Massachusetts Mass Market Default Service Rates To Increase 15-17%

NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy filed with the Massachusetts DPU new basic service rates for its Western Massachusetts service territory (WMA), formerly WMECO, for the period beginning January 1, 2020

All rates below reflect the currently effective Basic Service Adders, Renewable Portfolio Standard, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard and Clean Energy Standard Adders

The filed new fixed residential default service rate of 11.571¢/kWh for January through June 2020 is about 17% higher than the current rate of 9.851¢/kWh.

The filed new fixed small C&I basic service rate of 11.696¢/kWh for January through June 2020 is about 15% higher than the current rate of 10.145¢/kWh.

WMECO's as-filed rates are below in ¢/kWh, and include the currently effective Basic Service Adders, Renewable Portfolio Standard, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard and Clean Energy Standard Adders

WMECO Basic Service
¢/kWh

Residential
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2020 – Jun. 30, 2020:  11.571

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 13.920
Feb: 13.758
Mar: 11.288
Apr: 10.379
May:  9.617
Jun:  8.872




Small C&I (23, 24, G-0, T-0)
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2020 – Jun. 30, 2020:  11.696

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 14.207
Feb: 14.125
Mar: 11.610
Apr: 10.450
May:  9.758
Jun:  8.747




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

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 14.626
Feb: 14.577
Mar: 11.717

Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2020 – March. 31, 2020:  13.663




Streetlighting (S-1 & S-2)
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2020 – Jun. 30, 2020:   8.072

Monthly Variable Rates:
Jan: 10.693
Feb: 10.290
Mar:  7.966
Apr:  6.364
May:  5.573
Jun:  5.638

DTE Energy Trading, Inc. was selected to serve WMECO large C&I basic service load for the three-month period beginning January 1, 2020

Exelon Generation Company, LLC was selected to serve a portion of WMECO commercial basic service load for the periods beginning January 1, 2020 and July 1, 2020

NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC was selected to serve a portion of WMECO residential and streetlighting basic service load for the periods beginning January 1, 2020 and July 1, 2020