Nstar East Residential, Small C&I Default Service Electric Rates Rising 20%

Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for its Eastern MA service area for the period beginning January 1, 2021

All rates in this story include the existing Basic Service Adders, Renewable Portfolio Standard, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, Clean Energy Standard Adders, and Clean Peak Standard Adders. As such, the rates below will change when any new adders are approved.

For Nstar East residential customers, the fixed January 1, 2021 to June 31, 2021 basic service rate as filed is 11.882¢/kWh, which is 20% higher than the current rate of 9.877¢/kWh

For Nstar small C&I customers, the fixed January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 basic service rate as filed is 11.173¢/kWh, which is 18% higher than the current rate of 9.460¢/kWh

Full rates are below:

Nstar, Eversource Energy-Eastern MA
Basic Service Rates, ¢/kWh


Residential
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021: 
        With Existing   
            Adders        
Fixed      11.882        

Monthly Variable Rates:
        With Existing   
            Adders       
January:   12.730
February:  13.160
March:     11.772
April:     11.414
May:       10.920
June:      10.028





Small C&I
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2021 – June 30, 2021: 
        With Existing    
            Adders      
Fixed      11.173     

Monthly Variable Rates:
        With Existing   
            Adders      
January:   12.241
February:  12.296
March:     10.878
April:     10.151
May:        9.747
June:       9.442





Large C&I - NEMA

Monthly Variable Rates (2021):
        With Existing  
            Adders      
January:   11.624
February:  11.649
March:     10.564

Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2021 – March 31,  2021
        With Existing    
            Adders       
Fixed      11.423




Large C&I - SEMA

Monthly Variable Rates (2021):
        With Existing  
            Adders         
January:   11.076
February:  11.078
March:     10.141


Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2021 – March 31,  2021
        With Existing   
            Adders        
Fixed      10.749