Rates & Fees

Rates are effective for bills rendered on and after November 1, 2021.

Utility Rates

Norwich Public Utilities provides natural gas, electricity, water, and sewer services to the businesses and residents within the City of Norwich.

Natural gas, water, and sewer services are also provided to certain areas in communities surrounding Norwich.

To view the current rates for each utility service, click the appropriate link below.

To request a copy of the current rates, please call NPU at 860-887-2555 or email communitymatters@npumail.com.

Purchased Power Adjustment

Effective July 1, 2018

Residential:

$0.03333 per kWh

Commercial (Non-Manufacturers):

$0.03375 per kWh

Commercial (Manufacturers):

$0.03180 per kWh

Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA)

Effective November 1, 2021

Residential:

$0.36416 per CCF

Commercial (Non-Manufacturers):

$0.36843 per CCF

Commercial (Manufacturers):

$0.34797 per CCF

Solar Rate

Available to any customer with a photovoltaic resource whose nameplate generating capacity is less than or equal to 10 kilowatts. For more information about installing a solar system in Norwich, click here.

ESOLAR RATE:

Customer Charge, Per Month:	= $8.67
Excess Energy Sales to Norwich Public Utilities:	Reimbursed Monthly*

* Reimbursed at the average monthly Connecticut ISO-NE real-time Locational Marginal Price (RT-LMP) during the corresponding monthly generation period adjusted for system losses. Energy billing shall be performed monthly under the applicable rate, and reimbursements for excess sales to Norwich Public Utilities shall be made during a subsequent month’s billing period under the ESOLAR rate. Total excess energy sales for the month shall be determined by the installation of the required meter. Excess energy sales to Norwich Public Utilities will occur any time during the month where energy consumed by the customer is less than the energy generated by the installed photovoltaic resource.

MINIMUM CHARGE: The minimum charge is the customer charge of $8.67 per month.

LATE CHARGE FEE: A penalty charge equal to 1.5% of the unpaid balance compounded monthly is added to all bills not paid within 25 days of the billing date.

EFFECTIVE: For bills rendered on or after July 1, 2018.