EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29

Massachusetts electricity rates

Massachusetts homes paid 30.5¢ per kWh in August 2026 — -0.2% from a year earlier. That is #49 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.

MA average30.5¢Aug 2026
12-month average30.4¢
Rank (cheapest)#49of 51
Utilities21
ZIP codes675
Massachusetts has retail electricity choice. Many households can buy electricity supply from a competing supplier, while the local utility still delivers it. The averages here combine utility and supplier sales as reported to the EIA; your state’s public utility commission lists licensed suppliers.

Massachusetts electricity price trend

12¢17¢22¢27¢32¢20222023202420252026Massachusetts averageU.S. average 12¢17¢22¢27¢32¢20222023202420252026Massachusetts averageU.S. average
Massachusetts averageU.S. average
Aug 202630.5¢per kWh
vs. 1 year ago-0.2%30.6¢
vs. 5 years ago+37.4%22.2¢
Record high32.7¢Mar 2023
Avg. home bill$236774 kWh, Aug
EIA forecast, New England30.5¢Dec 2027

Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the New England region, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.

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Utilities in Massachusetts

21 utilities · 7 report monthly

Monthly home price by utility

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Each line is one utility (EIA-861M, 7 utilities that report monthly); the teal line is the Massachusetts average. Hover or tap a line — or a row in the table — to highlight it.
│ = MA average, same period
NSTAR Electric Company
Investor Owned · monthly data
19.4¢Jan–Aug 2026		 -35.5% -35.1% $1371,303,076
Massachusetts Electric Co.
Investor Owned · monthly data
34.0¢Jan–Aug 2026		 +13.2% +1.3% $1651,210,113
City of Taunton
Municipal
21.5¢2024		 -26.9% — $13435,684
Town of Reading (MA)
Municipal · monthly data
19.4¢Jan–Aug 2026		 -35.6% +22.1% $12527,405
Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co.
Investor Owned · monthly data
41.3¢Jan–Aug 2026		 +37.3% +3.1% $20226,290
City of Chicopee (MA)
Municipal
16.2¢2024		 -45% — $11323,218
Adjustment 2024
19.3¢2024		 -34.3% — $1,17022,960
City of Peabody (MA)
Municipal
15.7¢2024		 -46.5% — $11222,546
City of Westfield (MA)
Municipal
17.6¢2024		 -40.1% — $11816,200
Town of Shrewsbury (MA)
Municipal
14.3¢2024		 -51.4% — $10415,713
City of Holyoke (MA)
Municipal · monthly data
17.8¢Jan–Aug 2026		 -40.8% +7.4% $9915,040
Town of Middleborough (MA)
Municipal
15.8¢2024		 -46% — $12514,884
Town of Braintree (MA)
Municipal
15.8¢2024		 -46.2% — $11214,039
City of Norwood (MA)
Municipal
17.7¢2024		 -39.8% — $9813,601
Nantucket Electric Co.
Investor Owned · monthly data
37.8¢Jan–Aug 2026		 +25.7% +7.7% $28312,823
Town of North Attleborough (MA)
Municipal
15.9¢2024		 -45.8% — $12112,607
Town of Danvers
Municipal
16.4¢2024		 -44% — $11411,594
Town of Hudson (MA)
Municipal
13.4¢2024		 -54.4% — $10211,448
Town of Wellesley (MA)
Municipal · monthly data
16.4¢Jan–Aug 2026		 -45.4% +1.4% $1589,437
Town of Mansfield (MA)
Municipal
15.2¢2024		 -48.4% — $1109,399
Town of Littleton (MA)
Municipal
14.1¢2024		 -51.9% — $1206,738

Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. MA avg.” use the Massachusetts average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.

All ZIP codes in Massachusetts

01001Agawam01002Amherst01003Amherst01004Amherst01005Barre01007Belchertown01008Blandford01009Bondsville01010Brimfield01011Chester01012Chesterfield01013Chicopee01014Chicopee01020Chicopee01021Chicopee01022Chicopee01026Cummington01027Easthampton01028East Longmeadow01029East Otis01030Feeding Hills01031Gilbertville01032Goshen01033Granby01034Granville01035Hadley01036Hampden01037Hardwick01038Hatfield01039Haydenville01040Holyoke01041Holyoke01050Huntington01053Leeds01054Leverett01056Ludlow01057Monson01059North Amherst01060Northampton01061Northampton01062Florence01066North Hatfield01068Oakham01069Palmer01070Plainfield01071Russell01072Shutesbury01073Southampton01074South Barre01075South Hadley01077Southwick01079Thorndike01080Three Rivers01081Wales01082Ware01083Warren01084West Chesterfield01085Westfield01086Westfield01088West Hatfield01089West Springfield01090West Springfield01092West Warren01093Whately01094Wheelwright01095Wilbraham01096Williamsburg01097Woronoco01098Worthington01101Springfield01102Springfield01103Springfield01104Springfield01105Springfield01106Longmeadow01107Springfield01108Springfield01109Springfield01111Springfield01115Springfield01116Longmeadow01118Springfield01119Springfield01128Springfield01129Springfield01138Springfield01139Springfield01144Springfield01151Indian Orchard01152Springfield01199Springfield01201Pittsfield01202Pittsfield01203Pittsfield01220Adams01222Ashley Falls01223Becket01224Berkshire01225Cheshire01226Dalton01227Dalton01229Glendale01230Great Barrington01235Hinsdale01236Housatonic01237Lanesborough01238Lee01240Lenox01242Lenox Dale01243Middlefield01244Mill River01245Monterey01247North Adams01252North Egremont01253Otis01254Richmond01255Sandisfield01256Savoy01257Sheffield01258South Egremont01259Southfield01260South Lee01262Stockbridge01263Stockbridge01264Tyringham01266West Stockbridge01267Williamstown01270Windsor01301Greenfield01302Greenfield01330Ashfield01331Athol01337Bernardston01338Buckland01339Charlemont01340Colrain01341Conway01342Deerfield01343Drury01344Erving01346Heath01347Lake Pleasant01349Millers Falls01350Monroe Bridge01351Montague01354Gill01355New Salem01360Northfield01364Orange01366Petersham01367Rowe01368Royalston01370Shelburne Falls01373South Deerfield01375Sunderland01376Turners Falls01378Warwick01379Wendell01380Wendell Depot01420Fitchburg01430Ashburnham01431Ashby01432Ayer01434Devens01436Baldwinville01438East Templeton01440Gardner01441Westminster01450Groton01451Harvard01452Hubbardston01453Leominster01460Littleton01462Lunenburg01463Pepperell01464Shirley01467Still River01468Templeton01469Townsend01470Groton01471Groton01472West Groton01473Westminster01474West Townsend01475Winchendon01501Auburn01503Berlin01504Blackstone01505Boylston01506Brookfield01507Charlton01508Charlton City01509Charlton Depot01510Clinton01515East Brookfield01516Douglas01518Fiskdale01519Grafton01520Holden01521Holland01522Jefferson01523Lancaster01524Leicester01525Linwood01526Manchaug01527Millbury01529Millville01531New Braintree01532Northborough01534Northbridge01535North Brookfield01536North Grafton01537North Oxford01538North Uxbridge01540Oxford01541Princeton01542Rochdale01543Rutland01545Shrewsbury01546Shrewsbury01550Southbridge01560South Grafton01561South Lancaster01562Spencer01564Sterling01566Sturbridge01568Upton01569Uxbridge01570Webster01571Dudley01581Westborough01583West Boylston01585West Brookfield01586West Millbury01588Whitinsville01590Sutton01601Worcester01602Worcester01603Worcester01604Worcester01605Worcester01606Worcester01607Worcester01608Worcester01609Worcester01610Worcester01611Cherry Valley01612Paxton01613Worcester01614Worcester01615Worcester01653Worcester01655Worcester01701Framingham01702Framingham01703Framingham01704Framingham01705Framingham01719Boxborough01720Acton01721Ashland01730Bedford01731Hanscom Afb01740Bolton01741Carlisle01742Concord01745Fayville01746Holliston01747Hopedale01748Hopkinton01749Hudson01752Marlborough01754Maynard01756Mendon01757Milford01760Natick01770Sherborn01772Southborough01773Lincoln01775Stow01776Sudbury01778Wayland01784Woodville01801Woburn01803Burlington01805Burlington01810Andover01812Andover01813Woburn01815Woburn01821Billerica01822Billerica01824Chelmsford01826Dracut01827Dunstable01830Haverhill01831Haverhill01832Haverhill01833Georgetown01834Groveland01835Haverhill01840Lawrence01841Lawrence01842Lawrence01843Lawrence01844Methuen01845North Andover01850Lowell01851Lowell01852Lowell01853Lowell01854Lowell01860Merrimac01862North Billerica01863North Chelmsford01864North Reading01865Nutting Lake01866Pinehurst01867Reading01876Tewksbury01879Tyngsboro01880Wakefield01885West Boxford01886Westford01887Wilmington01888Woburn01889North Reading01890Winchester01899Andover01901Lynn01902Lynn01903Lynn01904Lynn01905Lynn01906Saugus01907Swampscott01908Nahant01910Lynn01913Amesbury01915Beverly01921Boxford01922Byfield01923Danvers01929Essex01930Gloucester01931Gloucester01936Hamilton01937Hathorne01938Ipswich01940Lynnfield01944Manchester01945Marblehead01949Middleton01950Newburyport01951Newbury01952Salisbury01960Peabody01961Peabody01965Prides Crossing01966Rockport01969Rowley01970Salem01971Salem01982South Hamilton01983Topsfield01984Wenham01985West Newbury02018Accord02019Bellingham02021Canton02025Cohasset02026Dedham02027Dedham02030Dover02032East Walpole02035Foxboro02038Franklin02040Greenbush02041Green Harbor02043Hingham02044Hingham02045Hull02047Humarock02048Mansfield02050Marshfield02051Marshfield Hills02052Medfield02053Medway02054Millis02055Minot02056Norfolk02059North Marshfield02060North Scituate02061Norwell02062Norwood02065Ocean Bluff02066Scituate02067Sharon02070Sheldonville02071South Walpole02072Stoughton02081Walpole02090Westwood02093Wrentham02108Boston02109Boston02110Boston02111Boston02112Boston02113Boston02114Boston02115Boston02116Boston02117Boston02118Boston02119Roxbury02120Roxbury Crossing02121Dorchester02122Dorchester02123Boston02124Dorchester Center02125Dorchester02126Mattapan02127Boston02128Boston02129Charlestown02130Jamaica Plain02131Roslindale02132West Roxbury02133Boston02134Allston02135Brighton02136Hyde Park02137Readville02138Cambridge02139Cambridge02140Cambridge02141Cambridge02142Cambridge02143Somerville02144Somerville02145Somerville02148Malden02149Everett02150Chelsea02151Revere02152Winthrop02155Medford02156West Medford02163Boston02169Quincy02170Quincy02171Quincy02176Melrose02180Stoneham02184Braintree02185Braintree02186Milton02187Milton Village02188Weymouth02189East Weymouth02190South Weymouth02191North Weymouth02196Boston02201Boston02203Boston02204Boston02205Boston02206Boston02210Boston02211Boston02212Boston02215Boston02217Boston02222Boston02238Cambridge02241Boston02269Quincy02283Boston02284Boston02293Boston02297Boston02298Boston02301Brockton02302Brockton02303Brockton02304Brockton02305Brockton02322Avon02324Bridgewater02325Bridgewater02327Bryantville02330Carver02331Duxbury02332Duxbury02333East Bridgewater02334Easton02337Elmwood02338Halifax02339Hanover02341Hanson02343Holbrook02344Middleboro02345Manomet02346Middleboro02347Lakeville02348Lakeville02349Middleboro02350Monponsett02351Abington02355North Carver02356North Easton02357North Easton02358North Pembroke02359Pembroke02360Plymouth02361Plymouth02362Plymouth02364Kingston02366South Carver02367Plympton02368Randolph02370Rockland02375South Easton02379West Bridgewater02381White Horse Beach02382Whitman02420Lexington02421Lexington02445Brookline02446Brookline02447Brookline Village02451Waltham02452Waltham02453Waltham02454Waltham02455North Waltham02456New Town02457Babson Park02458Newton02459Newton Center02460Newtonville02461Newton Highlands02462Newton Lower Falls02464Newton Upper Falls02465West Newton02466Auburndale02467Chestnut Hill02468Waban02471Watertown02472Watertown02474Arlington02475Arlington Heights02476Arlington02477Watertown02478Belmont02479Waverley02481Wellesley Hills02482Wellesley02492Needham02493Weston02494Needham Heights02495Nonantum02532Buzzards Bay02534Cataumet02535Chilmark02536East Falmouth02537East Sandwich02538East Wareham02539Edgartown02540Falmouth02541Falmouth02542Buzzards Bay02543Woods Hole02552Menemsha02553Monument Beach02554Nantucket02556North Falmouth02557Oak Bluffs02558Onset02559Pocasset02561Sagamore02562Sagamore Beach02563Sandwich02564Siasconset02568Vineyard Haven02571Wareham02574West Falmouth02575West Tisbury02576West Wareham02584Nantucket02601Hyannis02630Barnstable02631Brewster02632Centerville02633Chatham02634Centerville02635Cotuit02637Cummaquid02638Dennis02639Dennis Port02641East Dennis02642Eastham02643East Orleans02644Forestdale02645Harwich02646Harwich Port02647Hyannis Port02648Marstons Mills02649Mashpee02650North Chatham02651North Eastham02652North Truro02653Orleans02655Osterville02657Provincetown02659South Chatham02660South Dennis02661South Harwich02662South Orleans02663South Wellfleet02664South Yarmouth02666Truro02667Wellfleet02668West Barnstable02669West Chatham02670West Dennis02671West Harwich02672West Hyannisport02673West Yarmouth02675Yarmouth Port02702Assonet02703Attleboro02712Chartley02713Cuttyhunk02714Dartmouth02715Dighton02717East Freetown02718East Taunton02719Fairhaven02720Fall River02721Fall River02722Fall River02723Fall River02724Fall River02725Somerset02726Somerset02738Marion02739Mattapoisett02740New Bedford02741New Bedford02742New Bedford02743Acushnet02744New Bedford02745New Bedford02746New Bedford02747North Dartmouth02748South Dartmouth02760North Attleboro02761North Attleboro02762Plainville02763Attleboro Falls02764North Dighton02766Norton02767Raynham02768Raynham Center02769Rehoboth02770Rochester02771Seekonk02777Swansea02779Berkley02780Taunton02790Westport02791Westport Point05501Andover

Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.

Questions

What is the average electricity rate in Massachusetts?

30.5¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 30.4¢.

How does Massachusetts compare with other states?

Massachusetts ranks #49 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.

Which utility in Massachusetts has the lowest rates?

Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), Town of Hudson (MA) averaged 13.4¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.