Nstar Winter Default Service Rate To Increase Only 7%

Nstar (Eversource Energy) filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the period beginning January 1, 2016

For Nstar residential customers, the fixed January 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016 basic service rate is 10.804¢/kWh, only about 7% higher than the current rate of 10.050¢/kWh and well below last winter's rate of 15.046¢/kWh.

Complete proposed Nstar basic service rates are below, in ¢/kWh

Residential
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016: 10.804

Monthly Variable Rates:
January:   14.274
February:  14.136
March:     10.343
April:      8.266
May:        7.341
June:       8.490



Small C&I, Streetlighting
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016: 10.570

January:   14.106
February:  14.053
March:     10.089
April:      8.329
May:        7.289
June:       8.462



Large C&I - NEMA

Monthly Variable Rates:
January:   11.350
February:  11.530
March:      9.429

Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2016 – March 30, 2016: 10.801



Large C&I - SEMA
January:   11.307
February:  10.593
March:      8.997

Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2016 – March 30, 2016: 10.318