ChittendenWillistonChittendenPawletRockinghamSouth LondonderryNewport CityPeachamQuecheeAndoverSharonUnderhillBelmontStrattonSouth HeroEast RyegateJerichoWest RupertSouth StraffordDanbyEast DoverFerrisburghShaftsburyClarendonMarlboroMiddletown SpringsHighgateEast BerkshireBellows FallsSaxtons RiverEast RandolphWaitsfieldLondonderryCavendishGuilfordNorth MiddlesexWaterfordWallingfordRutlandWestfordRochesterSunderlandRichmondBrightonEast DummerstonNorth FerrisburghMoretownEssexClarendon SpringsPittsfieldShorehamWhitingSandgateBrookfieldLincolnNorth PownalAddisonGeorgiaPeruBakersfieldGreensboro BendBrownsvilleSouth DuxburyJacksonvilleMorristownSouth ReadingNorth ClarendonDanvilleCraftsburyHinesburgPlymouthWest HavenHartlandSt JohnsburyWaterburyWest DoverJamaicaWest WardsboroSudburyPlainfieldStraffordFairleeOrwellMount HollyFairfaxRandolphMontpelierWindhamBensonSalisburyLudlowWest TownshendTinmouthWarrenLyndon CenterEssex JunctionCraftsbury CommonBartonJeffersonvilleMount SnowGraftonBondvilleJayNorthfieldEast ArlingtonTownshendSt GeorgeNewport CenterArlingtonWindsorEast MontpelierNorth BenningtonFairfieldBarnetVergennesCambridgeRandolph CenterCenter RutlandSouth BurlingtonBrandonHuntingtonMiddlesexWest PawletSaint JohnsburyVernonEast CalaisProctorsvilleWhitinghamGreensboroWest FairleeNorth TroyWilliamsvilleGrand IsleEast ThetfordIrasburgMiltonEast FairfieldSpringfieldBarreSuttonJohnsonDummerstonBethelWestminster WFair HavenStockbridgePoultneyMiddleburySouth RoyaltonEnosburg FallsFletcherPutneyGuildhallChesterBristolWestfieldBerkshireWestminster WestBridportWest BerlinBradfordMarshfieldPittsfordCabotMontgomery CenterBrattleboroWatervilleCanaanNewportThetford CenterBenningtonBridgewater CornersKillingtonWorcesterWoodburyWest RutlandNorth HartlandPownalBrunswickChelseaDerby LineProctorGrotonEast CharlestonSaint AlbansCalaisTunbridgeHighgate CenterEast BurkeNewfaneColchesterWolcottRiptonBraintreeRichfordTopshamRoxburyNewburyLyndonvilleMontgomeryRyegateWellsCastletonSouth NewfaneWells RiverHardwickWest HalifaxPerkinsvilleWinooskiAthensEast CorinthGranvilleDerbyEast HardwickNorth HeroBrooklineGloverWest DanvilleSwantonReadsboroWaldenNewarkBomoseenMorrisvilleHyde ParkSouth RyegateWest CharlestonSearsburgBurkeTroyWest BurkeMorganSheldonVershireIsland PondWest GloverMount TaborMaidstoneWestminsterIsle La MotteNortonGoshenOrangeWilderBaltimoreOrleansEast MiddleburyPost MillsBerlinGranitevilleWardsboroVictoryWhite River JunctionFlorenceFranklinWebstervilleWashingtonWheelockStarksboroNorth SpringfieldLemingtonWest TopshamLeicesterLowellAlburghThetfordEden MillsSheffieldCorinthBloomfieldEast BarreBrowningtonWilliamstownLunenburgBelvidere CenterEdenHancockBolton ValleyAlbanyHighgate SpringsConcordWoodfordGilmanBeecher FallsBoltonFerdinandEast HavenStratton MountainGranbyWest BraintreeAlburgEast ConcordEast OrangeHubbardtonStratton MntHollandNorth ConcordWest HartfordAverillJay PeakPassumpsicMonktonWest DummerstonS ChittendenS WoodstockEast Saint JohnsburyN SpringfieldIraWestmoreW TownshendAscutneyN BenningtonCambridgeportCuttingsvilleE DummerstonStratton MtnSaint Albans BayNorth PomfretN FerrisburghNorth MontpelierNorth ThetfordSouth PomfretKirbyTaftsvilleBridgewtr CorCharlestonW WardsboroSt Albans BayManchestr CtrS StraffordWalthamSouth BarreRoyaltonBelvidereWest CornwallMcindoe Falls

Get Personalized Power Recommendations

Enter your address and WattBuy's proprietary energy estimation model will find the best electricity options for your home