Massachusetts Electric Co: average rate and electric bill (2025)
Massachusetts Electric Co (investor-owned utility, Massachusetts) served 438,150 homes in 2025. The average customer used 487 kWh a month and paid $164, an average price of 33.7¢ per kWh including fixed charges, riders and taxes. That is 11% above the Massachusetts average of 30.4¢.
What a bill costs at Massachusetts Electric Co's average price
| Monthly usage | Estimated bill |
|---|---|
| 500 kWh | $168 |
| 1,000 kWh | $337 |
| 1,500 kWh | $505 |
The average price spreads fixed monthly charges over all kWh. At low usage your price per kWh is higher, at high usage lower. Your current tariff can differ from the 2025 average, especially after a rate case.
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Delivery-only customers
793,715 customers of Massachusetts Electric Co bought their electricity supply from another provider and paid Massachusetts Electric Co only for delivery: an average of 18.7¢/kWh. Their total price is that delivery charge plus their supplier's energy price (Massachusetts average for supplier energy: 15.2¢/kWh).
Compare with other utilities in Massachusetts
| Name | ¢/kWh | Avg. bill |
|---|---|---|
| City of Chicopee | 16.2 | $118 |
| City of Peabody | 16.9 | $121 |
| City of Taunton | 18.8 | $130 |
| Town of Reading | 19.9 | $165 |
| NSTAR Electric Company | 21.5 | $102 |
| Sunrun Inc. | 29.0 | $162 |
| Massachusetts Electric Co | 33.7 | $164 |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual data 2025 (released October 2026), utility ID 11804. Average price = residential revenue ÷ residential kWh sold; average bill = revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12.