Nstar East Residential, Small C&I Default Service Electric Rates Rising 50%

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, 2022

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, 2022 to June 31, 2022 basic service rate as filed is 15.735¢/kWh, which is 46% higher than the current rate of 10.753¢/kWh

For Nstar small C&I customers, the fixed January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022 basic service rate as filed is 14.732¢/kWh, which is 50% higher than the current rate of 9.850¢/kWh

Full rates are below:

Nstar, Eversource Energy-Eastern MA
Basic Service Rates, ¢/kWh
 
 
Residential
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022: 
        With Existing   
            Adders        
Fixed      15.735
 
Monthly Variable Rates:
        With Existing   
            Adders       
January:   21.627
February:  21.250
March:     15.645
April:     12.584
May:       11.520
June:      10.032
 



Small C&I
Fixed Price Jan. 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022: 
        With Existing    
            Adders      
Fixed      14.732     
 
Monthly Variable Rates:
        With Existing   
            Adders      
January:   20.712
February:  20.003
March:     14.331
April:     10.808
May:        9.809
June:       9.676
 
 
 

Large C&I - NEMA
 
Monthly Variable Rates (2022):
        With Existing  
            Adders      
January:   30.784
February:  31.156
March:     21.015
 
Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2022 – March 31,  2022
        With Existing    
            Adders       
Fixed      27.543
 
 

Large C&I - SEMA
 
Monthly Variable Rates (2022):
        With Existing  
            Adders         
January:   29.328
February:  28.524
March:     19.166
 
 
Fixed Price: Jan. 1, 2022 – March 31,  2022
        With Existing   
            Adders        
Fixed      25.320