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Massachusetts electricity prices, January 2025
Average price, sales and bills for the month against the same month a year earlier and the US. Preliminary
In January 2025, residential customers in Massachusetts paid an average of 30.07¢ per kilowatthour, up 6.1% on the same month a year earlier (28.35¢). The US average for the month was 15.94¢; Massachusetts was 89% above that. It ranked 4th highest among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Residential sales were 2,009,196 MWh, up 6.8% on a year earlier, and the average residential bill for the month was $208.28 on 693 kWh. Weather moves monthly sales far more than prices do, so bills swing with the season.
EIA marks this month as preliminary. Preliminary months come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when the annual census is complete.
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. Monthly figures come from the Form EIA-861M sample and are revised when EIA finalises the year.
Price by sector
| Sector | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change | US, Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 30.07¢ | 28.35¢ | +6.1% | 15.94¢ |
| Commercial | 23.03¢ | 21.21¢ | +8.6% | 12.82¢ |
| Industrial | 19.78¢ | 18.72¢ | +5.7% | 8.34¢ |
| All sectors | 25.64¢ | 23.84¢ | +7.6% | 13.09¢ |
Sales and customers
| Measure | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential sales | 2 TWh | 1.9 TWh | +6.8% |
| Sales, all sectors | 4.7 TWh | 4.5 TWh | +3.5% |
| Residential customers | 2,900,553 | 2,896,461 | +0.1% |
| Average residential bill | $208.28 | $184.17 | +13.1% |
| Average residential use, kWh | 693 | 650 | +6.6% |
| US residential price | 15.94¢ | 15.41¢ | +3.4% |
The two years to January 2025
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Questions and answers
What was the average electricity price in Massachusetts in January 2025?
30.07¢ per kilowatthour for residential customers, 23.03¢ for commercial and 19.78¢ for industrial customers. EIA marks the month as preliminary.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
The residential average was 28.35¢ in January 2024, a change of +6.1%. Residential sales changed by +6.8% over the same period.
What was the average residential bill that month?
$208.28, on average use of 693 kWh. This is residential revenue divided by residential customers for the month.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month), status "Preliminary" for this month, series published through July 2026. Public domain. Price = revenue ÷ sales; bill = residential revenue ÷ residential customers. Utility-level annual figures are on the Massachusetts page.