Electricity prices in Massachusetts
What homes in Massachusetts pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 30.4¢ a kWh
- Up 0.8% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $183 a month
- Up 2.4% on a year ago
- Average use
- 602 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 3 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, Massachusetts homes paid 30.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
Massachusetts vs the US
| Massachusetts | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 30.4¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 30.5¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $183 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $236 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 602 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +0.8% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +39% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 30.48¢ |
| July 2026 | 30.49¢ |
| June 2026 | 29.61¢ |
| May 2026 | 28.82¢ |
| April 2026 | 29.45¢ |
| March 2026 | 30.21¢ |
| February 2026 | 30.46¢ |
| January 2026 | 31.16¢ |
| December 2025 | 30.80¢ |
| November 2025 | 31.13¢ |
| October 2025 | 31.29¢ |
| September 2025 | 30.31¢ |
| August 2025 | 30.55¢ |
| July 2025 | 30.01¢ |
| June 2025 | 30.27¢ |
| May 2025 | 29.85¢ |
| April 2025 | 30.59¢ |
| March 2025 | 30.12¢ |
| February 2025 | 30.31¢ |
| January 2025 | 29.96¢ |
| December 2024 | 31.17¢ |
| November 2024 | 30.22¢ |
| October 2024 | 29.25¢ |
| September 2024 | 29.26¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Massachusetts, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $236 |
| July 2026 | $225 |
| June 2026 | $171 |
| May 2026 | $137 |
| April 2026 | $144 |
| March 2026 | $180 |
| February 2026 | $215 |
| January 2026 | $223 |
| December 2025 | $197 |
| November 2025 | $151 |
| October 2025 | $153 |
| September 2025 | $164 |
| August 2025 | $217 |
| July 2025 | $238 |
| June 2025 | $169 |
| May 2025 | $145 |
| April 2025 | $160 |
| March 2025 | $172 |
| February 2025 | $201 |
| January 2025 | $206 |
| December 2024 | $180 |
| November 2024 | $149 |
| October 2024 | $144 |
| September 2024 | $164 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Massachusetts, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $32.10 |
| July 2026 | $30.57 |
| June 2026 | $30.66 |
| May 2026 | $31.39 |
| April 2026 | $29.97 |
| March 2026 | $27.17 |
| February 2026 | $26.05 |
| January 2026 | $25.77 |
| December 2025 | $25.73 |
| November 2025 | $22.63 |
| October 2025 | $22.55 |
| September 2025 | $27.71 |
| August 2025 | $28.46 |
| July 2025 | $28.30 |
| June 2025 | $26.87 |
| May 2025 | $25.47 |
| April 2025 | $23.76 |
| March 2025 | $25.04 |
| February 2025 | $25.96 |
| January 2025 | $24.34 |
| December 2024 | $25.34 |
| November 2024 | $19.96 |
| October 2024 | $16.99 |
| September 2024 | $20.94 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for Massachusetts, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in Massachusetts
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 24% of homes in Massachusetts. Most of the rest buy power from a retail supplier or a town program, which EIA does not list by name.
| National Grid (Massachusetts Electric)Investor-owned | 33.9¢ | +1.0% |
| Eversource (NSTAR Electric)Investor-owned | 19.7¢ | -19% |
| Town of ReadingMunicipal | 19.1¢ | +14% |
| City of HolyokeMunicipal | 17.1¢ | +3.2% |
Heating fuels in Massachusetts: heating oil, propane.