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Electric companies in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Berkshire County, MA ranks 2nd of 14 Massachusetts counties for the oldest homes (median year built 1955). Berkshire County, MA has 128,047 residents. Berkshire County, MA: 2 utilities listed by EIA.

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Berkshire County, MA on the map

Berkshire County, MA and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsFranklinMiddlesexWorcesterHampdenHampshireBerkshire

Berkshire County, MA darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Berkshire County, MA

Utility listed for Berkshire County, MATypeHome accounts in Massachusetts
NSTAR Electric Company in Berkshire County, MAInvestor Owned1,303,076
Massachusetts Electric Co in Berkshire County, MAInvestor Owned1,210,113

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Housing and heating in Berkshire County, MA

Berkshire County, MA: 53,286 of 69,861 homes were built before 1980 and 5,536 in 2000 or later. Berkshire County, MA has 45,896 detached houses, 8,928 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 1,094 mobile homes, and 16,975 of 56,517 households rent.

Age of homes in Berkshire County, MA

% of homes by decade built, Berkshire County, MA

  1. 36pre-40
  2. 740s
  3. 1350s
  4. 860s
  5. 1170s
  6. 1080s
  7. 690s
  8. 500s
  9. 210s
  10. 020+

Heating fuel in Berkshire County, MA

% of homes by main fuel, Berkshire County

  • Utility gas42.3
  • Fuel oil31.3
  • Electricity10.2
  • Propane10.0
  • Wood3.9
  • Other fuel1.9
Berkshire County, MA housing against Massachusetts counties
Berkshire County, MAValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Berkshire County, MA, median year built19551964-8 years13 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, built before 198076.3%68.1%+8.2 points2 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, built 2000 or later7.9%13.6%-5.7 points13 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, detached houses65.7%58.4%+7.3 points5 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, apartments in 5+ unit buildings12.8%16.1%-3.4 points9 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, mobile homes1.6%0.7%+0.9 points3 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, renter households30.0%31.4%-1.3 points10 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, median home value$283,800$544,450-$260,65013 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, median gross rent a month$1,042$1,484-$44214 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, people per household2.162.46-0.3014 of 14

ZIP codes in Berkshire County, MA

Facts about Berkshire County, MA

Residents of Berkshire County, MA, ACS 2023
128,04711 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Households in Berkshire County, MA
56,5172.27 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Berkshire County, MA
70.0%39,542 owner and 16,975 renter households
Median household income in Berkshire County, MA
$72,56513 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Housing units in Berkshire County, MA
69,86113,344 vacant or seasonal, 19.1% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Berkshire County, MA
10.2%5,773 homes, 14 of 14 Massachusetts counties
Utilities listed for Berkshire County, MA
22 with a home price: NSTAR Electric Company, Massachusetts Electric Co
ZIP areas touching Berkshire County, MA
3301029 to 01343
Outage-linked storm events in Berkshire County, MA
506NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Berkshire County, MA
76.3%median year built 1955
Flood claims in Berkshire County, MA
18NFIP 2015 to 2025, $85K paid
Home energy burden in Berkshire County, MA
3.8%$1,506 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Berkshire County, MA

Berkshire County, MA has no price series of its own. Berkshire County, MA: the Massachusetts average was 19.83 ¢/kWh in 2015. Berkshire County, MA: 29.35 ¢ in 2024, 48% up. Berkshire County, MA: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Berkshire County, MA: a 570 kWh month at the Massachusetts price. Berkshire County, MA: $113 in 2015, $167 in 2024. Berkshire County, MA: $2,006 a year, 2.8% of the $72,565 median income.

Berkshire: 10 yearly prices
YearMassachusetts averageBerkshire: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Berkshire19.83+7.18
2016, Berkshire19.00+6.45
2017, Berkshire20.06+7.17
2018, Berkshire21.61+8.74
2019, Berkshire21.92+8.91
2020, Berkshire21.97+8.82
2021, Berkshire22.89+9.23
2022, Berkshire25.97+10.93
2023, Berkshire29.61+13.61
2024, Berkshire29.35+12.87

Berkshire County, MA: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Berkshire County, MA price.

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Cost of living with electricity in Berkshire County, MA

Berkshire County, MA: electricity $1,506 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,551, 3.8% of $93,833 income. 56,078 households in Berkshire County, MA spend about $84.5 million a year on electricity and $199.1 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Berkshire County, MA ($26,804 a year) spend 10.2% of income, 2.7 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Berkshire County, MA

% of income on energy, Berkshire County, MA

  • All households3.8
  • Lower income10.2
  • Owners3.7
  • Renters4.2
  • Massachusetts counties2.5
Berkshire County, MA home energy cost by household group
Berkshire County, MAHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Berkshire County, MA, all households56,078$93,833$1,506$913$1,1323.8%
Berkshire County, MA, lower income22,218$26,804$1,172$695$87410.2%
Berkshire County, MA, owners39,380$116,661$1,752$1,094$1,4953.7%
Berkshire County, MA, renters16,698$39,996$926$487$2764.2%

Outage risk in Berkshire County, MA

Berkshire County, MA, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 506 in all, 395.2 per 100,000 residents of 128,047, rank 4 of 14 Massachusetts counties. Property damage in Berkshire County, MA: $470K, with 3 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Berkshire County, MA

events a year, Berkshire County, MA

  1. 21'15
  2. 47'16
  3. 43'17
  4. 58'18
  5. 47'19
  6. 50'20
  7. 65'21
  8. 57'22
  9. 32'23
  10. 36'24
  11. 50'25

Events by type

events by type, Berkshire County, MA

  • Thunderstorm and high wind411
  • Winter storm and heavy snow54
  • Heat wave32
  • Ice storm2
  • Hurricane and tropical storm2
  • Tornado1
Berkshire County, MA outage-linked hazards
Berkshire County, MAFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Berkshire County, MA, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate79.57 of 144112021 (54)$386K
Berkshire County, MA, tornadoRelatively Low48.88 of 1412020 (1)$9K
Berkshire County, MA, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate83.612 of 1422020 (2)$0
Berkshire County, MA, ice stormRelatively Moderate75.311 of 1422019 (2)$0
Berkshire County, MA, winter storm and heavy snowRelatively Low58.44 of 14542018 (14)$0
Berkshire County, MA, heat waveVery Low34.912 of 14322018 (8)$0

Flood claims and flood insurance in Berkshire County, MA

Berkshire County, MA: 18 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $85K paid, median paid claim $10,249.

414 of 44,784 residential structures in Berkshire County, MA carry an NFIP contract. 549 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Berkshire County, MA on 8 Sep 2026. Berkshire County, MA lists 30 repetitive-loss properties.

Berkshire County, MA: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Berkshire County, MA

flood claims a year, Berkshire County, MA

  1. <5'15
  2. <5'16
  3. 0'17
  4. <5'18
  5. <5'19
  6. 0'20
  7. 9'21
  8. 0'22
  9. <5'23
  10. 0'24
  11. <5'25
Berkshire County, MA flood claims and flood insurance
Berkshire County, MAValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Berkshire County, MA, claims 2015-202518—12 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, paid 2015-2025$85K—13 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, median paid claim$10,249——
Berkshire County, MA, claims per 1,000 homes0.40.912 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, homes with flood insurance0.9%1.7%10 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, policies in force549——
Berkshire County, MA, repetitive-loss properties30——

Berkshire County, MA: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Berkshire County, MA: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Berkshire County, MA

Berkshire County, MA totals 7,241 heating degree days and 279 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Berkshire County, MA is the 1st coldest of 14 counties in Massachusetts: 7,241 against a median of 6,064. For cooling, Berkshire County, MA is the 14th hottest: 279 against a median of 492.

Berkshire County, MA: winter dominates, by 6,962 heating degree days over cooling.

Berkshire County, MA: 6,841 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 7,241 on the normal, 6% under.

In Berkshire County, MA, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 10.2% of 56,517, in a 7,241 degree-day climate.

Berkshire County, MA

  • Heating degree days, 7,241 vs 6,064119
  • Cooling degree days, 279 vs 49257
  • Electric heat, 10.2% vs 17.0%60
  • MA median county100
Berkshire County, MA: degree days, electric heat
Berkshire County, MAValueMA median countyBerkshire County, MA, rank (1 = highest)
Berkshire County, MA, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal7,2416,0641 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean6,8415,6471 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal27949214 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean35658714 of 14
Berkshire County, MA, electric heating, ACS 2019-202310.2%17.0%14 of 14

Berkshire County, MA: ACS B25040, 56,517 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Berkshire County, MA

Berkshire County, MA touches 33 ZIP areas, 01029 to 01343, about 3,880 residents each. Household income in Berkshire County, MA is $72,565; 39,542 of its 56,517 households own. Berkshire County, MA counts 128,047 residents in 56,517 households.

5,773 of the 56,517 homes in Berkshire County, MA heat with electricity. Berkshire County, MA has 69,861 housing units, 13,344 (19.1%) vacant or seasonal, and 16,975 rented homes. Berkshire County, MA logged 506 storm events for its 128,047 residents.

The median home in Berkshire County, MA dates from 1955. Homes in Berkshire County, MA pay $1,506 a year for electricity.

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Questions on Berkshire County, MA

Berkshire County, MA: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Berkshire County, MA: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Massachusetts average 29.35 cents per kWh, $167 a month at 570 kWh.

Berkshire County, MA: how many homes heat with electricity?

Berkshire County, MA: 5,773 of 56,517 occupied homes, 10.2%, rank 14 of 14.

Berkshire County, MA: median household income?

$72,565 in Berkshire County, MA, rank 13 of 14; 128,047 residents, 56,517 households.

Berkshire County, MA: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Berkshire County, MA: 506 NWS events, peak year 2021.

Berkshire County, MA: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Berkshire County, MA: 18 NFIP flood claims, $85K paid, 0.4 per 1,000 homes, 0.9% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Berkshire County, MA?

Berkshire County, MA: median home built 1955; 76.3% predate 1980, 65.7% detached, 12.8% in 5+ unit buildings.

Berkshire County, MA: share of income for energy?

Berkshire County, MA homes spend $1,506 a year on electricity, $3,551 on all energy: 3.8% of $93,833; 10.2% for lower incomes.

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Berkshire County, MA ranks 2nd of 14 Massachusetts counties for the oldest homes (median year built 1955).