2025 EEC Rates

Cost-effective energy efficiency 

Efficiency Vermont is committed to advancing clean energy solutions that reduce energy use and help you save money. The Energy Efficiency Charge (EEC) that appears on your electric bill each month helps us do that—reducing the cost of efficient technologies, helping businesses reduce operating expenses, and much more. In 2025, the EEC rate—set by the Vermont Public Utility Commission—will decrease for all customers. The EEC will decrease 0.8% for residential customers, 2.4% for commercial customers, and 0.2% for industrial customers. For the average household, this will result in a $0.05 decrease in their monthly electric bill.

The new EEC rates will help keep electric bills affordable while allowing Efficiency Vermont to continue delivering programs and services that help all Vermonters save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Every $1 Vermont invests in energy efficiency yields $2.38 in savings. Take advantage of our energy services by visiting www.efficiencyvermont.com.

Since 2000, investments Vermonters have made in energy efficiency will save more than $3.3 billion over the lifetime of those investments—and prevent more than 14.1 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That’s like taking 3.3 million cars off the road for an entire year.

Summary of Energy Efficiency Charges for 2025

Customer Class 2025 EEC Rate Per kWh
Residential $0.01106
Commercial $0.00984
Industrial $0.00770
Commercial (with demand charge) $0.00624 (plus $1.29810/kW)
Industrial (with demand charge) $0.00519 (plus $0.91545/kW)
Unmetered Street/Security Lights $0.00984 per kWh times the nominal wattage of the light times 360 hours per month

2025 EEC rates will appear on bills rendered on or after February 1, 2025.

For questions about 2025 rates, please contact Efficiency Vermont at (888) 921-5990

Net Metered Customers

The EEC for net metered customers is determined based on each customer’s gross monthly usage, including usage served by the net metering system. Customers that do not have a production meter attached to their net-metered generator are charged a flat monthly EEC as approved by the PUC as follows:

  • Residential: $6.53/month
  • Commercial without Demand: $7.70/month
  • Commercial with Demand*: $73.07/month
  • Industrial without Demand: $4,788.18/month (currently no customers in this class)
  • Industrial with Demand*: $3,153.54/month

* The listed fixed monthly EEC applies to the energy-related portion of Energy Efficiency Charges. For customers also billed based on demand, the EEC kW charges also apply to customers’ peak demand for each statement period. This amount will be calculated and charged by the distribution utility and added to the listed Fixed Monthly EEC paid to Efficiency Vermont.