Connecticut energy profile
Manufacturing energy costs in Connecticut
The current industrial power rate in Connecticut is 16.76 cents per kWh (May 2026, EIA), ranking 45 of 51 states and sitting 92.4% above the national average.
Current prices in Connecticut
- Industrial electricity: 16.76 cents per kWh (May 2026, EIA).
- Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Connecticut typically pays: 21.08 cents per kWh.
- Industrial natural gas: 8.92 per Mcf (May 2026), 108.9% above the national average.
- Just below Connecticut on the price ladder: Maine at 14.48, New Jersey at 14.57, District of Columbia at 14.6 cents. Just above: New Hampshire at 17.04, Massachusetts at 19.94, California at 20.2 cents.
What the rate does to operating cost
- A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 6,704 in electricity at Connecticut rates versus 3,484 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 33,520 versus 17,420, and at 200 kW it is 134,080 versus 69,680.
- At this rate, efficiency projects clear their hurdle faster in Connecticut than almost anywhere: every avoided kWh is worth more, so compressed air leak repairs, VFD retrofits, and scheduling around demand charges deserve a fresh look.
What factory labor pays in Connecticut
- Industrial production managers: $64.80/hr median in Connecticut versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Industrial engineers: $50.08/hr median in Connecticut versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Production supervisors: $39.98/hr median in Connecticut versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Tool and die makers: $37.28/hr median in Connecticut versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Industrial machinery mechanics: $33.63/hr median in Connecticut versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Welders, cutters, and brazers: $31.19/hr median in Connecticut versus $25.84 nationally (OEWS 2025).
- Connecticut employs about 157,000 manufacturing workers as of Jun 2026 (BLS).
Manufacturing base in Connecticut
- Connecticut has 3,735 manufacturing establishments employing about 158,521 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
- Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (1,016), machinery manufacturing (322), food manufacturing (322), machine shops (313), printing and related support (256).
Sources and update cadence
- Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Connecticut observation so the local price history deepens over time.
Last reviewed 2026-07-31.