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Massachusetts Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector. Latest data: May 2026.

Residential
28.82¢ /kWh
▼ 3.6%vs. last year
Commercial
24.07¢ /kWh
▲ 8.0%vs. last year
Industrial
19.94¢ /kWh
▲ 4.9%vs. last year

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$183per month▲ 5.8% vs. the year before

30.44¢/kWh × 603 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to May 2026 — the 5th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
Massachusetts
$183
U.S. average
$155
Connecticut
$203
New Hampshire
$167
Rhode Island
$165
New York
$164
Vermont
$140

Massachusetts is $28 a month above (+18.0%) the U.S. average of $155. Average monthly bill, June 2025 – May 2026.

How Massachusetts makes its electricity

Fuel mix & 10-year trend →Power plants →
Renewable
21.2%
Carbon-free
21.2%
Largest source
Natural gas 74%
Massachusetts electricity generation by source, June 2025 – May 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas73.7%16,741 GWh
Coal0.0%0 GWh
Nuclear0.0%0 GWh
Wind2.4%555 GWh
Solar11.4%2,587 GWh
Hydro3.5%788 GWh
Other8.9%2,028 GWh

22.7 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to May 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

Massachusetts electricity prices in context

In May 2026, residential electricity in Massachusetts cost 28.82¢/kWh, the fifth most expensive rate among the 50 states and DC. The state's price was 10.38¢/kWh above the national average of 18.44¢/kWh, a premium of 56.3%. Among bordering states, only New York at 29.93¢/kWh and Rhode Island at 29.46¢/kWh exceeded Massachusetts; Connecticut at 27.37¢/kWh, New Hampshire at 27.33¢/kWh, and Vermont at 24.89¢/kWh all charged less.

Over the past five years, the rate has risen 27% from 22.69¢/kWh in May 2021. The two-decade change has been steeper: since May 2006, prices have climbed 75% from 16.47¢/kWh. Over the full span since records began in January 2001, the rate has more than doubled, up 143% from 11.86¢/kWh. The state's record high of 32.72¢/kWh arrived in March 2023; the lowest on record was 10.50¢/kWh in January 2003.

A typical residential customer paid $183 per month for 603 kWh in May 2026. The national average monthly bill was $155 for 871 kWh—a higher consumption but lower total cost. Commercial rates stood at 24.07¢/kWh and industrial at 19.94¢/kWh.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
17¢21¢25¢29¢32¢Jun '25Sep '25Dec '25Feb '26May '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Residential history since 2001

8.7¢15¢22¢28¢34¢Jan '01May '07Sep '13Jan '20May '26
Jan '01
11.86¢
Now
28.82¢
Change
▲ 143.0%
Range
10.50–32.72¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
May 202628.8224.0719.94
April 202629.4524.0218.55
March 202630.2125.0919.17
February 202630.4625.2721.45
January 202631.1625.6421.71
December 202530.8824.7620.04
November 202531.2223.9319.03
October 202531.3721.8818.37
September 202530.4122.0018.53
August 202530.6123.1219.55
July 202530.0723.2619.93
June 202530.3322.9719.78

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in Massachusetts?
Residential electricity in Massachusetts costs 28.82¢ per kilowatt-hour as of May 2026, the 5th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 24.07¢ and industrial customers 19.94¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity expensive in Massachusetts?
Massachusetts's residential rate of 28.82¢/kWh is +61.6% versus the U.S. average of 17.84¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical Massachusetts home consumes 603 kWh a month against a national average of 871 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $183.
›Have electricity prices in Massachusetts gone up?
Residential electricity in Massachusetts has moved +143.0% since 2001, reaching 28.82¢/kWh in May 2026. Over the last year alone the change was -3.6%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring Massachusetts?
Of the states bordering Massachusetts, Vermont has the lowest average monthly bill at $140 and Connecticut the highest at $203. Massachusetts averages $183 a month, against a U.S. average of $155.