Connecticut energy profile
Manufacturing energy costs in Connecticut
The current industrial power rate in Connecticut is 17.29 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA), ranking 44 of 51 states and sitting 77% above the national average.
Current prices in Connecticut
- Industrial electricity: 17.29 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
- Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Connecticut typically pays: 19.87 cents per kWh.
- Industrial natural gas: 8.42 per Mcf (Jul 2026), 83.8% above the national average.
- Just below Connecticut on the price ladder: Maine at 13.94, New Jersey at 15.63, Maryland at 16.21 cents. Just above: New Hampshire at 18.17, Massachusetts at 20.25, Rhode Island at 22.86 cents.
What the rate does to operating cost
- A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 6,916 in electricity at Connecticut rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 34,580 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 138,320 versus 78,160.
- 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 Aug 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 2026-10-01.