Berkshire County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Citizens living in Pittsfield are charged an average residential electricity rate of 24.76 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 2.78% above Massachusetts' average rate of 24.09 cents and 71.20% above the national average of 14.46 cents. The city has experienced a 71.48% increase in fossil fuels and other non-renewable fuel source use for electricity production purposes. There has been a 7.80% decline in the use of renewable fuel types (such as solar, wind or hydro power) in Pittsfield over the last 12 months.

Pittsfield's primary fuel is Natural Gas, with 85.89% of electricity generation using this fuel source. When combined with Solar (13.69%) and Distillate Fuel Oil (0.32%), these three fuel types make up 99.91% city's electricity production. The city emits 3,307.11 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity use, which makes it the 203rd highest polluting city out of 256 cities in the state based on emissions per capita. A total of 145,271,207.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city. This is enough to rank 30th worst in Massachusetts for total emissions from electricity consumption. Pittsfield has 6 electricity plants, which is the 6th highest for a city in Massachusetts.

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Citizens living in North Adams are charged an average residential electricity rate of 25.32 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.12% above Massachusetts' average rate of 24.09 cents and 75.10% above the national average of 14.46 cents. Constellation Energy sells an estimated 22,154.16 megawatt hours in the city a year, more than any other provider. The average monthly residential electric bill for a resident in the city is $148.38 per month.

North Adams is the 81st highest ranked city in the state out of 256 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 42,081,427.85 kilograms of CO2 emissions. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 3,246.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks North Adams as the 211th highest polluting city in Massachusetts. Solar is the fuel of choice in North Adams, with 100.00% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. North Adams has one power producing plant.