National Grid (NGRID) recently filed electric default rates with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) that are set to increase a massive 34 percent starting November 1. Both residential and commercial customers will be affected by the filing. For example, residential customers can expect NGRID’s fixed basic service rate to increase from $0.09432 per kWh in the current period to $0.12673 per kWh for November 2017 through April 2018. Commercial customers will experience a similar increase. They can expect to pay $0.11946 per kWh for November 2017 through April 2018. These rates include the Basic Service Administrative Cost Adjustment Factors (BSACFs) and Smart Grid Customer Cost Adjustment Factors (SGCCFs). NGRID released fixed and monthly rates with and without these adjustment factors. Rates remain subject to approval from the DPU, but it is more than likely that they will be approved.
Basic Service Rates (all in $ per kWh)
Residential
1) Fixed – With current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November 2017 through April 2018: $0.12673
2) Fixed – Without current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November 2017 through April 2018: $0.12317
3) Monthly
November 2017: $0.10101
December 2017: $0.11414
January 2018: $0.14218
February 2018: $0.14401
March 2018: $0.11944
April 2018: $0.10948
Commercial (G-1, Streetlights)
1) Fixed – With current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November 2017 through April 2018: $0.11946 per kWh
2) Fixed – Without current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November 2017 through April 2018: $0.11646 per kWh
3) Monthly
November 2017: $0.09450
December 2017: $0.11057
January 2018: $0.13723
February 2018: $0.13959
March 2018: $0.11237
April 2018: $0.09892
Industrial NEMA (G-2, G-3)
1) Fixed – With current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November 2017 through April 2018: $0.11657
2) Fixed – Without current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November through April 2018: $0.11371
3) Monthly
November 2017: $0.09300
December 2017: $0.11013
January 2018: $0.13746
Industrial SEMA (G-2, G-3)
1) Fixed – With current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November 2017 through April 2018: $0.10931
2) Fixed – Without current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November through April 2018: $0.10645
3) Monthly
November 2017: $0.08441
December 2017: $0.10321
January 2018: $0.13115
Industrial WCMA (G-2, G-3)
1) Fixed – With current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November 2017 through April 2018: $0.10753
2) Fixed – Without current BSACFs/SGCCFs
November through April 2018: $0.10467
3) Monthly
November 2017: $0.08264
December 2017: $0.10128
January 2018: $0.12950