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Town of Reading electricity: 30,700 accounts in Massachusetts, SAIDI 23 min in 2024
Roughly 30,700 Massachusetts accounts belong to Town of Reading, classed by EIA as municipal; the residential count is 27,405. Its home price sits 46.0% under the Massachusetts average and ranks 2nd of 7 among larger utilities.
At 789 kWh a month a Town of Reading home pays about $125 in energy: 15.86 ¢/kWh, 46.0% below the Massachusetts average of 29.35 ¢.
Its home price sits 46.0% under the Massachusetts average and ranks 2nd of 7 among larger utilities.
Town of Reading on price: 46.0% under Massachusetts
Home price against Massachusetts
-46.0%2nd place of 7, cheapest first
Home price is where Town of Reading departs furthest from the Massachusetts pattern: 15.86 ¢ against a state average of 29.35 ¢, 2nd place of 7 among Massachusetts utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is City of Peabody at 15.71 ¢ (-0.15 ¢ from here), the most expensive Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co at 23.97 ¢ (+8.11 ¢).
A home using 789 kWh a month pays about $125 in energy here; at the Massachusetts average the same use would cost $232, a difference of -$106 a month.
How it compares
Town of Reading
Town of Reading, 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Town of ReadingLowest in this table
15.86 ¢/kWh
13.11 ¢/kWh
$125at 789 kWh
23 minSAIDI
Massachusetts average against this company, which is 2 of 7 on price
Town of Reading: +25.8% on 2024 for homes, Massachusetts +3.6%.
Town of Reading home price, 2025
19.95 ¢/kWh+25.8% on 2024, early release
Town of Reading SAIDI, 2025
21 min-11% on 2024, early release
Town of Reading against Massachusetts, 2025
+22.2 pointsTown of Reading +25.8%, Massachusetts +3.6%, price in Massachusetts 30.41 ¢
Town of Reading reported 19.95 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +25.8% on its 2024 figure of 15.86, while the Massachusetts average moved +3.6%. Its SAIDI is 21 minutes against 23 in 2024.
Carbon context
Town of Reading serves 27,405 homes in Massachusetts. At 789 kWh a month that is about 294 kg of CO₂, or 3,531 kg a year, at the Massachusetts plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Massachusetts generation mix.
Town of Reading charts
Residential price since 2015: 15.86 ¢ in 2024
13.42 ¢ in 2015, 15.86 ¢ in 2024 (+18.2%); Massachusetts 19.83 to 29.35 ¢.
Town of Reading residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
Town of Reading billed homes 13.42 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 15.86 ¢ in 2024, +18.2% in all, and lagged the Massachusetts average (+48.0%) by 29.8 points. Town of Reading's sharpest move came in 2022, +15.9%. The high is 16.93 ¢ (2022) and the low 13.42 ¢ (2015). 2024: -0.6% here, -0.9% for the Massachusetts average. SAIDI at Town of Reading (major events excluded) went from 20 minutes in 2015 to 23 in 2024, +14%, between 14 (2017) and 26 (2023). Against the national median, Town of Reading came in lower on SAIDI in 10 of 10 years, and 2024 ended at 23 minutes, -76 from the median. 2018: 66 minutes with major events, 19 without, the widest gap of any year. Town of Reading has 1 cheaper and 5 higher-priced Massachusetts peers among 7 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, City of Peabody, bills 15.71 ¢ (-0.15). Next higher-priced, City of Chicopee, bills 16.16 ¢ (+0.31).
Two good signs together. Rates are 46.0% below Massachusetts and outage time of 23 minutes beats the national median by 77%.
Home accounts at Town of Reading went from 26,327 in 2015 to 27,405 in 2024, +4.1%. Business customers paid 0.83 times the home price in 2024 (13.11 against 15.86 ¢); the ratio was 0.91 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.36 in 2018 to 0.27 in 2024, between 0.15 and 0.36.
Outages and home price of Town of Reading (EIA utility 15748), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at Town of Reading: 12 minutes in 2013, 23 in 2024, a rise of 96%. Its best year was 2013 (12 min), its worst 2023 (26 min), across 8 filed years. Against a Massachusetts median of 48 minutes in 2024, Town of Reading was below the middle.
Corrected for inflation, a Town of Reading home paid 16.28 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 17.02 ¢ in 2013, −4.4%; the bill itself went 12.32 ¢ to 15.86 ¢ (+28.8%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,043 for the year at the 2013 real price and $1,953 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 7th cheapest of 31 in 2013, 9th of 27 in 2024 among Massachusetts utilities with 1,000+ homes.
Town of Reading outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 23 in 2024
Town of Reading at 23 min in 2024 and the Massachusetts median at 48.
Town of Reading home price since 2013: −4.4% after inflation
Town of Reading: 16.28 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 15.86 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Town of Reading, EIA utility 15748, year by year among Massachusetts utilities
Town of Reading 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Town of Reading
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Town of Reading
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Town of Reading
Massachusetts median SAIDI
2013
12.32
17.02
7 of 31
12
0.35
3 of 9
55
2014
11.59
15.77
4 of 33
–
–
–
–
2015
13.42
18.22
11 of 33
–
–
–
–
2016
14.88
19.96
22 of 35
–
–
–
–
2017
15.15
19.90
25 of 35
–
–
–
–
2018
16.25
20.84
26 of 33
19
0.36
5 of 10
34
2019
15.20
19.14
26 of 46
16
0.26
5 of 14
27
2020
14.75
18.34
12 of 26
19
0.23
3 of 9
57
2021
14.61
17.36
11 of 26
14
0.25
3 of 12
66
2022
16.93
18.63
17 of 26
14
0.15
3 of 12
47
2023
15.96
16.86
10 of 27
26
0.30
3 of 12
59
2024
15.86
16.28
9 of 27
23
0.27
4 of 12
48
Town of Reading, EIA utility 15748: EIA-861, CPI-U.
Town of Reading files with EIA as a municipal utility. In Massachusetts, municipal utilities serve 9% of residential customers at an average 16.5 cents per kWh, 49% below investor-owned utilities in Massachusetts. Town of Reading itself averaged 15.9 cents, 0.6 cents below its type in Massachusetts.
In 2024 the average Town of Reading - (MA) customer was without power 23 minutes without major events and 46 with them. That is 4th fewest of 12 Massachusetts utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median Massachusetts utility reported 48 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 3% of its 27,715 residential meters.
How big is Town of Reading in Massachusetts, by customer accounts?
30,700 accounts in 2024: residential 27,405, commercial 3,295, industrial 0.
How many cents per kWh does Town of Reading charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 15.86 cents; against the Massachusetts average that is -46.0%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Town of Reading?
SAIDI 23.2 min and SAIFI 0.27 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.23, CAIDI 86 min.
How many net-metered systems connect to Town of Reading?
336 installations with 5.4 MW, of which residential installations number 311.
What would a typical Town of Reading home pay each month?
789 kWh at 15.86 cents comes to about $125, energy only.
Is Town of Reading cheaper than other Massachusetts utilities?
Rank 2 of 7 in Massachusetts on price, -46.0% against the state average; 1 charge less than 15.86 ¢.
How much of the Town of Reading load is business?
Homes take 40.6% of 638,948 MWh, commercial accounts 59.4%, industrial and other 0.0%; the 3,295 commercial accounts use 115,191 kWh each, 12.2 times a home.
Does Town of Reading have smart meters or TOU rates?
769 of 27,715 home meters are AMI, 2.8%. Town of Reading offers a home time-of-use rate; 827 customers use dynamic pricing, 3.02% of its homes.
Since 2015, has Town of Reading become cheaper than other Massachusetts utilities?
3rd cheapest of 7 in 2015, 2nd of 7 in 2024; its price rose 18.2% while Massachusetts rose 48.0%.
What did Town of Reading charge homes in 2025?
19.95 cents per kWh, +25.8% on the 15.86 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Town of Reading at 15.86 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for Town of Reading electricity: 30,700 accounts in Massachusetts, SAIDI 23 min in 2024, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Town of Reading electricity: 30,700 accounts in Massachusetts, SAIDI 23 min in 2024, the state price average
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At 789 kWh a month a Town of Reading home pays about $125 in energy: 15.86 ¢/kWh, 46.0% below the Massachusetts average of 29.35 ¢.
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author = "Electric Consumer",
title = {Town of Reading price vs Massachusetts: 19.95 ¢/kWh in 2025, SAIDI 23 min in 2024},
year = {2026},
url = {https://electricconsumer.org/companies/town-of-reading.html},
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