Stamford Energy Choice: Eversource Delivery, Your Pick of Supplier
Stamford sits on the far southwestern edge of Eversource's Connecticut footprint, right next to United Illuminating country. That means your default rate follows the Eversource Standard Service schedule — not UI's — and the supplier catalog reflects it.
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Switch Both Electric + Gas in Stamford — Save $140+/year
Stamford is in a dual fuel deregulated state. You can switch both your electricity AND natural gas provider. Most customers who switch both save $140 or more per year.
About Energy Choice in Stamford
Even though Stamford sits deep in Fairfield County and shares a lot with Bridgeport in demographics and housing, it does not share a utility. The Eversource/UI border runs through Fairfield County, and Stamford is on the Eversource side — its wires, transformers and outage crews all belong to Eversource, not United Illuminating. Any comparison of a supplier's ¢/kWh has to happen against the Eversource Standard Service rate for the current billing period.
Practically, that gives Stamford households the same January-1/July-1 PURA reset cadence as Hartford and Waterbury, and the same set of licensed suppliers who file offers into the Eversource pricing zone. Because Stamford is a high-usage market — larger single-family homes, high AC load in summer, plenty of all-electric condos downtown — fixed-rate 12- or 24-month contracts tend to look particularly attractive against a summer Standard Service reset in a hot year.
Natural gas is where Stamford quietly rejoins Bridgeport: both cities are served by Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG), an Avangrid company. SCG's gas-supply Choice program is separate from Eversource's electric one, and switching gas suppliers has no effect on your electric account or on Eversource's delivery charges.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Stamford served by Eversource or United Illuminating?
Stamford is Eversource territory. Even though it is in Fairfield County and neighbors Bridgeport (which is UI), the utility border places every Stamford address on Eversource poles and wires with an Eversource meter.
How is Stamford's default electric supply rate set?
By PURA. Twice a year — January 1 and July 1 — PURA runs a procurement for Eversource's Standard Service supply, and the clearing price becomes the default rate on the supply line of every Stamford Eversource bill until the next reset.
Do I lose Eversource's outage response if I sign with a competitive supplier?
No. Eversource remains the delivery utility for Stamford regardless of who supplies your electricity. The same crews respond to the same outages under the same restoration priorities; only the supply portion of the bill is affected by a switch.
Who is the natural gas utility for Stamford?
Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG) is the gas distribution utility for Stamford, the same as neighboring Bridgeport and Norwalk. SCG delivers the therms and handles gas emergencies; supply is separately shoppable through its Choice program.
What's the electric outage number in Stamford?
Eversource's Connecticut outage line — 1-800-286-2000 — handles Stamford. Report downed wires or extended outages to that number; it does not change if you switch to a competitive electric supplier.