Eversource Energy (formerly known as NSTAR) filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) for the period starting January 1, 2019.
The rates are effective starting January 1, 2019 and are for the period of January 1 – June 30, 2019. The proposed electric rates (subject to DPU approval) are below, in $ per kWh. Rates include Basic Service Adders and Renewable Portfolio Standard, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, and Clean Energy Standard Adders:
1) Large Commercial and Industrial – Northeastern Massachusetts (NEMA)
Monthly Variable Rates
- January: 0.18599
- February: 0.18980
- March: 0.14468
Fixed Rate
- January 1 – June 30: 0.17381
2) Large Commercial and Industrial – Southeastern Massachusetts (SEMA)
Monthly Variable Rates
- January: 0.18017
- February: 0.17846
- March: 0.13024
Fixed Rate
- January 1 – June 30: 0.16264
3) Small Commercial & Industrial
Monthly Variable Rates
- January: 0.16909
- February: 0.17075
- March: 0.13055
- April: 0.11672
- May: 0.11069
- June: 0.09642
Fixed Rate
- January 1 – June 30: 0.13301
Eversource’s electric service territory includes 140 towns and covers 3,192 square miles, depicted in the map below:
