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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 2 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 2 of 7 among larger utilities.
Home price is where Town of Reading departs furthest from the Massachusetts pattern: 15.86 ¢ against a state average of 29.35 ¢, place 2 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.
| 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 | +13.49 ¢/kWhcompany 46.0% below | +7.79 ¢/kWhcompany 37.3% below | +$106a month at 789 kWh | +25 mincompany 25 below |
| NSTAR Electric Company | 19.92 ¢/kWhcompany 20.4% below | 9.78 ¢/kWhcompany 34.0% above | $15732 more than company | 66 mincompany 43 below |
Compare 20 Massachusetts companies
Town of Reading: +25.8% on 2024 for homes, Massachusetts +3.9%.
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 +3.9%. Its SAIDI is 21 minutes against 23 in 2024.
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.
13.42 ¢ in 2015, 15.86 ¢ in 2024 (+18.2%); Massachusetts 19.83 to 29.35 ¢.
| Year | Town of Reading | Gap to Massachusetts residential | Gap to U.S. residential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 13.42 | -6.41 | +0.77 |
| 2016 | 14.88 | -4.12 | +2.33 |
| 2017 | 15.15 | -4.91 | +2.26 |
| 2018 | 16.25 | -5.36 | +3.38 |
| 2019 | 15.20 | -6.72 | +2.19 |
| 2020 | 14.75 | -7.22 | +1.60 |
| 2021 | 14.61 | -8.28 | +0.95 |
| 2022 | 16.93 | -9.04 | +1.89 |
| 2023 | 15.96 | -13.65 | -0.04 |
| 2024 | 15.86 | -13.49 | -0.62 |
10 rows from EIA retail sales.
CSV20 min in 2015, 23 in 2024.
| Year | Town of Reading, no major events | Town of Reading, all events |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 | 64 |
| 2016 | 23 | 53 |
| 2017 | 14 | 21 |
| 2018 | 19 | 66 |
| 2019 | 16 | 29 |
| 2020 | 19 | 38 |
| 2021 | 14 | 22 |
| 2022 | 14 | 62 |
| 2023 | 26 | 37 |
| 2024 | 23 | 46 |
10 rows from EIA-861 survey.
CSV23.2 min, 0.23x the median reporter, rank 68 of 673.
Town of Reading, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.
CSVTown 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.
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 at 23 min in 2024 and the Massachusetts median at 48.
Town of Reading: 16.28 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 15.86 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
| Year, Town of Reading | ¢ billed | ¢ in 2025 $ | Price place, Town of Readin | SAIDI min | SAIFI | SAIDI place, Town of Readin | 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.
CSV| Town of Reading sector | Accounts | Rate ¢/kWh | Gap to Massachusetts ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 27,405 | 15.86 | -13.49 |
| Commercial | 3,295 | 13.11 | -7.79 |
| Year | Home accounts, Town of Reading | Home ¢ | Business ¢ | Ratio | SAIDI | SAIFI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 26,327 | 13.42 | 12.26 | 0.91 | 20 | No data |
| 2016 | 26,292 | 14.88 | 13.25 | 0.89 | 23 | No data |
| 2017 | 26,399 | 15.15 | 12.65 | 0.83 | 14 | No data |
| 2018 | 26,543 | 16.25 | 13.71 | 0.84 | 19 | 0.36 |
| 2019 | 26,542 | 15.20 | 12.40 | 0.82 | 16 | 0.26 |
| 2020 | 26,729 | 14.75 | 11.81 | 0.80 | 19 | 0.23 |
| 2021 | 26,862 | 14.61 | 11.79 | 0.81 | 14 | 0.25 |
| 2022 | 28,410 | 16.93 | 13.61 | 0.80 | 14 | 0.15 |
| 2023 | 27,217 | 15.96 | 13.23 | 0.83 | 26 | 0.30 |
| 2024 | 27,405 | 15.86 | 13.11 | 0.83 | 23 | 0.27 |
| Utility near Town of Reading on price | SAIDI min, gap to Town of Reading | Home ¢, gap to Town of Reading | Gap % to Town of Reading | Accounts, Town of Reading = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. City of Peabody | No data | -0.15 | -0.9% | 0.88 |
| 2. Town of Reading (this utility) | 23 | 15.86 | - | 1.00 |
| 3. City of Chicopee | No data | +0.31 | +1.9% | 0.85 |
| 4. NSTAR Electric Company | +43 | +4.06 | +25.6% | 49.73 |
| 5. City of Taunton | +170 | +5.60 | +35.3% | 1.33 |
| Class at Town of Reading | Accounts | Of Town of Reading accounts | Of Town of Reading MWh sold | kWh a year per Town of Reading account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 27,405 | 89.3% | 40.6% | 9,465 |
| Commercial | 3,295 | 10.7% | 59.4% | 115,191 |
| Industrial and other | 0 | 0.00% | 0.0% | No data |
| Town of Reading and its neighbours on price | SAIDI min, gap to Town of Reading | Home ¢, gap to Town of Reading | Accounts, Town of Reading = 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Town of Reading (MA, this utility) | 23 | 15.86 | 1.00 |
| 2. City of Taunton (MA) | +170 | +5.60 | 1.33 |
| Measure | Town of Reading | Massachusetts context | Town of Reading detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Reading home meters on AMI | 2.8% | Massachusetts 10.4% | 769 of 27,715 meters |
| Home meters, AMR (drive-by read) | 26,946 | Massachusetts figure not published | 97.2% of meters |
| Homes with daily digital access | 0 | Massachusetts figure not published | 0% of the 27,405 home accounts |
| Time-of-use rate for Town of Reading homes | Offered | 1 of 17 Massachusetts utilities offer one | 827 homes on dynamic pricing, 3.02% of 27,405 |
| Net-metered installations | 336 | 93% residential | 11.3 homes per 1,000 accounts, 16.0 kW average |
| kWh | Share of a 789 kWh month | Cost a month at 15.86 ¢ | vs U.S. | Cost a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 32% | $39.65 | -$1.55 | $476 |
| 500 | 63% | $79.30 | -$3.10 | $952 |
| 750 | 95% | $118.95 | -$4.65 | $1,427 |
| 1,000 | 127% | $158.59 | -$6.21 | $1,903 |
| 1,500 | 190% | $237.89 | -$9.31 | $2,855 |
| 2,000 | 254% | $317.19 | -$12.41 | $3,806 |
| Measure, Town of Reading | No events | All events | Converted |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAIDI minutes | 23.2 | 46.0 | 0.39 h |
| SAIFI interruptions | 0.270 | 0.660 | 3.70 yr apart |
| CAIDI minutes | 86.1 | 69.7 | 1.43 h |
1 Massachusetts counties, region NPCC:
Massachusetts other states: 1 of 1 county of Town of Reading drawn
Town of Reading: 1 county listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.
CSV30,700 accounts in 2024: residential 27,405, commercial 3,295, industrial 0.
In 2024 homes paid 15.86 cents; against the Massachusetts average that is -46.0%.
SAIDI 23.2 min and SAIFI 0.27 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.23, CAIDI 86 min.
336 installations with 5.4 MW, of which residential installations number 311.
789 kWh at 15.86 cents comes to about $125, energy only.
Rank 2 of 7 in Massachusetts on price, -46.0% against the state average; 1 charge less than 15.86 ¢.
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.
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.
3rd cheapest of 7 in 2015, 2nd of 7 in 2024; its price rose 18.2% while Massachusetts rose 48.0%.
19.95 cents per kWh, +25.8% on the 15.86 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).
Home prices nearest to Town of Reading at 15.86 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
4 home plan records, energy charges: 9.5 to 21.9 ¢/kWh.
Who offers time-of-use and tiered rates (17 Apr 2026 snapshot).