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Massachusetts Electric Co
Massachusetts Electric Co served 438,150 residential customers in Massachusetts in 2025 (15.0% of the state's residential customers), the 2nd largest of 59 utilities reporting there. Bundled service; ownership: investor owned; balancing authority ISNE.
The meter, one average month.
Scroll to run 30 days of Massachusetts Electric Co's average residential use through a five-dial register.
- Used so far
- 487 kWh
- At 33.66¢/kWh
- $164
Price ruler0 to 50¢ per kWh
Where 33.66¢ sits.
Massachusetts Electric Co averaged 33.66¢ per kWh against a Massachusetts residential average of 30.48¢: 10.4% above the state figure. Among the 4 investor owned utilities in Massachusetts with bundled residential sales, it ranks 2nd from the lowest price.
2020 and 2025EIA-861
Five years, same meter.
In 2020 the average Massachusetts Electric Co home used 571 kWh a month at 24.1¢ and paid $137. In 2025 it used 487 kWh at 33.66¢ and paid $164: the price per kWh is up 39.7%.
| Measure | 2020 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Price, ¢/kWh | 24.1 | 33.66 |
| Use, kWh a month | 571 | 487 |
| Bill, US$ a month | 137.49 | 163.79 |
| Class | Customers | MWh sold | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 438,150 | 2,558,041 | 33.66 |
| Commercial | 47,026 | 946,968 | 25.66 |
| Industrial | 866 | 73,943 | 22.89 |
Who else is on the line
Homes are one class.
Homes took 71.5% of the electricity Massachusetts Electric Co sold in Massachusetts in 2025.
Rooftop solar on its linesnet metering
114,502 roofs.
- Residential net-metered PV
- 114,502installations reported for 2025
- Capacity
- 763.2 MWresidential, net metered
- Per 1,000 homes
- 261.3installations per 1,000 residential customers
Service territoryEIA-861
12 counties.
BarnstableBerkshireBristolEssexFranklinHampdenHampshireMiddlesexNorfolkPlymouthSuffolkWorcester
Counties in Massachusetts where Massachusetts Electric Co reported serving customers in 2025 (12 in all; up to 24 listed).
EIA-8612025Utility 11804
The filing, line by line.
| Measure | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Average price | 33.66 | ¢/kWh |
| Massachusetts average price | 30.48 | ¢/kWh |
| Difference from state average | 10.4 | % |
| Price change over 5 years | 39.7 | % |
| Typical monthly use | 487 | kWh |
| Typical monthly bill | 163.79 | US$ |
| Residential customers | 438,150 | accounts |
| Share of MA residential customers | 15.0 | % |
| Size rank in MA | 2 of 59 | by customers |
| Price rank, investor owned peers | 2 of 4 | 1 = lowest |
Rate plans on fileOpenEI URDB
4 active plans.
- Time-of-use
- 0more than one energy period within a month
- Seasonal only
- 0price changes by month, not by hour
- Median fixed charge
- $9US dollars per month
- Median flat energy rate
- 25.81¢cents per kWh, one period and one tier
Active residential plans: not ended, started within the last 5 years, latest version of each plan name. Time-of-use means more than one energy period within a single month; plans whose price changes only by season are counted as seasonal.
Massachusetts: state average, five-year steps and every provider