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Electric utilities serving Worcester County, Massachusetts
Utilities that list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024, with each one's average price, bill and outage minutes.
11 utilities list Worcester County, Massachusetts, in the service territory they reported to EIA for 2024, the largest by residential customers statewide being Massachusetts Electric Co, Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co and Town of Shrewsbury.
Their average residential prices ran from 14.27¢ to 40.08¢ per kilowatthour, with a median of 33.60¢, against a Massachusetts average of 29.35¢ and a US average of 16.48¢. Each price is the utility's figure for all of its Massachusetts customers, not for this county alone.
The median SAIDI they reported was 64.6 minutes per customer including major event days; the median among all Massachusetts utilities reporting was 53.8.
The Census Bureau estimates the county's population at 888,502. EIA does not publish customers by county, so which utility serves a given address has to be confirmed with the utility or the state utility commission.
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Figures are for each utility's whole Massachusetts operation; EIA publishes nothing at county level.
Utilities and their 2024 figures
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Electric Co mostly delivery | Investor-owned | 1,210,113 | 33.60¢ | $165.44 | 133.7 | 90.7 |
| Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co mostly delivery | Investor-owned | 26,290 | 40.08¢ | $201.83 | 64.6 | 64.6 |
| Town of Shrewsbury | Municipal | 15,713 | 14.27¢ | $104.31 | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Town of Holden short form | Municipal | 8,529 | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Sterling short form | Municipal | 4,109 | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Templeton short form | Municipal | 3,811 | — | — | — | — |
| Town of West Boylston short form | Municipal | 3,785 | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Ashburnham short form | Municipal | 3,205 | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Boylston short form | Municipal | 2,666 | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Paxton short form | Municipal | 1,964 | — | — | — | — |
| Town of Princeton short form | Municipal | 1,545 | — | — | — | — |
Ordered by residential customers in Massachusetts. Short-form filers are small utilities that report only totals to EIA, so no residential price is available; their all-sector revenue per kWh was Town of Holden 15.00¢, Town of Sterling 17.60¢, Town of Templeton 16.12¢, Town of West Boylston 14.94¢, Town of Ashburnham 19.05¢, Town of Boylston 15.24¢, Town of Paxton 17.25¢, Town of Princeton 25.49¢. A utility with no customers shown reported its retail sales elsewhere or delivers power that other companies bill for.
Against the state and the country
| Measure, 2024 | Utilities listing Worcester County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 33.60¢ median | 29.35¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $165.44 median | $167.20 | $142.26 |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | 64.6 median | 53.8 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | 64.6 median | 35.5 median | 99.8 median |
| Utilities counted | 11 | 56 | 1,413 |
Outage minutes reported
SAIDI for 2024 across each utility's whole system, including major event days (paler bars: only the figure without major event days was reported). Not a measure of outages in Worcester County itself.
Population: 888,502 (U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 estimate). Statewide, residential sales came to 2,795 kWh per resident in 2024.
Other Massachusetts counties
- Hampshire County 4
- Middlesex County 11
- Nantucket County 1
- Norfolk County 6
- Plymouth County 5
- Suffolk County 3
All 14 counties and every Massachusetts utility
Questions and answers
Who provides electricity in Worcester County?
Massachusetts Electric Co, Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co, Town of Shrewsbury, Town of Holden, Town of Sterling and Town of Templeton and 5 more list the county in their Form EIA-861 service territory for 2024. Territories overlap, and a utility may cover only a corner of the county.
What is the electricity price in Worcester County?
EIA has no county-level prices. The utilities serving the county reported average residential prices of 14.27¢ to 40.08¢ per kilowatthour across their Massachusetts customers in 2024; the state average was 29.35¢.
How reliable is power in Worcester County?
Reliability is reported per utility, not per county. The utilities listed reported a median of 64.6 minutes of interruption per customer in 2024 including major event days and 64.6 minutes excluding them.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release: service territory file (counties by utility), sales to ultimate customers, reliability and short form files. State and US averages: Form EIA-861M workbook. Population: U.S. Census Bureau. Public domain. To confirm the utility at an address, ask the utility or the state utility commission.