Massachusetts Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates To Increase Nearly 25%

Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (Eversource) has filed new default service rates for the period beginning January 1, 2018

The proposed new January 2018 residential default service rate of 10.641¢/kWh is about 25% higher than the current rate of 8.563¢/kWh. The January 2018 basic service rate is also about 10% higher than the year-ago winter rate (Jan.-Jun. 2017) of 9.126¢/kWh.

WMECO's small C&I basic service rate will also increase about 25% versus both the current rate and year-ago rate

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

WMECO Basic Service
¢/kWh

Residential
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2018 – Jun. 30, 2018: 10.641

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 12.801 
Feb: 12.775 
Mar: 10.186 
Apr:  9.020 
May:  8.720 
Jun:  9.303 




Small C&I (23, 24, G-0, T-0)
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2018 – Jun. 30, 2018: 11.559

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 13.653 
Feb: 13.969 
Mar: 11.178 
Apr: 10.029 
May:  9.631 
Jun:  9.862 




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

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 13.143
Feb: 13.283
Mar: 10.637

Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2018 – March. 31, 2018: 12.396




Streetlighting (S-1 & S-2)
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2018 – Jun. 30, 2018: 7.514

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan:  9.934 
Feb:  9.759 
Mar:  7.245 
Apr:  5.618 
May:  5.212 
Jun:  5.231