CL&P Residential Default Service Rate To Increase 30%; Small C&I Rate Increasing 23%

November 14, 2025

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Connecticut Light & Power has filed Standard Service rates for the period January 2026 through June 2026, and Last Resort Service Rates for the period January 2026 through March 2026

The January 2026 through June 2026 CL&P (Eversource) residential (Rate 1) Standard Service rate will be 12.641¢/kWh, which is nearly 30% higher than the current rate of 9.748¢/kWh

The January 2026 rates, and all rates below, include the bypassable Federally Mandated Congestion Charge, which will be updated to -0.150¢/kWh effective with the January 2026 default service rates

The CL&P small C&I (Rate 30 & 35) Standard Service rate will be 11.774¢/kWh for January 2026 through June 2026, which is 23% higher than the current rate of 9.556¢/kWh

CL&P Standard Service rates as well as Last Resort Service rates are below:

CL&P Standard Service Rates
  Jan. 2026 - June 2026  (¢/kWh)
 
Rate 1            12.641
 
Rate 5            12.641
 
Rate 7
    On-Peak       15.246
    Off-Peak      11.746
 
 
Rates 18, 29, 30, 35, 
       40 & 115
                  11.774
 
 
Rates 27 & 37
    On-Peak       13.937
    Off-Peak      10.937
 
 
Rates 41, 55 & 56 (less than 500 kW)
    On-Peak       13.904
    Off-Peak      10.904
 
 
Rates 116 & 117
                  12.008
 
 
Rate 119          11.741
 






CL&P Last Resort Service Rates 
  Jan. 2026 - March 2026  (¢/kWh)
 
Rate 39 (at or over 500 kW):
Jan:             18.443
Feb:             16.422
Mar:             10.701
 
 
Rates 41, 55, 56, 57, & 58 
       (at or over 500 kW):
Jan:             
  On Peak        18.443
  Off Peak       18.443 [sic]
Feb:             
  On Peak        16.422
  Off Peak       16.422 [sic]
Mar:            
  On Peak        10.701
  Off Peak       10.701 [sic]



All rates above include the 
FMCC-Generation rate

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