Electricity rates — Massachusetts Electric Co
Massachusetts Electric Co's customers paid 33.6¢ per kWh in 2024, riders included (EIA-861): about $165 a month for 492 kWh. R-1 Residential, the one open plan at 1,000 kWh a month, comes to $5,322 a year. Schedule retrieved October 8, 2026.
Every priced Massachusetts Electric Co plan, 1,000 kWh/mo
| Plan | Per year | vs cheapest | Effective |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-1 Residential✓ cheapestflat rate · in effect since March 2025 | $5,322.00 | — | 44.4¢ |
| Priced but not ranked — restricted, older, or not verifiable as a bill | |||
| R-4 Residential Time-of-Use Farm Discounttime-of-use · in effect since May 2019 · delivery charges only | $1,594.62 | −$3,727.38 | 13.3¢ |
| R-4 Residential Time-of-Usetime-of-use · in effect since May 2019 · delivery charges only | $1,771.82 | −$3,550.18 | 14.8¢ |
| R-2 Low Income Residentialflat rate · in effect since February 2025 · delivery charges only | $2,425.20 | −$2,896.80 | 20.2¢ |
| R-4 Residential Time-of-Use Farm Discounttime-of-use · in effect since May 2019 · farm or irrigation service | $2,760.28 | −$2,561.72 | 23.0¢ |
| R-4 Residential Time-of-Usetime-of-use · in effect since May 2019 · older schedule, not ranked | $3,066.98 | −$2,255.02 | 25.6¢ |
| R-1 Residential Farm Discountflat rate · in effect since February 2025 · delivery charges only | $3,205.20 | −$2,116.80 | 26.7¢ |
| R-2 Low Income Residential Farm Discountflat rate · in effect since February 2025 · delivery charges only | $3,205.20 | −$2,116.80 | 26.7¢ |
| R-1 Residentialflat rate · in effect since March 2025 · delivery charges only | $3,561.36 | −$1,760.64 | 29.7¢ |
| R-2 Low Income Residentialflat rate · in effect since February 2025 · low-income rate | $4,185.84 | −$1,136.16 | 34.9¢ |
| R-1 Residential Farm Discountflat rate · in effect since February 2025 · farm or irrigation service | $4,965.84 | −$356.16 | 41.4¢ |
| R-2 Low Income Residential Farm Discountflat rate · in effect since February 2025 · low-income rate | $4,965.84 | −$356.16 | 41.4¢ |
Price Massachusetts Electric Co’s plans at your own usage
What the one Massachusetts Electric Co plan ranked here costs at each level of use
- 500 kWh/mo — $2,721.00 (R-1 Residential), the one plan ranked here
- 1,000 kWh/mo — $5,322.00 (R-1 Residential), the one plan ranked here
- 2,000 kWh/mo — $10,524.00 (R-1 Residential), the one plan ranked here
What Massachusetts Electric Co's customers were billed in 2024
Massachusetts Electric Co's open plans and its customers' bills disagree by more than a quarter: at 492 kWh a month, the median plan is 45.4¢ per kWh against 33.6¢ billed in 2024. Before relying on a plan price here, test it against a real Massachusetts Electric Co bill in the bill analyzer.
| Ownership, as EIA classes it | Investor-owned |
|---|---|
| Full-service homes in Massachusetts | 526,437 |
| Homes it delivers to for other suppliers | 683,676 |
| Share of Massachusetts's households | 43% |
| Average use per home | 492 kWh a month |
| Average bill per home | $165.44 a month |
| Billed per kWh, riders included | 33.6¢ |
| Median open plan here, at that use | 45.4¢ |
Massachusetts Electric Co in U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, 2024 (Sales_Ult_Cust_2024.xlsx), retrieved September 23, 2026.
How it compares
Among the 100 utilities indexed, Massachusetts Electric Co's cheapest open plan is the 2nd-highest, 2.8× as much as their median of $1,877.14. It sits between Pacific Gas & Electric Co ($4,566.22) and San Diego Gas & Electric Co ($5,798.91).
In Massachusetts it is the dearest of the 2 utilities indexed; NSTAR Electric Company starts lowest, at $3,116.40.
Its fixed charge, $10.00 a month on R-1 Residential, is lower than on the cheapest plan of 77 of the other 99 utilities.
None of Massachusetts Electric Co's plans open to any household has a tiered step or a seasonal price in this data: a kWh costs the same however much is used and whatever the month.
In the guides: What a bill costs before a single kilowatt-hour
Cheapest 6 plans at 1,000 kWh a month
R-1 Residential — $5,322.00 a year, 44.4¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $10.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since March 2025.
R-4 Residential Time-of-Use Farm Discount — $1,594.62 a year, 13.3¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $18.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since May 2019. Too old to quote as a current price.
R-4 Residential Time-of-Use — $1,771.82 a year, 14.8¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $20.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since May 2019. Too old to quote as a current price.
R-2 Low Income Residential — $2,425.20 a year, 20.2¢ per kWh effective, flat rate. It carries a $6.70 monthly standing charge. In effect since February 2025. Restricted: delivery charges only.
R-4 Residential Time-of-Use Farm Discount — $2,760.28 a year, 23.0¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $18.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since May 2019. Too old to quote as a current price.
R-4 Residential Time-of-Use — $3,066.98 a year, 25.6¢ per kWh effective, time-of-use. It carries a $20.00 monthly standing charge. In effect since May 2019. Too old to quote as a current price.
How Massachusetts Electric Co's plans are structured
Of 12 priceable plans: 4 time-of-use, 8 flat-rate.
Fixed monthly charges run from $6.70 to $20.00.
Massachusetts Electric Co's published schedules
EIA-861 lists Massachusetts Electric Co serving homes in Massachusetts and in no other state, which is how its plans are placed there. 12 of its 12 published residential schedules can be priced.