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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Massachusetts

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric) electricity rates

What homes pay National Grid (Massachusetts Electric) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 409,610 homes in Massachusetts. EIA lists it as Massachusetts Electric Co.

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Average price
33.9¢ a kWh
Up 1.0% on a year ago
Average bill
$168 a month
Up 3.3% on a year ago
Average use
495 kWh
A month. Massachusetts 602 kWh
Price rank in Massachusetts
1 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, National Grid (Massachusetts Electric) homes paid 33.9¢ a kWh, against 30.4¢ across Massachusetts.

Many homes in Massachusetts buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover National Grid (Massachusetts Electric)'s own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric) vs Massachusetts

National Grid (Massachusetts Electric)Massachusetts
Average price, 12 months to August 202633.9¢30.4¢
Price in August 202633.4¢30.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$168$183
Bill in August 2026$204$236
Average monthly use495 kWh602 kWh
Price change, past year+1.0%+0.8%
Price change since 2019+42%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.