Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.
Average monthly bill
Full bill breakdown →30.42¢/kWh × 604 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 5th highest among the 50 states and DC.
Compared with the U.S. and neighboring 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. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.
How Massachusetts makes its electricity
Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →| Source | Share | Generation |
|---|---|---|
| Natural gas | 71.0% | 14,739 GWh |
| Coal | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Nuclear | 0.0% | 0 GWh |
| Wind | 4.0% | 835 GWh |
| Solar | 11.9% | 2,481 GWh |
| Hydro | 3.7% | 767 GWh |
| Other | 9.4% | 1,945 GWh |
20.8 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.
Massachusetts electricity prices in context
Massachusetts residents pay 30.48¢/kWh for electricity, the third-highest rate among the 50 states and DC. This is 12.32¢/kWh above the national average of 18.16¢/kWh, or 67.8% higher. Among bordering states, only New York at 28.65¢/kWh and Rhode Island at 28.18¢/kWh come close; New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Vermont all charge less.
Over five years since August 2021, the rate has climbed 37.4%, from 22.19¢/kWh to its current level. Over twenty years since August 2006, it has risen 80.9%, from 16.85¢/kWh. Since records began in January 2001, the increase stands at 157%, up from 11.86¢/kWh. The current rate sits below the state's record high of 32.72¢/kWh set in March 2023 and far above the low of 10.50¢/kWh in January 2003.
A typical residential bill runs $184 per month on usage of 604 kWh, compared with the national average of $158 on 876 kWh. The higher rate is partly offset by lower consumption. Commercial and industrial rates stand at 24.11¢/kWh and 20.03¢/kWh. Year over year, the residential rate has declined 0.4%.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
12-month trend
Price history since 2001
Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.
Residential
- Jan '01
- 11.86¢
- Now
- 30.48¢
- Change
- ▲ 157.0%
- Range
- 10.50–32.72¢
Recent months
| Month | Residential | Commercial | Industrial |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 30.48 | 24.11 | 20.03 |
| July 2026 | 30.49 | 24.41 | 20.25 |
| June 2026 | 29.61 | 24.45 | 19.01 |
| May 2026 | 28.82 | 24.00 | 19.95 |
| April 2026 | 29.45 | 23.99 | 18.58 |
| March 2026 | 30.21 | 25.09 | 19.17 |
| February 2026 | 30.46 | 25.27 | 21.45 |
| January 2026 | 31.16 | 25.64 | 21.71 |
| December 2025 | 30.88 | 24.76 | 20.04 |
| November 2025 | 31.22 | 23.93 | 19.03 |
| October 2025 | 31.37 | 21.88 | 18.37 |
| September 2025 | 30.41 | 22.00 | 18.53 |
Prices in ¢/kWh.