National Grid Only Massachusetts Territory to See Measurable Increase in Electric Migration during February

National Grid's Massachusetts Electric territory was the only service area in Massachusetts that saw a measurable increase in the number of residential customers taking competitive electric supply during the month of February.

Link to DPU Stats

Matters has also compiled a comparison of migration levels, by accounts, in February 2012 versus January 2012.

Link to Matters' comparison of migration data

In February, Massachusetts Electric saw net growth of about 3,050 non-low-income residential customers on competitive supply, versus the January total. This is slightly higher than the growth of 2,800 non-low-income residential seen in January.

Additionally, Massachusetts Electric saw growth of nearly 1,000 low income residential customers on competitive supply during February

At Nstar's Commonwealth Electric territory, non-low-income residential electric accounts on competitive supply decreased by about 400 accounts in February, versus growth of 300 accounts in January. At Nstar's Boston Edison territory, non-low-income residential electric accounts on competitive supply decreased by 35 accounts in February, versus a loss of 250 accounts a month ago.

Fitchburg Gas & Electric, which saw growth of nearly 3,800 non-low-income residential electric accounts on competitive supply in January, did not repeat the growth in February, with a marginal loss of 40 accounts during February.

Fitchburg Gas & Electric did see growth of 300 low income residential customers on competitive supply during February