Waterbury Electric Plans: See What Beats the Eversource Default in the Brass City
In Waterbury, Eversource is the wires company for electricity and Yankee Gas — now Eversource Gas of Connecticut — is the utility on the gas side. Compare competitive electric suppliers against the current Standard Service rate below.
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Waterbury 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 Waterbury
Waterbury is one of the few larger Connecticut cities where the same parent company delivers both fuels. Eversource owns the electric wires that come off the Naugatuck River substations, and Eversource Gas of Connecticut — the utility formerly branded Yankee Gas — owns the gas mains that serve the East End, Bunker Hill, Overlook and downtown. That doesn't change the fact that supply on both fuels is separately shoppable under Connecticut's Energy Choice law.
Waterbury's older, dense housing stock (a lot of triple-deckers, a lot of pre-1950 single-family) tends to push winter electric usage higher than the state average whenever heat pumps or electric baseboard is involved. That amplifies the January PURA Standard Service reset for Waterbury households in particular — the same one-cent swing in the default rate lands harder here than in a low-usage summer market. Fixed-rate contracts signed before that reset tend to pay off best in this specific pocket of Connecticut.
On the gas side, Eversource Gas of Connecticut runs its own Choice program with its own set of licensed suppliers and its own PURA-supervised default rate. Because both utilities share a parent, you can consolidate customer service and payments — but under state law you still make two separate supply decisions and sign two separate contracts if you shop both.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Waterbury's electric utility?
Eversource Energy is the electric distribution utility for Waterbury and the surrounding Naugatuck Valley. Eversource owns the wires, reads the meters and dispatches outage crews across every Waterbury neighborhood regardless of your competitive supplier.
Who provides natural gas in Waterbury, CT?
Eversource Gas of Connecticut — the utility formerly known as Yankee Gas — is the gas distribution utility for Waterbury. It's an Eversource affiliate, but it operates under its own PURA-regulated rates and its own Choice program for gas supply.
How often does the Eversource Standard Service rate change in Waterbury?
Twice a year. PURA procures Eversource's default electric supply through a wholesale auction and sets the resulting Standard Service rate on January 1 and July 1. That rate is what any Waterbury competitive supply offer should be compared against for the same billing period.
Does signing with a competitive supplier change my Eversource account?
No. Your account number, your meter, your delivery charges and Eversource's outage response all stay the same. Only the 'Generation Service Charge' line item on your Waterbury Eversource bill switches to reflect the new supplier and contracted rate.
What number do I call for a power outage in Waterbury?
Call Eversource's Connecticut outage line at 1-800-286-2000 for any electric outage in Waterbury. For gas leaks and gas emergencies, call Eversource Gas of Connecticut at 1-800-513-8898. Neither number is affected by a supplier switch.