Electric Rates & Providers in Barnstable County, MA

Barnstable County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Barnstable County, MA is $215.61
  • The average electricity rate in Barnstable County, MA is 41.99¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Barnstable County, MA

The average residential electric bill in Barnstable County, MA is $215.61 per month. Barnstable County, MA is the 14th most expensive county in Massachusetts for electricity.

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Barnstable County, Massachusetts Electricity Overview

Of all US counties, Barnstable County is 454th in megawatt hours generated from wind turbines.

Barnstable County generates 227,399.04 megawatt hours from natural gas, which is enough to rank them 8th out of 14 counties in Massachusetts for total natural gas generation.

With 232,457 citizens living within the county and 374,902 megawatt hours produced per year, Barnstable County has a megawatt hour per capita production rate of 1.61 megawatt hours. The city ranks 8 highest megawatt hour per capita amount in the state.

The average residential price per kilowatt hour in Barnstable County is 41.99 cents. This is roughly 153.07% above the nationwide average price of 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour.

Barnstable County residents are responsible for 3,300.74 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita per year, while the national average pollution per capita is 4,190.67.

When calculating by number of customers, Eversource Energy is the largest electricity provider in Barnstable County.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    1,650,434 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    7.1 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    374,902 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    69,235 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    305,667 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    1.61 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    767,280,209 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,300.74 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Barnstable Town

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Barnstable Town Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

35.22¢ per kWh

  • 1.83% higher than last month
  • 6.8% higher than November last year
  • 16.29% higher than the Massachusetts average
  • 106.74% higher than the US average
  • 203rd in the state out of 253 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 45 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 33 since November last year
  • 30,292nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 443 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 60 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

34.14¢ per kWh

  • 0.55% higher than last month
  • 0.92% higher than November last year
  • 17.38% higher than the Massachusetts average
  • 106.99% higher than the US average
  • 251st in the state out of 253 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 11 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since November last year
  • 30,259th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 10 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 250 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$164.67 per month

  • 3.96% higher than last month
  • 11.11% higher than November last year
  • 9.97% higher than the Massachusetts average
  • 39.27% higher than the US average
  • 210th in the state out of 253 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 36 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 13 since November last year
  • 29,723rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,880 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,587 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$179.78 per month

  • 0.77% higher than last month
  • 1.89% higher than November last year
  • 9.89% higher than the Massachusetts average
  • 26.39% higher than the US average
  • 245th in the state out of 253 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 4 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 2 since November last year
  • 27,910th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 22 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 500 since November last year

Barnstable Town, MA Electricity Overview

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On average, citizens living in Barnstable Town are billed a residential electricity rate of 34.14 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably for the inhabitants, this rate is higher than both the Massachusetts and nationwide average rates of 29.61 and 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. With an estimated 8,491 total residential customers, Eversource Energy is the largest supplier in the city. The national average monthly residential power bill is $145.79, while the Barnstable Town average is 23.32% higher at $179.78 per month.

For every citizen in the city there are 3,138.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 183rd worst in the state out of 256 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 152,403,972.64 kilograms. The city has one power generation plant. Barnstable Town has roughly 100.00% of its electricity produced from Solar.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Barnstable Town

Barnstable Town residential electric rates are highest in December and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.363/kWh$0.218/kWh$222.74/mo.$99.35/mo.
251st34.14¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Barnstable Town
245th$179.78Average residential monthly electricity bill for Barnstable Town Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY20.4994.0311,119.272,277,870.67
Ambit EnergyENERGY22.6712855,147.3512,504,596.18
American Power & GasENERGY35.88310.0610.373,720.76
Astral EnergyENERGY11.1951.7634.223,830.19
Atlantic EnergyENERGY33.15152.0834,564.8311,457,640.2

Zips with electric coverage in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts include: 02601, 02632, 02673, 02648, 02675, 02537, 02655, 02635, 02668, 02630, 02637 and 2 other zip code(s).

South Yarmouth CDP, MA Electricity Overview

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On average, citizens living in South Yarmouth CDP are billed a residential electricity rate of 34.14 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably for the inhabitants, this rate is higher than both the Massachusetts and nationwide average rates of 29.61 and 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Constellation Energy is the largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold. Customers in South Yarmouth CDP are faced with 0.86 electrical outages a year with outages lasting on average 100.37 minutes.

For every citizen in the city there are 3,187.27 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 19th worst in the state out of 256 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 37,278,343.92 kilograms. The residents of South Yarmouth CDP have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities within the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in South Yarmouth CDP

South Yarmouth CDP residential electric rates are highest in December and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.363/kWh$0.218/kWh$222.74/mo.$99.35/mo.
251st34.14¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of South Yarmouth CDP
245th$179.78Average residential monthly electricity bill for South Yarmouth CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in South Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY20.4994.0311,119.272,277,870.67
Ambit EnergyENERGY22.6712855,147.3512,504,596.18
American Power & GasENERGY35.88310.0610.373,720.76
Astral EnergyENERGY11.1951.7634.223,830.19
Atlantic EnergyENERGY33.15152.0834,564.8311,457,640.2

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East Falmouth CDP, MA Electricity Overview

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On average, citizens living in East Falmouth CDP are billed a residential electricity rate of 34.14 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably for the inhabitants, this rate is higher than both the Massachusetts and nationwide average rates of 29.61 and 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. The average residential electricity bill for a customer in the city is $179.78 per month, while the US average is $145.79. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.86 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting around 100.37 minutes. The national averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes a outage.

For every citizen in the city there are 2,630.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 224th worst in the state out of 256 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 17,730,146.16 kilograms. The city has 2 power generation plants, which is the 27th most out of any city in Massachusetts. East Falmouth CDP's power plants most often use Solar, which makes up 101.19% of the fuel types used for electricity production in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in East Falmouth CDP

East Falmouth CDP residential electric rates are highest in December and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.363/kWh$0.218/kWh$222.74/mo.$99.35/mo.
251st34.14¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of East Falmouth CDP
245th$179.78Average residential monthly electricity bill for East Falmouth CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in East Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY20.4994.0311,119.272,277,870.67
Ambit EnergyENERGY22.6712855,147.3512,504,596.18
American Power & GasENERGY35.88310.0610.373,720.76
Astral EnergyENERGY11.1951.7634.223,830.19
Atlantic EnergyENERGY33.15152.0834,564.8311,457,640.2

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Barnstable County, Massachusetts Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
CanalCanal Generating (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Natural Gas 305,72411194,675,297.668636.773
MA Military Reservation Wind ProjectAir Force Civil Engineer Center (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Wind 9,687411
Blacksmith Road Solar 1Blacksmith Road Solar 1, LLC (100.00%)
East Falmouth CDP MA Solar 8,3511822
Dennis LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%)
South Dennis CDP MA Solar 7,4093922
DG Crystal Spring CSGDG Crystal Spring CSG (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Solar 6,7137222
Harwich LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%)
Northwest Harwich CDP MA Solar 5,9649022
Barnstable LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%)
Barnstable Town MA Solar 5,25111822
Cape Cod Air Force Station - 6 SWSUS Air Force (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Wind 4,683711
Falmouth Landfill SolarCitizens Solar Holdings V, LLC (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Solar 4,52515022
Notus Wind 1Notus Clean Energy LLC (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Wind 4,1079117/2035
Forestdale CDP MA Solar 3,45821122
Falmouth 2 Solar
East Falmouth CDP MA Solar 2,57030722
Mashpee Landfill SolarNautilus Solar (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Solar 2,36031922
Chatham LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%)
West Chatham CDP MA Solar 2,29233122
Brewster LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Solar 1,58439222
Renew Canal 1 CSG LLCNRG Energy (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Solar 1,57339322
CVEC Round 4 Brewster Captn Golf CourseFreemans Way Solar Project 2019, LLC (100.00%)
Brewster CDP MA Solar 1,17243222
Outer Cape Community BatteryEversource Energy (100.00%)
Barnstable County MA Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source 49111

Barnstable County, Massachusetts Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
60.66%
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL
Residual Fuel Oil
Residual Fuel Oil
18.76%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
13.54%
WIND
Wind
4.93%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
2.13%
OTHER
Other
-0.02%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

For every citizen in the county there are 3,300.74 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Total emissions in the county are 767,280,208.51 kilograms, which is the 9th worst total amount of emissions for all counties in Massachusetts. Natural Gas makes up 60.66% of the fuel used for electricity generation in Barnstable County. Residual Fuel Oil and Solar make up the next highest amounts of fuel used at 18.76% and 13.54% of total electricity generation, respectively. Barnstable County is home to 18 electricity generation plants, which is the 11th highest number of plants within a county in Massachusetts.

Barnstable County, Massachusetts Net Metering

Companies offering net metering in Barnstable County include Constellation Energy and Eversource Energy The state has favorable net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more affordable.

Energy Loss

Barnstable County electricity providers who report energy loss average roughly 20.38% of their energy lost per year. The national average for energy loss is 2.43% and the state average is 8.13%, resulting in a rank of 2981st best in the US and a state rank of 8th best out of 3221 and 14 counties, respectively.

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest provider in Barnstable County, Massachusetts?

By total revenue, Eversource Energy is the largest electricity company in Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

How many power plants are located within Barnstable County, Massachusetts?

Barnstable County, Massachusetts is home to 18 power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

How many electric companies offer service in Barnstable County, Massachusetts?

Barnstable County, Massachusetts has 39 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.

Which electricity companies offer service in Barnstable County, Massachusetts?

Ginalyn Gelera
Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2025-04-28