Massachusetts Default Service Rates To Decrease 25%

Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) has filed new default service rates for the period beginning July 1, 2016

The proposed new residential default service rate of 7.708¢/kWh is about 25% lower than the current rate of about 10.4¢/kWh

WMECO rates are below in ¢/kWh, and include the Default/Basic Service Adders and Renewable Portfolio Standard and Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Adders

WMECO

Residential
Fixed Price: Jul. 1, 2016 – Dec. 31, 2016: 7.708

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jul:  7.713
Aug:  7.228
Sept: 6.791
Oct:  6.947
Nov:  7.847
Dec:  9.574




Small C&I (23, 24, G-0, T-0)
Fixed Price: Jul. 1, 2016 – Dec. 31, 2016: 7.890

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jul:  7.932
Aug:  7.540
Sept: 7.045
Oct:  7.156
Nov:  8.055
Dec:  9.471




Medium/Large C&I (G-2, T-4, T-2, T-5)

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jul:  7.568
Aug:  7.126
Sept: 6.386

Fixed Price: Jul. 1, 2016 – Sept. 30, 2016: 7.070




Streetlighting (S-1 & S-2)
Fixed Price: Jul. 1, 2016 – Dec. 31, 2016: 6.077

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jul:  5.760
Aug:  5.612
Sept: 5.223
Oct:  5.560
Nov:  6.318
Dec:  7.916