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In Massachusetts, City of Taunton bills 40,690 accounts, 87.7% residential, as an municipal utility. Major event days make 0% of its yearly outage minutes (193 with them, 193 without).
City of Taunton: 622 kWh a month costs roughly $134 in energy at 21.46 ¢/kWh, -26.9% on the Massachusetts average of 29.35 ¢.
Major event days make 0% of its yearly outage minutes (193 with them, 193 without).
Major events weigh on City of Taunton: 193 minutes with them, 193 without, so 0% of the total comes from event days, 1.00 times the everyday figure.
SAIFI adds the frequency view: 2.37 interruptions a customer a year, 2.34 times the national median (1.01), with 82 minutes per interruption.
| City of Taunton, 2024 | Home | Business | Bill | SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Taunton | 21.46 ¢/kWh | 22.62 ¢/kWh | $134at 622 kWh | 193 minSAIDI |
| Massachusetts average against this company, which is 5 of 7 on price | +7.89 ¢/kWhcompany 26.9% below | -1.72 ¢/kWhcompany 8.3% above | +$49a month at 622 kWh | -145 mincompany 145 above |
| NSTAR Electric CompanyLowest in this table | 19.92 ¢/kWhcompany 7.7% above | 9.78 ¢/kWhcompany 131.2% above | $12410 less than company | 66 mincompany 127 above |
Compare 20 Massachusetts companies
City of Taunton: -12.4% on 2024 for homes, Massachusetts +3.9%.
City of Taunton reported 18.81 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, -12.4% on its 2024 figure of 21.46, while the Massachusetts average moved +3.9%. Its SAIDI is 64 minutes against 193 in 2024.
City of Taunton serves 35,684 homes in Massachusetts. At 622 kWh a month that is about 232 kg of CO₂, or 2,785 kg a year, at the Massachusetts plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Massachusetts generation mix.
15.21 ¢ in 2015, 21.46 ¢ in 2024 (+41.1%); Massachusetts 19.83 to 29.35 ¢.
| Year | City of Taunton | Gap to Massachusetts residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15.21 | -4.62 | +2.56 |
| 2016 | 15.52 | -3.48 | +2.97 |
| 2017 | 15.47 | -4.59 | +2.58 |
| 2018 | 15.56 | -6.05 | +2.69 |
| 2019 | 15.40 | -6.52 | +2.39 |
| 2020 | 15.38 | -6.59 | +2.23 |
| 2021 | 15.40 | -7.49 | +1.74 |
| 2022 | 17.22 | -8.75 | +2.18 |
| 2023 | 20.73 | -8.88 | +4.73 |
| 2024 | 21.46 | -7.89 | +4.98 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV27 min in 2016, 193 in 2024.
| Year | City of Taunton, no major events | City of Taunton, all events |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27 | 27 |
| 2017 | 67 | 67 |
| 2018 | 81 | 270 |
| 2019 | 68 | 68 |
| 2020 | 84 | 84 |
| 2021 | 343 | 343 |
| 2022 | 102 | 102 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 |
| 2024 | 193 | 193 |
9 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV193.0 min, 1.94x the median reporter, rank 524 of 673.
City of Taunton, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVFrom 15.21 ¢ in 2015 to 21.46 ¢ in 2024, a move of +41.1%: City of Taunton lagged its state (+48.0%) by 6.9 points, and +10.9 points against the U.S. City of Taunton's sharpest move came in 2023, +20.4%. The latest year is the high at 21.46 ¢; the low was 15.21 ¢ (2015). 2024: +3.5% here, -0.9% for the Massachusetts average. SAIDI at City of Taunton (major events excluded) rose from 27 minutes in 2016 to 193 in 2024, +626%; worst year 2021 at 343. City of Taunton filed SAIDI under the national median in 7 of 9 years; its 2024 figure was 193 minutes, +94 from that year's median. City of Taunton has 4 cheaper and 2 higher-priced Massachusetts peers among 7 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, NSTAR Electric Company, bills 19.92 ¢ (-1.54). Next higher-priced, Massachusetts Electric Co, bills 23.07 ¢ (+1.61).
Cheaper by 26.9% than Massachusetts, slower to restore: 193 minutes is 1.9 times the national median.
Home accounts at City of Taunton went from 32,742 in 2015 to 35,684 in 2024, +9.0%. Business customers paid 1.05 times the home price in 2024 (22.62 against 21.46 ¢); the ratio was 1.11 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.79 in 2016 to 2.37 in 2024, between 1.79 and 5.32.
By 2024 the average City of Taunton customer sat through 193 minutes of outage, against 27 in 2016 (+626%). Its best year was 2016 (27 min), its worst 2021 (343 min), across 9 filed years. Against a Massachusetts median of 48 minutes in 2024, City of Taunton was above the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a City of Taunton home paid 22.03 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 19.33 ¢ in 2013, +14.0%; the bill itself went 13.99 ¢ to 21.46 ¢ (+53.5%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,319 for the year at the 2013 real price and $2,643 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 17th cheapest of 31 in 2013, 23rd of 27 in 2024 among Massachusetts utilities with 1,000+ homes.
City of Taunton at 193 min in 2024 and the Massachusetts median at 48.
City of Taunton: 22.03 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 21.46 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, City of Taunton | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, City of Taunto | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, City of Taunto | Massachusetts median SAIDI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.99 | 19.33 | 17 of 31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | 14.16 | 19.25 | 16 of 33 | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | 15.21 | 20.66 | 22 of 33 | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | 15.52 | 20.82 | 25 of 35 | 27 | 1.79 | 5 of 8 | 24 |
| 2017 | 15.47 | 20.32 | 27 of 35 | 67 | 2.53 | 3 of 7 | 72 |
| 2018 | 15.56 | 19.95 | 22 of 33 | 81 | 2.66 | 8 of 10 | 34 |
| 2019 | 15.40 | 19.39 | 28 of 46 | 68 | 2.47 | 10 of 14 | 27 |
| 2020 | 15.38 | 19.14 | 18 of 26 | 84 | 4.21 | 8 of 9 | 57 |
| 2021 | 15.40 | 18.30 | 15 of 26 | 343 | 5.32 | 12 of 12 | 66 |
| 2022 | 17.22 | 18.94 | 19 of 26 | 102 | 2.66 | 9 of 12 | 47 |
| 2023 | 20.73 | 21.91 | 23 of 27 | 87 | 3.51 | 9 of 12 | 59 |
| 2024 | 21.46 | 22.03 | 23 of 27 | 193 | 2.37 | 12 of 12 | 48 |
City of Taunton, EIA utility 18488: EIA-861, CPI-U.
CSV| City of Taunton sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Massachusetts ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 35,684 | 21.46 | -7.89 |
| Commercial | 4,545 | 22.62 | +1.72 |
| Year | Home accounts, City of Taunton | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32,742 | 15.21 | 16.89 | 1.11 | No data | No data |
| 2016 | 25,233 | 15.52 | 16.21 | 1.04 | 27 | 1.79 |
| 2017 | 33,450 | 15.47 | 16.17 | 1.05 | 67 | 2.53 |
| 2018 | 33,800 | 15.56 | 16.20 | 1.04 | 81 | 2.66 |
| 2019 | 34,099 | 15.40 | 16.67 | 1.08 | 68 | 2.47 |
| 2020 | 34,325 | 15.38 | 17.28 | 1.12 | 84 | 4.21 |
| 2021 | 34,637 | 15.40 | 16.97 | 1.10 | 343 | 5.32 |
| 2022 | 34,401 | 17.22 | 19.01 | 1.10 | 102 | 2.66 |
| 2023 | 34,979 | 20.73 | 22.07 | 1.06 | 87 | 3.51 |
| 2024 | 35,684 | 21.46 | 22.62 | 1.05 | 193 | 2.37 |
| Utility near City of Taunton on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Taunton | Home ¢, gap to City of Taunton | Gap % to City of Taunton | Accounts, City of Taunton = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Town of Reading | -170 | -5.60 | -26.1% | 0.75 |
| 3. City of Chicopee | No data | -5.30 | -24.7% | 0.64 |
| 4. NSTAR Electric Company | -127 | -1.54 | -7.2% | 37.52 |
| 5. City of Taunton (this utility) | 193 | 21.46 | - | 1.00 |
| 6. Massachusetts Electric Co | -102 | +1.61 | +7.5% | 33.76 |
| 7. Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co | -128 | +2.50 | +11.7% | 0.76 |
| Class at City of Taunton | Accounts | Of City of Taunton accounts | Of City of Taunton MWh sold | kWh a year per City of Taunton account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 35,684 | 87.7% | 44.7% | 7,467 |
| Commercial | 4,545 | 11.2% | 23.1% | 30,304 |
| Industrial and other | 461 | 1.13% | 32.2% | 416,534 |
| City of Taunton and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to City of Taunton | Home ¢, gap to City of Taunton | Accounts, City of Taunton = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Town of Reading (MA) | -170 | -5.60 | 0.75 |
| 2. City of Taunton (MA, this utility) | 193 | 21.46 | 1.00 |
| Measure | City of Taunton | Massachusetts context | City of Taunton detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time-of-use rate for City of Taunton homes | Not on file | 1 of 17 Massachusetts utilities offer one | no dynamic-pricing count filed by City of Taunton |
| Net-metered installations | 498 | 93% residential | 12.9 homes per 1,000 accounts, 23.5 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 622 kWh month | Cost a month at 21.46 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 40% | $53.66 | +$12.46 | $644 |
| 500 | 80% | $107.32 | +$24.92 | $1,288 |
| 750 | 121% | $160.98 | +$37.38 | $1,932 |
| 1,000 | 161% | $214.64 | +$49.84 | $2,576 |
| 1,500 | 241% | $321.95 | +$74.75 | $3,863 |
| 2,000 | 321% | $429.27 | +$99.67 | $5,151 |
| Measure, City of Taunton | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 193.0 | 193.0 | 3.22 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 2.365 | 2.365 | 0.42 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 81.6 | 81.6 | 1.36 h |
1 Massachusetts counties, region NPCC:
Massachusetts other states: 1 of 1 county of City of Taunton drawn
City of Taunton: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV40,690 accounts in 2024: residential 35,684, commercial 4,545, industrial 461.
In 2024 homes paid 21.46 cents; against the Massachusetts average that is -26.9%.
SAIDI 193.0 min and SAIFI 2.37 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.94, CAIDI 82 min.
498 installations with 11.7 MW, of which residential installations number 461.
622 kWh at 21.46 cents comes to about $134, energy only.
Rank 5 of 7 in Massachusetts on price, -26.9% against the state average; 4 charge less than 21.46 ¢.
Homes take 44.7% of 596,200 MWh, commercial accounts 23.1%, industrial and other 32.2%; the 4,545 commercial accounts use 30,304 kWh each, 4.1 times a home.
4th cheapest of 7 in 2015, 5th of 7 in 2024; its price rose 41.1% while Massachusetts rose 48.0%.
18.81 cents per kWh, -12.4% on the 21.46 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to City of Taunton at 21.46 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
2 home plan records, energy charges: 10.7 to 38.4 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).