Average Electric Bill in Massachusetts
Residential · 12-month average, September 2025 – August 2026.
That works out to about $2,204 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, Massachusetts has the 5th highest average residential bill.
Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.
What makes up the bill
Price × usage = bill, exactly: 30.42¢/kWh × 604 kWh ≈ $184. A state can land high on either factor — Massachusetts pays well above the national rate but uses less power than average.
Compared with nearby states
| Massachusetts | $184 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $158 | |
| Connecticut | $193 | |
| New Hampshire | $173 | |
| New York | $168 | |
| Rhode Island | $163 | |
| Vermont | $141 |
Massachusetts is $25 a month above (+16.0%) the U.S. average of $158. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.
Trend since 2008
Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.
Seasonal swing
- Highest month
- $236
- August 2026
- Lowest month
- $137
- May 2026
- Swing
- $99
- peak minus low
- Latest month
- $236
- August 2026
Actual bills are far from flat: Massachusetts peaks in August 2026 and bottoms out in May 2026. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.
Massachusetts electricity bills in context
The average monthly electricity bill in Massachusetts is $184, the fifth highest among the 50 states and DC. This bill reflects a price of 30.42¢/kWh and usage of 604 kWh per month. Massachusetts residents pay substantially more than the national average of $158 per month. The difference stems from both factors: the state's electricity price exceeds the national rate by 12.35¢/kWh, while homes use 272 kWh less per month than the national average. Combined, these push the monthly bill 16% above the national figure.
The bill has grown 2.1% over the past year, rising from $180 to $184. Over longer spans, the increases have been steeper. Since August 2021, the bill has climbed 38.1%, from $133. Since December 2008, it has risen 69.2%, from $109. Seasonal variation is pronounced: the bill peaks in August 2026 at $236 and falls to $137 in May 2026, a swing of $99 across the twelve-month window.
Among neighbouring states, Connecticut's average bill stands higher at $193 per month. New Hampshire, New York, and Rhode Island all fall below Massachusetts, at $173, $168, and $163 respectively. Vermont's bill is substantially lower at $141 per month.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
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How this is calculated
EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.
bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (September 2025 – August 2026)
Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in Massachusetts may pay well above or below $184. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.
Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See Massachusetts electricity prices by sector.