Bristol County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics
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Bristol County, Massachusetts Electricity Overview
Bristol County produces 38.22% of its electricity from renewable fuel sources, or 0.36 megawatt hours per citizen per year.
Bristol County currently ranks 204th in the United States out of 3230 counties for megawatt hours generated by solar power.
Bristol County generates 0.59 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity fuel sources. They are the 796th highest county in the country for non-renewable generation per capita.
In Bristol County, 339,464 megawatt hours of electricity are produced from non-renewable sources. Bristol County is 571st in the US out of 3230 counties for total electricity production from non-renewable sources.
Bristol County is ranked 2281st out of 3230 for highest polluting county in the United States when considering emissions per capita.
The burning of non-renewable fuel sources has increased by 12.14% during the last 12 months in Bristol County power plants.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
4,147,739 MWh
Consumption per Capita
7.15 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
549,431 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
209,967 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
339,464 MWh
Production per Capita
0.95 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,797,561,166 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,098.88 kg
Recent Energy News in New Bedford
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In New Bedford, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 471 positions to 24,943rd, from last year's value of 25,414th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank increased by 198 positions to 25,161st, from last year's value of 25,359th
- In New Bedford, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 115 positions to 24,943rd, from last month's value of 24,828th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 24 positions to 25,161st, from last month's value of 25,137th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 5.2% to 30.36 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 28.86 ¢ / kWh
- In New Bedford, the residential electricity rate increased by 11.6% to 31.17 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 27.93 ¢ / kWh
- In New Bedford, the residential electricity rate increased by 12.46% to 31.17 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 27.72 ¢ / kWh
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 119th, from last year's value of 120th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 119th, from last month's value of 118th
- In New Bedford, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 2 positions to 118th, from last year's value of 120th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.9% to 30.36 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 30.09 ¢ / kWh
- In New Bedford, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 2 positions to 118th, from last month's value of 120th
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In New Bedford, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 509 positions to 26,341st, from last year's value of 26,850th
- In New Bedford, the commercial electricity bill national rank increased by 196 positions to 26,341st, from last month's value of 26,537th
- In New Bedford, the commercial electricity bill increased by 136.79% to $4,479.31, from last month's value of $1,891.7
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill national rank dropped by 22 positions to 26,857th, from last year's value of 26,835th
- In New Bedford, the commercial electricity bill increased by 23.49% to $4,479.31, from last year's value of $3,627.38
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 2 positions to 191st, from last year's value of 193rd
- In New Bedford, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 5 positions to 191st, from last month's value of 196th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 1.22% to $5,883.86, from last month's value of $5,812.86
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity bill increased by 0.46% to $5,883.86, from last year's value of $5,856.68
- In New Bedford, the commercial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 191st, from last year's value of 192nd
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In New Bedford, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,657 positions to 24,703rd, from last year's value of 26,360th
- In New Bedford, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 1,170 positions to 24,703rd, from last month's value of 25,873rd
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 208 positions to 25,967th, from last month's value of 26,175th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 109 positions to 25,967th, from last year's value of 26,076th
- In New Bedford, the industrial electricity rate state rank increased by 105 positions to 145th, from last year's value of 250th
- In New Bedford, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 52.64% to 25.05 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 52.89 ¢ / kWh
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 14.56% to 28.98 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 33.92 ¢ / kWh
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate decreased by 7.41% to 28.98 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 31.3 ¢ / kWh
- In New Bedford, the industrial electricity rate decreased by 4.7% to 25.05 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 26.29 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 896 positions to 2,703rd, from last year's value of 1,807th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 161.45 MWhs
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 16 positions to 94th, from last year's value of 78th
- In New Bedford, the total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 2,699th, from last year's value of 2,710th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 4 positions to 2,703rd, from last month's value of 2,707th
- In New Bedford, the total production national rank increased by 3 positions to 2,699th, from last month's value of 2,702nd
Electricity Production from Solar
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average solar production national rank dropped by 334 positions to 1,204th, from last year's value of 870th
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average solar production decreased by 100% to 0 MWhs, from last year's value of 161.45 MWhs
- In New Bedford, the 12 month rolling average solar production state rank dropped by 10 positions to 70th, from last year's value of 60th
New Bedford Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
31.17¢ per kWh
- 12.46% higher than last month
- 11.6% higher than February last year
- 3.81% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 91.27% higher than the US average
- 118th in the state out of 227 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 24,943rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 115 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 471 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
30.36¢ per kWh
- 0.9% higher than last month
- 5.2% higher than February last year
- 4.81% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 79.23% higher than the US average
- 119th in the state out of 227 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 25,161st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 24 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 198 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$146.46 per month
- 5.91% lower than last month
- 10.17% lower than February last year
- 9.59% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 16.82% higher than the US average
- 119th in the state out of 227 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 18,671st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,381 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,278 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$139.75 per month
- 0.98% lower than last month
- 4.39% higher than February last year
- 8.19% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 5.45% higher than the US average
- 108th in the state out of 227 cities
- The state rank has increased by 8 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 11 since February last year
- 16,775th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,343 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3,136 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
22.51¢ per kWh
- 9.72% higher than last month
- 6.62% lower than February last year
- 13.08% higher than the Massachusetts average
- 65.3% higher than the US average
- 158th in the state out of 250 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 24,683rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 139 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 195 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
18.81¢ per kWh
- 0.7% lower than last month
- 2.42% higher than February last year
- 16.32% higher than the Massachusetts average
- 33.23% higher than the US average
- 158th in the state out of 250 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 23,740th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 38 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 42 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$4,479.31 per month
- 136.79% higher than last month
- 23.49% higher than February last year
- 5.24% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 167.75% higher than the US average
- 191st in the state out of 250 cities
- The state rank has increased by 5 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 26,341st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 196 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 509 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$5,883.86 per month
- 1.22% higher than last month
- 0.46% higher than February last year
- 5.06% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 258.22% higher than the US average
- 191st in the state out of 250 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 26,857th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 22 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
25.05¢ per kWh
- 4.7% lower than last month
- 52.64% lower than February last year
- 0.59% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 154.24% higher than the US average
- 145th in the state out of 250 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 105 since February last year
- 24,703rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1,170 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 1,657 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
28.98¢ per kWh
- 7.41% lower than last month
- 14.56% lower than February last year
- 21.12% higher than the Massachusetts average
- 184.02% higher than the US average
- 250th in the state out of 250 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 25,967th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 208 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 109 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$2,241.78 per month
- 4.87% lower than last month
- 65.25% lower than February last year
- 12.06% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 92.69% lower than the US average
- 144th in the state out of 250 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 99 since February last year
- 6,291st in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 530 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4,115 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$2,508.91 per month
- 12.27% lower than last month
- 42.57% lower than February last year
- 9.56% lower than the Massachusetts average
- 92.64% lower than the US average
- 245th in the state out of 250 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 5,708th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 193 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 602 since February last year
New Bedford, MA Electricity Overview
New Bedford has an average residential electricity rate of 33.80 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 17.29% higher than the state's average rate of 28.81 cents and 111.01% higher than the national average of 16.02 cents. More electricity is consumed within New Bedford than is generated, with electricity usage adding up to 31559.72% of production. Constellation Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
Coming in as the 10th worst ranked city out of 256 cities in the state, New Bedford emits 323,266,784.01 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 3,210.96 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 174th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city is home to one electricity producing plant. New Bedford's main fuel type used for electricity production is Solar. The city generates 2,281 megawatt hours from this fuel source.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in New Bedford
New Bedford residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in April.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Aggregated Transit Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 22.77 | 115.48 | 19,553 | 4,452,400 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 18.23 | 116.23 | 88,384 | 16,109,000 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 21.88 | 145.83 | 16 | 3,500 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY |
Zips with electric coverage in New Bedford, Massachusetts include: 02740, 02745, 02747, 02746, 02744, 02748, 02743
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Fall River, MA Electricity Overview
Fall River has an average residential electricity rate of 31.61 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 9.70% higher than the state's average rate of 28.81 cents and 97.34% higher than the national average of 16.02 cents. More electricity is consumed within Fall River than is generated, with electricity usage adding up to 6205.81% of production. Constellation Energy is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
Coming in as the 11th worst ranked city out of 256 cities in the state, Fall River emits 297,071,155.15 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. That amount stands at 3,170.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 184th ranked city in the state for CO2 emissions released per capita. The city is home to 4 electricity producing plants, which is the 12th highest number of power plants within a city in Massachusetts out of the state's 256 cities. Fall River's power plants primarily use Solar, which makes up 98.88% (or 10,674 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Fall River
Fall River residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Fall River, Massachusetts
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Aggregated Transit Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 22.77 | 115.48 | 19,553 | 4,452,400 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 18.23 | 116.23 | 88,384 | 16,109,000 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 21.88 | 145.83 | 16 | 3,500 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY |
Zips with electric coverage in Fall River, Massachusetts include: 02720, 02721, 02747, 02724, 02723, 02790, 02717
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Taunton, MA Electricity Overview
Taunton has an average residential electricity rate of 17.22 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 40.23% less than Massachusetts' average rate of 28.81 cents, ranking the city at 18th out of 256 cities in the state for lowest average electricity rate. More electricity is consumed within Taunton than is generated, with electricity usage adding up to 1130.37% of production. Taunton Municipal Light is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
For electricity generation purposes, Taunton's primary fuel is Natural Gas, making up 23,580.87 megawatt hours, or 63.10% of production in the city. Landfill Gas and Distillate Fuel Oil are the second and third most used fuel types, respectively, for electricity generation. Landfill Gas is used to make 30.61% of electricity generation and Distillate Fuel Oil makes up 6.67% of total generation in the city. The city's electricity use results in CO2 pollution totaling 196,137,188.3 kilograms, which is 21st highest in Massachusetts out of 256 cities. More importantly, the city averages 3,320.08 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, which is a better measurement of the city's pollution levels. Taunton has 3 electricity producing plants, which is the 14th highest out of any city in Massachusetts.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Taunton
Taunton residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in November.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Taunton, Massachusetts
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Aggregated Transit Energy | ENERGY | |||||
Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 22.77 | 115.48 | 19,553 | 4,452,400 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 18.23 | 116.23 | 88,384 | 16,109,000 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 21.88 | 145.83 | 16 | 3,500 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY |
Zips with electric coverage in Taunton, Massachusetts include: 02780, 02767, 02718, 02764
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Electricity Production in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Power Plants in Bristol County, Massachusetts
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Dighton Power PlantStarwood Energy Group Global (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Natural Gas | 253,990 | 106,824,742.92 | 420.59 | ||
Dartmouth Power Associates LPTalen Energy (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Natural Gas | 60,470 | 31,625,216.77 | 522.99 | ||
Taunton | MA | Natural Gas | 24,496 | 15,105,044.73 | 616.63 | |||
Greater New Bedford LFG Utiliz. FacilityCommonWealth New Bedford Energy LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Landfill Gas | 21,160 | 15,301,081.92 | 723.11 | ||
Bullock Road Solar 1Bullock Road Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 11,985 | ||||
MM Taunton EnergyMM Taunton Energy LLC (100.00%) | Taunton | MA | Landfill Gas | 11,440 | 6,525,516.54 | 570.41 | ||
Adirondack A+B Community Solar GardenBWC Connecticut River LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 9,247 | ||||
Woodland Avenue Solar 1Woodland Avenue Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | North Seekonk CDP | MA | Solar | 8,999 | ||||
Fisher Road SolarFisher Road Solar I, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 8,089 | ||||
Westport B Community Solar GardenBWC Hamilton Brook LLC (100.00%) | Fall River | MA | Solar | 7,949 | ||||
Elm StreetISM Solar Dighton 3, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 7,857 | ||||
Freetown SolarTransAlta (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 6,974 | ||||
DG Dighton LLC CSGDG Dighton, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 5,975 | ||||
Fairhaven MA 2Consolidated Edison Development (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 5,151 | ||||
DartmouthTransAlta (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,917 | ||||
BerkleyCaptona Partners Solar I Finco LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,275 | ||||
433 Purchase Solar NG, LLCNuGen Capital Management (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,144 | ||||
Braley Road 2TransAlta (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,118 | ||||
Acushnet- High HillGLC-(MA) Acushnet - High Hill, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,013 | ||||
Brookwood Drive Community SolarAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | North Westport CDP | MA | Solar | 3,965 |
Bristol County, Massachusetts Details
For electricity generation purposes, Bristol County's primary fuel is Natural Gas, making up 335,796.43 megawatt hours, or 61.12% of production in the county. Solar and Landfill Gas are the second and third most used fuel types, respectively, for electricity generation. Solar is used to make 31.57% of electricity generation and Landfill Gas makes up 5.96% of total generation in the county. The county has the 181st largest amount of total CO2 pollution from electricity consumption of all of the counties in the United States, emitting 1,797,561,165.63 kilograms. The county averages 3,098.88 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity consumption, which is a better measurement of the county's emission levels. They rank 2281st highest in the country in this category. Bristol County has the 3rd most power plants of any county in Massachusetts, with 51 total plants.
Providers In Each City in Bristol County:
- Attleboro, Massachusetts:
- National Grid: 100.00%
- Fall River, Massachusetts:
- National Grid: 100.00%
- New Bedford, Massachusetts:
- Eversource Energy: 100.00%
- North Attleborough Town, Massachusetts:
- North Attleboro Electric: 100.00%
- Taunton, Massachusetts:
- Taunton Municipal Light: 100.00%
* City coverage generated based on government data. Always verify you can get service from the provider.
FAQ
What electricity company is the largest provider in Bristol County, Massachusetts?
By total revenue, National Grid is the largest electricity provider in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
How many power plants are in Bristol County, Massachusetts?
Bristol County, Massachusetts is home to 51 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.
How many electric companies offer service in Bristol County, Massachusetts?
There are 38 electricity providers serving consumers in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
What electricity companies offer service in Bristol County, Massachusetts?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | National Grid | 57,321 |
2 | Constellation Energy | 39,034 |
3 | Taunton Municipal Light | 37,701 |
4 | Eversource Energy | 35,231 |
5 | Direct Energy | 17,528 |
6 | North Attleboro Electric | 13,484 |
7 | Dynegy Energy Services | 12,909 |
8 | Mansfield Electric | 10,599 |
9 | Inspire Energy | 4,236 |
10 | First Point Power | 3,662 |