Nstar Residential Default Service Rate To Increase 20%

Nstar (Eversource Energy-Eastern MA service area) filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for the period beginning January 1, 2019

All rates in this story use the existing adders consistent with Nstar's basic service tariff filing. As such, the rates below will change when new adders are approved.

For Nstar residential customers, the fixed January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 basic service rate as filed is 13.704¢/kWh, which is about 20% higher than the current rate of 11.397¢/kWh

For Nstar small C&I customers, the fixed January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 basic service rate as filed is 13.301¢/kWh, which is about 17% higher than the current rate of 11.403¢/kWh

Proposed Nstar basic service rates are below, in ¢/kWh. The rates include the currently effective Basic Service Adders, Renewable Portfolio Standard Adders, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard Adders, and the Clean Energy Standard Adders. Basic service rates may differ from the below as the adders change.

Residential
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019: 
        With Existing   
            Adders        
Fixed      13.704        

Monthly Variable Rates:
        With Existing   
            Adders       
January:   16.882
February:  17.183
March:     13.385
April:     12.369
May:       11.620
June:       9.874





Small C&I
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019: 
        With Existing    
            Adders      
Fixed      13.301     

Monthly Variable Rates:
        With Existing   
            Adders      
January:   16.909
February:  17.075
March:     13.055
April:     11.672
May:       11.069
June:       9.642





Large C&I - NEMA

Monthly Variable Rates (2019):
        With Existing  
            Adders      
January:   18.599
February:  18.980
March:     14.468

Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2019 – March 30, 2019
        With Existing    
            Adders       
Fixed      17.381



Large C&I - SEMA

Monthly Variable Rates (2019):
        With Existing  
            Adders         
January:   18.017
February:  17.846
March:     13.024


Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2019 – March 30, 2019
        With Existing   
            Adders        
Fixed      16.264