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Massachusetts

Eversource (NSTAR Electric) electricity rates

What homes pay Eversource (NSTAR Electric) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 241,599 homes in Massachusetts. EIA lists it as NSTAR Electric Company.

Headlines

Average price
19.6¢ a kWh
Down 23% on a year ago
Average bill
$98 a month
Down 13% on a year ago
Average use
500 kWh
A month. Massachusetts 598 kWh
Price rank in Massachusetts
2 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Eversource (NSTAR Electric) homes paid 19.6¢ a kWh, against 30.4¢ across Massachusetts.

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

Eversource (NSTAR Electric) vs Massachusetts

Eversource (NSTAR Electric)Massachusetts
Average price, 12 months to July 202619.6¢30.4¢
Price in July 202620.1¢30.5¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$98$182
Bill in July 2026$118$225
Average monthly use500 kWh598 kWh
Price change, past year-23%+1.1%
Price change since 2019-13%+39%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 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 July 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.