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Electricity prices in Massachusetts

What homes in Massachusetts pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
30.4¢ a kWh
Up 1.1% on a year ago
Average bill
$182 a month
Up 2.6% on a year ago
Average use
598 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
3 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Massachusetts homes paid 30.4¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Massachusetts vs the US

MassachusettsUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202630.4¢18.0¢
Price in July 202630.5¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$182$156
Bill in July 2026$225$212
Average monthly use598 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+1.1%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+39%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

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 June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Massachusetts

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 23% 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-owned34.2¢+1.6%$166405,463
Eversource (NSTAR Electric)Investor-owned19.6¢-23%$98241,599
Town of ReadingMunicipal18.8¢+14%$15427,828
City of HolyokeMunicipal17.0¢+2.8%$10615,291

Heating fuels in Massachusetts: heating oil, propane.