Rates & Fees

Rates and Energy Assistance Update for Fiscal Year 2026

Residential Service

Residential customer rates fall into one of two categories: standard residential service (RS), or time-of-use service (RT). Service under these rates is available to residential customers for all domestic purposes in a single-family home or apartment.

For information about net metering rates, visit our Solar Billing page or download the Net Metering tariff sheet (PDF).

Standard residential service

Customer Charge$10.65 Initial Block (<= 100 kWh)$0.140231/kWh Tail block (> 100 kWh)$0.191703/kWh Residential EEC$0.00907/kWh  City Franchise Fee3.5% (exclusive of Initial Block of power) EV Charging Credit$0.087894/kWh

Residential Service Tariff Sheet

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Customer-Owned) 

Receive a monthly Electric Vehicle Charging Credit on your bill when charging exclusively during the EV Charging Hours from 10pm to 12pm (noon the following day) or other hours available under the EV Charging Options. Applicable for Residential, Small General and Large General Service with BED-approved devices. Visit the links below to find out if you are eligible and how you can join.

• Charge Your EV at Home and Save
• Electric Vehicle Rate Tariff Sheet

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (BED-Owned)

Service under this rate is available for public use of Burlington Electric Department (BED) owned and maintained EV charging stations. View the map of charging stations.

• Customer Charge: not applicable
• Energy Charge: $.22 per kWh for all kWh consumed
• Other Fees: $1 per hour or part thereof of session length (i.e. continuous occupation of the charging station location) over 4 hours for all charging stations except those designated by BED for overnight parking.
• Energy Efficiency Charge, Taxes and Local Fees: The energy charge shown above includes 6% Vermont Sales Tax, 1% Local Option Sales Tax, and 3.5% City Franchise Fee (on amounts exclusive of the Vermont Sales Tax). In addition to the energy charge shown above, the current Energy Efficiency Charge (EEC) per kWh for the SG rate shall be added to the kWh charge.
• BED-Owned EV Charging Station Tariff Sheet

Residential Service Time-of-Use (RT)

If you are interested in this rate, we will help you determine if it is beneficial to you.

Customer Charge:$17.76 Summer On-Peak* Initial Block (<= 100 kWh):$0.140231 Tail Block (> 100 kWh):$0.292464 Winter On-Peak* Initial Block (<= 100 kWh):$0.140231 Tail Block (> 100 kWh):$0.296109 Off-Peak* Initial Block (<= 100 kWh):$0.140231 Tail Block (> 100 kWh):$0.140686 Residential EEC$0.00907/kWh City Franchise Fee3.5% (exclusive of Initial Block of power)

Residential Service Time-Of-Use Tariff Sheet

Residential Bill Example

Standard Residential Service, for 410 kWh used

Customer Charge		$10.65
Initial Block	First 100 kWh x 0.140231	$14.02
Energy Charge	310 kWh x 0.191703	$59.43
Energy Efficiency Charge	410 kWh  x .00907	$3.72
Total Cost for Electricity Used		$87.82
City Franchise Fee 3.5% ***		$2.45
Total Bill		$90.27

***Franchise Fee is applied to customer charge and charges for consumption over 100 kWh.

Small General Service (SG)

This rate is available to customers who do not qualify for any other rate provided in these tariffs and where energy consumption does not exceed 3,000 kWh per month (or greater than or equal to an average of 100 kWh per day) for any 3 consecutive months out of the previous 12 months. See notes 1, 2 and 3.

Customer Charge$15.07 Energy (kWh)$0.202792 per kWh Vermont Sales Tax6.0% EEC$0.00977/kWh City Franchise Fee3.5% (exclusive of Vermont Sales Tax) Local Option Sales Tax1.0%

Small General Service Tariff Sheet

 

Small General Service Time-of-Use (ST)

This rate applies to Small General Service customers who agree to take service for a minimum of 12 months.  See notes 1, 2 and 3.

Customer Charge$31.96 Energy (kWh) – Summer On-Peak$0.275352 per kWh Energy (kWh) – Winter On-Peak$0.279752 per kWh Energy (kWh) – Off-Peak$0.138225 per kWh Vermont Sales Tax6.0% EEC$0.00977/kWh City Franchise Fee3.5% (exclusive of Vermont Sales Tax)   Local Option Sales Tax1.0%

Small General Service Time-Of-Use Tariff Sheet

 

Large General Service (LG)

Energy usage over 3,000 kWh per month for three consecutive months in the last 12 months.  See notes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Customer Charge <= 25 KW$17.76 Customer Charge > 25 KW$53.25 Energy (kWh)$0.107706 per kWh Demand (kW)$25.99 EEC (LG)$0.00590/kWh + $1.4291/kW EEC (L2, >=1000 kW Demand)$0.005691/kWh + $1.4630/kW Vermont Sales Tax6.0% City Franchise Fee3.5% (exclusive of Vermont Sales Tax) Local Option Sales Tax1.0%

Large General Service Tariff Sheet

Large General Service Time-of-Use (LT)

Service under this rate is available by contract for 12 months.  See notes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Customer Charge = <25 kW$35.48 Customer Charge >25 kW$56.80 Energy (kWh) – Summer On-Peak$0.139825 per kWh Energy (kWh) – Winter On-Peak$0.149821 per kWh Energy (kWh) – Off-Peak$0.099161 per kWh Demand (kW) – Summer On-Peak$33.05 Demand (kW) – Winter On-Peak$33.05 Demand (kW) – Off-Peak$4.58 Vermont Sales Tax6.0% City Franchise Fee3.5% (exclusive of Vermont Sales Tax) EEC$0.00590/kWh + $1.4291/kW Local Option Sales Tax1.0%

Large General Service Time-Of-Use Tariff Sheet

Primary Service (PS)

Service under this rate is available by contract for 12 months for all purposes where charges are based on demand and energy metered at 4,160 or 13,800 volts. This rate requires customer ownership of the transformer.  See notes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Customer Charge$1,597.40 Energy (kWh) – Summer On-Peak$0.123990 per kWh Energy (kWh) – Winter On-Peak$0.134709 per kWh Energy (kWh) – Off-Peak$0.087267 per kWh Demand (kW) – On-Peak$32.67 Demand (kW) – Off-Peak$4.48 Vermont Sales Tax6.0% EEC (PS)$0.00590/kWh + $1.4291/kW EEC (P2, >=1000 kW Demand)$0.005691/kWh + $1.4630/kW City Franchise Fee3.5% (exclusive of Vermont Sales Tax) Local Option Sales Tax1.0%

Primary Service Tariff Sheet

Street Lights

For BED-owned municipal street lighting on city-accepted streets and overhead lighting illuminating private property where such lighting is not metered as a portion of the load served under another BED tariff.

Street Light Tariff Sheet

Other

• Load Response (LR) Tariff for Commercial & Industrial Tariffs

Time-of-Use Periods

Summer On-Peak: June 1st through September 30th, Mon-Fri, 12:01 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Winter On-Peak: December 1st through March 31st, Mon-Fri, 6:01 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
Off-Peak: All non-On-Peak times, plus the months of April, May, October, and November
*Excludes New Year’s, Memorial, Independence, Labor, Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.

Notes (Commercial Only)

1. The Vermont Sales Tax may vary depending on a customer’s percentage of manufacturing space. Call the State’s Business Taxes Division at (802) 828-2551 to see if you qualify for a reduced rate.
2. The City of Burlington charges BED ratepayers a City Franchise Fee based on 3.5% of current charges exclusive of Vermont Sales Tax.
3. If payment is not received by BED on or before the next monthly billing date, a late payment charge of 1% shall be imposed upon the past-due balance.
4. LG, LT, PS and PT customers shall maintain a power factor of 90% or pay a power factor penalty. For each 1% by which the average monthly power factor lags below 90%, the demand charge for that month shall be increased by 1%.
5. Demand charge is based on the greater of the current month’s demand or 50% of the highest summer month’s demand (June through September) occurring within the preceding 11 months.

Miscellaneous Service Fees

On April 1, 2026, new, reduced, and increased fees will take effect. Read the full story »

Service	Description	Fee
Initial Service Fee Returning Customer	Charged to returning customers, including for standing orders, whenever the electric service is put in that customer’s name at a service location	$5.00
Initial Service Fee New Customer	Charged to a customer new to BED’s service territory whenever the electric service is put in that customer’s name at a service location	$15.00
Initial Service Fee After-hours	Charged whenever BED personnel are called in to work during non-working hours to respond to a customer request for initial service	$109.00
Reconnection	Charged to restore service to a customer; this fee will be charged instead of the initial service fee when reconnection accompanies a request for service.	$26.00
Reconnection After-hours	Charged whenever BED personnel are called in to work during non-working hours for the purpose of responding to a customer request for reconnection	$130.00
Temporary Service	Normally for construction purposes; charged when temporary service of single phase, 240 volt, 100 amp characteristics or less is installed at a site	$882.00
Returned Checks	Charged each time a check or ACH/electronic payment is not honored by the bank	$19.00
Meter Removal/ Replacement for Siding	Charged for removal and replacement of up to two meters at a service location for purpose of installing siding materials on a building	$165.00
Collections	Fee eliminated, customer will be charged only for reconnects	n/a
Customer Assistance Call	Charged whenever BED personnel are requested to visit a customer’s service location and the problem is determined to be the customer’s responsibility	$156.00
Customer Assistance Call After-hours	Charged whenever BED personnel are called in to work during non-working hours for the purpose of responding to a customer request for assistance and the problem is determined to be customer’s responsibility	$562.00
Disconnect/Reconnect – Single-Meter	Charged when a customer or their contractor asks BED field personnel to visit the customer’s single-meter property during business hours to perform a disconnection and/or reconnection of electric service where no BED engineering work is required	$577.00
Disconnect/Reconnect – Single-Meter, Underground	Charged when a customer or their contractor asks BED field personnel to visit the customer’s single-meter property during business hours to perform a disconnection and/or reconnection of electric service where no BED engineering work is required that also requires BED lineworkers to pull underground service	$796.00
Disconnect/Reconnect – Multi-Meter	Charged when a customer or their contractor asks BED field personnel to visit the customer’s multi-meter property during business hours to perform a disconnection and/or reconnection of electric service	$666.00
Disconnect/Reconnect – Multi-Meter, Underground	Charged when a customer or their contractor asks BED field personnel to visit the customer’s multi-meter property during business hours to perform a disconnection and/or reconnection of electric service where no BED engineering work is required that also requires BED lineworkers to pull underground service	$885.00

Miscellaneous Service Fees tariff sheet

Important Information

Customer Charge: This includes the monthly cost of providing an electric meter, reading and servicing the meter, producing bills, and maintaining customer records.
Demand Charge: Large users of electricity are billed for their demand (kW) for electricity along with their kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption. The demand is the highest amount of electricity required at any one given time within a particular month. BED must have sufficient electricity and the proper equipment available (such as generating facilities, distribution lines, and transformers) to meet the customer’s maximum demand or load requirement. The demand charge is designed to cover these costs.
Residential 100 kWh Initial Block: The first 100 kWh of power each month is provided by BED at the same low rate year-round.
Repayment Agreement (Residential Only): BED’s Customer Service Department will work closely with customers to work out a reasonable repayment agreement when customers fall behind on their bills.
Budget Plan (Residential Only): BED offers a convenient 12-month budget payment plan that allows you to make your electric bill payments in 12 equal installments. Contact our Customer Service Area at 865-7300 for details.
Terms and Conditions: Commercial rates are billed monthly and are payable upon presentation of the bill.

If you have questions on your bill or a problem with your service, please call us at (802) 865-7300.