Residential Default Service Rate At Massachusetts Utility To Increase Nearly 20%

Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) has filed new default service rates for the period beginning January 1, 2017

The proposed new residential default service rate of 9.060¢/kWh is about 18% higher than the current rate of about 7.7¢/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 Basic Service

Residential
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2017 – Jun. 30, 2017: 9.060

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 10.940
Feb: 10.872
Mar:  8.579
Apr:  7.247
May:  6.819
Jun:  8.845



Small C&I (23, 24, G-0, T-0)
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2017 – Jun. 30, 2017: 9.265

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 11.157
Feb: 11.068
Mar:  8.759
Apr:  7.339
May:  6.902
Jun:  9.290



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

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 10.889
Feb: 10.945
Mar:  8.267

Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2017 – March. 31, 2017: 10.099



Streetlighting (S-1 & S-2)
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2017 – Jun. 30, 2017: 7.326

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan:  9.486
Feb:  9.252
Mar:  7.124
Apr:  5.615
May:  5.078
Jun:  5.257