Vermont energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Vermont

Vermont plants pay 13.07 cents per kWh for industrial power as of Jul 2026, which puts the state 33.8% over the national average and 40 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Vermont

  • Industrial electricity: 13.07 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Vermont typically pays: 20.71 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 4.67 per Mcf (Jul 2026), 2% above the national average.
  • Just below Vermont on the price ladder: Pennsylvania at 11.04, Delaware at 11.71, Illinois at 11.87 cents. Just above: Maine at 13.94, New Jersey at 15.63, Maryland at 16.21 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 5,228 in electricity at Vermont rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 26,140 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 104,560 versus 78,160.
  • At this rate, efficiency projects clear their hurdle faster in Vermont 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 Vermont

  • Industrial production managers: $54.88/hr median in Vermont versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $49.52/hr median in Vermont versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $36.32/hr median in Vermont versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $33.32/hr median in Vermont versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $30.37/hr median in Vermont versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $30.14/hr median in Vermont versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Vermont employs about 28,000 manufacturing workers as of Aug 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Vermont

  • Vermont has 1,005 manufacturing establishments employing about 29,246 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: food manufacturing (209), fabricated metal products (98), wood product manufacturing (91), furniture and related products (57), machinery manufacturing (54).

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 Vermont observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30.