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

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 $179.78 per month.
For every citizen in the city there are 3,138.73 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 183rd worst in the state out of 256 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 152,403,972.64 kilograms. The city has one power generation plant. Barnstable Town has roughly 100.00% of its electricity produced from Solar.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Barnstable Town
Barnstable Town residential electric rates are highest in December and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 20.49 | 94.03 | 11,119.27 | 2,277,870.67 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 22.67 | 128 | 55,147.35 | 12,504,596.18 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 35.88 | 310.06 | 10.37 | 3,720.76 | |
Astral Energy | ENERGY | 11.19 | 51.76 | 34.22 | 3,830.19 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 33.15 | 152.08 | 34,564.83 | 11,457,640.2 |
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).
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South Yarmouth CDP, MA Electricity Overview

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:
Electric Companies With Service in South Yarmouth CDP, Massachusetts
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 20.49 | 94.03 | 11,119.27 | 2,277,870.67 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 22.67 | 128 | 55,147.35 | 12,504,596.18 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 35.88 | 310.06 | 10.37 | 3,720.76 | |
Astral Energy | ENERGY | 11.19 | 51.76 | 34.22 | 3,830.19 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 33.15 | 152.08 | 34,564.83 | 11,457,640.2 |
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East Falmouth CDP, MA Electricity Overview

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 $145.79. The electricity grid in the city experiences an average of 0.86 outages per consumer per year, with outages lasting around 100.37 minutes. The national averages of outages and outage time frames are 1.44 outages each year and 123.49 minutes a outage.
For every citizen in the city there are 2,630.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 224th worst in the state out of 256 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 17,730,146.16 kilograms. The city has 2 power generation plants, which is the 27th most out of any city in Massachusetts. East Falmouth CDP's power plants most often use Solar, which makes up 101.19% of the fuel types used for electricity production in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in East Falmouth CDP
East Falmouth CDP residential electric rates are highest in December and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in East Falmouth CDP, Massachusetts
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 20.49 | 94.03 | 11,119.27 | 2,277,870.67 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 22.67 | 128 | 55,147.35 | 12,504,596.18 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 35.88 | 310.06 | 10.37 | 3,720.76 | |
Astral Energy | ENERGY | 11.19 | 51.76 | 34.22 | 3,830.19 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 33.15 | 152.08 | 34,564.83 | 11,457,640.2 |
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Barnstable County, Massachusetts Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Production State Rank | Emission (kg) | Emission State Rank | Emissions per MWh | Emissions per MWh State Rank | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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CanalCanal Generating (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Natural Gas | 305,724 | 11 | 194,675,297.66 | 8 | 636.77 | 3 | ||
MA Military Reservation Wind ProjectAir Force Civil Engineer Center (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Wind | 9,687 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Blacksmith Road Solar 1Blacksmith Road Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | East Falmouth CDP | MA | Solar | 8,351 | 18 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Dennis LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%) | South Dennis CDP | MA | Solar | 7,409 | 39 | 2 | 2 | ||||
DG Crystal Spring CSGDG Crystal Spring CSG (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Solar | 6,713 | 72 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Harwich LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%) | Northwest Harwich CDP | MA | Solar | 5,964 | 90 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Barnstable LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%) | Barnstable Town | MA | Solar | 5,251 | 118 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Cape Cod Air Force Station - 6 SWSUS Air Force (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Wind | 4,683 | 7 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Falmouth Landfill SolarCitizens Solar Holdings V, LLC (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Solar | 4,525 | 150 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Notus Wind 1Notus Clean Energy LLC (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Wind | 4,107 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7/2035 | |||
Green MeadowsEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Forestdale CDP | MA | Solar | 3,458 | 211 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Falmouth 2 Solar | East Falmouth CDP | MA | Solar | 2,570 | 307 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Mashpee Landfill SolarNautilus Solar (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Solar | 2,360 | 319 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chatham LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%) | West Chatham CDP | MA | Solar | 2,292 | 331 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Brewster LandfillClean Focus Yield, LLC (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Solar | 1,584 | 392 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Renew Canal 1 CSG LLCNRG Energy (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Solar | 1,573 | 393 | 2 | 2 | ||||
CVEC Round 4 Brewster Captn Golf CourseFreemans Way Solar Project 2019, LLC (100.00%) | Brewster CDP | MA | Solar | 1,172 | 432 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Outer Cape Community BatteryEversource Energy (100.00%) | Barnstable County | MA | Batteries or other use of electricity as an energy source | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Eversource Energy | 55,939 |
2 | Constellation Energy | 37,770 |
3 | NextEra Energy | 18,820 |
4 | Direct Energy | 17,431 |
5 | Dynegy Energy Services | 8,874 |
6 | Inspire Energy | 4,581 |
7 | First Point Power | 4,117 |
8 | Residents Energy | 2,108 |
9 | Clean Choice Energy | 1,983 |
10 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 972 |