Massachusetts Default Service Rates To Decrease

Western Massachusetts Electric Company has filed new basic service rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the period beginning July 1, 2017.

The new fixed residential basic service rate of 8.563 cents per kWh is about 6% lower than the current rate of 9.126

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

WMECO

Residential
Fixed Price: Jul. 1, 2017 – Dec. 31, 2017: 8.563

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jul:  8.264
Aug:  8.194
Sept: 8.162
Oct:  8.253
Nov:  8.491
Dec:  9.906




Small C&I (23, 24, G-0, T-0)
Fixed Price: Jul. 1, 2017 – Dec. 31, 2017: 9.309

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jul:  9.171
Aug:  8.968
Sept: 8.822
Oct:  8.825
Nov:  9.255
Dec: 10.651




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

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jul:  8.629
Aug:  8.460
Sept: 8.092

Fixed Price: Jul. 1, 2017 – Sept. 30, 2017: 8.417




Streetlighting (S-1 & S-2)
Fixed Price: Jul. 1, 2017 – Dec. 31, 2017: 6.249

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jul:  5.907
Aug:  5.813
Sept: 5.476
Oct:  5.613
Nov:  6.175
Dec:  7.918