Average electric bill in Massachusetts

A typical Massachusetts home paid about $180.94 a month for electricity in 2025, $2,171.30 for the year, using 595 kWh a month at 30.41 cents per kWh.

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Typical bill 2025: $180.94 a month$2,171.30 a year, energy only
Rank by bill: 5 of 51+20% on the U.S. typical
Average use: 595 kWh a month44 of 51; -32% on the U.S.
Home price 2025: 30.41 ¢/kWh3 of 51; +76% on the U.S.
Costliest month: Jul $237.61792 kWh at 30.01 ¢
Cheapest month: May $144.51484 kWh at 29.85 ¢
Summer to winter swing: 64%costliest month over cheapest
Typical bill, Jan to Aug 2026: $191.25 a month+1.6% on the same months of 2025
Share of median income: 2.14%29 of 51; median household income $101,341
Typical bill 2023 to 2025: +9.3%$165.56 to $180.94 a month
Typical business bill 2025: $1,102.42 a month23.10 ¢/kWh
Gap to the lowest bill: $86.29 a monthlowest is New Mexico at $94.66

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Typical monthly bill, Massachusetts

$144.51 in May to $237.61 in Jul.

Typical monthly bill, Massachusetts: 12 rows

Month	2025	2026 to Aug
Jan	206	223
Feb	201	215
Mar	171	180
Apr	160	144
May	145	137
Jun	169	171
Jul	238	225
Aug	217	236
Sep	164	No data
Oct	153	No data
Nov	151	No data
Dec	197	No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Massachusetts and the states next to it in rank

$180.94 a month, rank 5 of 51.

dollars a month

Massachusetts181
U.S. average151
Alabama184
Texas171

Massachusetts, Typical monthly bill, Massachusetts against others, 2025: EIA retail sales.

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Bill by use level

Use	Massachusetts a month	Massachusetts a year	U.S. a month	Gap to U.S. in Massachusetts
150 kWh, 0.25x the Massachusetts average	$45.62	$547.38	$25.84	+$20
300 kWh, 0.5x the Massachusetts average	$91.23	$1,094.76	$51.69	+$40
450 kWh, 0.75x the Massachusetts average	$136.84	$1,642.14	$77.53	+$59
600 kWh, 1x the Massachusetts average	$182.46	$2,189.52	$103.38	+$79
740 kWh, 1.25x the Massachusetts average	$225.03	$2,700.41	$127.50	+$98
890 kWh, 1.5x the Massachusetts average	$270.65	$3,247.79	$153.35	+$117
1,190 kWh, 2x the Massachusetts average	$361.88	$4,342.55	$205.04	+$157
1,790 kWh, 3x the Massachusetts average	$544.34	$6,532.07	$308.42	+$236

Massachusetts month by month in 2025

Month	Massachusetts kWh per account	Massachusetts price ¢/kWh	Massachusetts typical bill
Jan	688	29.96	$206.06
Feb	663	30.31	$200.95
Mar	569	30.12	$171.49
Apr	524	30.59	$160.28
May	484	29.85	$144.51
Jun	557	30.27	$168.65
Jul	792	30.01	$237.61
Aug	710	30.55	$217.03
Sep	542	30.31	$164.15
Oct	490	31.29	$153.46
Nov	484	31.13	$150.59
Dec	638	30.80	$196.51

Massachusetts typical bill over the years

Year	Massachusetts bill a month	Massachusetts a year	Massachusetts kWh per account	Massachusetts price ¢/kWh
2023	$165.56	$1,986.75	559	29.61
2024	$167.09	$2,005.10	570	29.35
2025	$180.94	$2,171.30	595	30.41

Massachusetts in 2026 so far

Month	Massachusetts kWh per account	Massachusetts price ¢/kWh	Massachusetts typical bill
Jan 2026	717	31.16	$223.37
Feb 2026	705	30.46	$214.79
Mar 2026	594	30.21	$179.57
Apr 2026	491	29.45	$144.46
May 2026	474	28.82	$136.60
Jun 2026	576	29.61	$170.56
Jul 2026	738	30.49	$224.87
Aug 2026	774	30.48	$235.78

Business and industry in Massachusetts

Customer type	Massachusetts bill a month, 2025	Massachusetts kWh per account	Massachusetts price ¢/kWh
Business	$1,102.42	4,772	23.10
Industry	$9,635.61	50,618	19.04

Massachusetts bill next to income

Massachusetts: 2.14% of median household income, rank 29; the four states closest to it:

State near Massachusetts	Median income	Bill a year	Share of income, near Massachusetts
Michigan	$71,149	$1,526.03	2.14%
Virginia	$90,974	$1,956.63	2.15%
South Dakota	$72,421	$1,573.62	2.17%
Maryland	$101,652	$2,213.12	2.18%

Weather and the bill

Massachusetts homes used the most power in Jul 2025 (792 kWh per account) and the least in Nov (484 kWh). Degree-days (heating plus cooling) peaked in Jan (1,216). Across the 12 months, use and degree-days have a correlation of 0.21. 2025 had 6,063 heating and 580 cooling degree-days, 1% below and 12% above the 1991 to 2020 normals (6,134 and 517).

Massachusetts degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, Massachusetts, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows

Massachusetts year	Heating (HDD)	Cooling (CDD)	Normal HDD	Normal CDD
2015	6268	590	6134	517
2016	5711	666	6134	517
2017	5796	477	6134	517
2018	6061	712	6134	517
2019	6245	577	6134	517
2020	5535	702	6134	517
2021	5515	667	6134	517
2022	5708	708	6134	517
2023	5284	562	6134	517
2024	5458	676	6134	517
2025	6063	580	6134	517

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for Massachusetts, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Massachusetts, 2025 by month: 12 rows

Month	kWh per account	Price ¢/kWh	Typical bill	HDD 2025	CDD 2025	HDD normal	CDD normal
Jan	688	29.96	$206	1,216	0	1,174	0
Feb	663	30.31	$201	1,039	0	1,006	0
Mar	569	30.12	$171	758	0	893	0
Apr	524	30.59	$160	490	0	547	0
May	484	29.85	$145	209	11	253	8
Jun	557	30.27	$169	16	120	43	76
Jul	792	30.01	$238	0	289	4	217
Aug	710	30.55	$217	23	120	12	178
Sep	542	30.31	$164	79	40	96	37
Oct	490	31.29	$153	364	0	410	1
Nov	484	31.13	$151	736	0	694	0
Dec	638	30.80	$197	1,133	0	1,002	0

EIA retail sales and NOAA nClimDiv for Massachusetts, 2025 by month.

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Analyst note

A typical Massachusetts home account paid about $180.94 a month for energy in 2025, $2,171.30 over the year, which ranks 5th of 51 states, 20% above the U.S. typical bill. Massachusetts homes used 595 kWh a month (44 of 51, 32% under the U.S.) at 30.41 cents (3 of 51, 76% over), so the bill reflects a high price. The year swings from $144.51 in May to $237.61 in July, a 64% gap, driven by use of 484 against 792 kWh. So far in 2026 the typical bill is $191.25 a month, +1.6% on the same months of 2025. Business accounts paid about $1,102.42 a month at 23.10 cents, 6.1 times a home bill. Over a year that is 2.14% of the $101,341 median household income, 29 of 51 states. The typical bill was $165.56 a month in 2023, $167.09 in 2024 and $180.94 in 2025, +9.3% in two years, with use per account at 559, 570 and 595 kWh.

Massachusetts: states with a similar bill

State	Typical bill, near Massachusetts	kWh a month	Price ¢/kWh
Alabama	$184.30	1,145	16.09
Maryland	$184.43	945	19.53
Texas	$170.86	1,110	15.40
Florida	$167.85	1,103	15.21

Questions on the Massachusetts bill

What is the average electric bill in Massachusetts?

Energy only: about $180.94 a month in 2025, or $2,171.30 a year.

How much electricity does a Massachusetts home use?

Rank 44 of 51: 595 kWh a month in 2025, -32% on the U.S.

What month is the electric bill highest in Massachusetts?

July at $237.61; the lowest is May at $144.51.

Is the average electric bill in Massachusetts above the national average?

Above, by $30.27 a month or 20%.

How much does 1,000 kWh cost in Massachusetts?

$304.10 at 30.41 cents per kWh, the 2025 average.

How far is Massachusetts from the state with the lowest bill?

$86.29 a month: the lowest typical bill, $94.66 in New Mexico, against $180.94 here.

What share of income goes to electricity in Massachusetts?

2.14% of the $101,341 median household income, 29 of 51 states.

How much did the typical Massachusetts bill change since 2023?

$165.56 a month in 2023, $180.94 in 2025, +9.3%.

What does a Massachusetts business pay a month for electricity?

$1,102.42 for a typical commercial account, at 23.10 cents per kWh in 2025.

Is the Massachusetts bill rising in 2026?

$191.25 a month so far, +1.6% on the same months of 2025.