Nstar East Default Service Rates To Fall Over 20% For Residential, Small Commercial Customers

Nstar has filed with the Massachusetts DPU new electric basic service rates for its Eastern Massachusetts service territory for the period beginning July 1, 2020.

Nstar's July 1, 2020 fixed residential basic service rate is 9.877¢/kWh, which is 21% lower than the current fixed residential basic service rate of 12.517¢/kWh

Nstar's July 1, 2020 fixed small C&I basic service rate is 9.460¢/kWh, which is 21% lower than the current fixed small C&I basic service rate of 12.007¢/kWh

All rates in this story include the Basic Service Adders and Renewable Portfolio Standard, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard and Clean Energy Standard Adders

Complete proposed Nstar basic service rates are below, in ¢/kWh. Rates remain subject to DPU approval

Nstar Basic Service
Eastern Massachusetts Service Territory
¢/kWh

Residential
Fixed Price 
Jul. 1, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020:  9.877

Monthly Variable Rates:
July:        9.005
August:      8.924
September:   9.421
October:     9.717
November:   10.643
December:   11.877





Small C&I
Fixed Price 
Jul. 1, 2020 – Dec. 31, 2020:  9.460

Monthly Variable Rates:
July:        9.030
August:      8.842
September:   8.853
October:     8.797
November:    9.858
December:   11.378





Large C&I - NEMA

Monthly Variable Rates:
July:        8.507
August:      8.444
September:   8.521

Fixed Price 
Jul. 1, 2020 – Sept. 30, 2020:  8.490





Large C&I - SEMA
July:        8.056
August:      7.991
September:   8.026

Fixed Price 
Jul. 1, 2020 – Sept. 30, 2020:  8.024

Nstar included in its filing copies of contracts with suppliers to serve portions of basic service load for the period beginning July 1, 2020

Consolidated Edison Energy, Inc. was selected to serve a portion of Nstar East residential NEMA load for the 6-month period starting January 1, 2021

Exelon Generation Company, LLC was selected to serve a portion of Nstar East basic service load for the residential, commercial, and the industrial classes for various term lengths.

NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC was selected to serve a portion of Nstar East basic service load for the residential class for various term lengths