Berkshire County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics
Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
- The average electricity bill in Berkshire County, MA is $212.15
- The average electricity rate in Berkshire County, MA is 40.10¢
Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Berkshire County, MA
The average residential electric bill in Berkshire County, MA is $212.15 per month. Berkshire County, MA is the 8th most expensive county in Massachusetts for electricity.
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Berkshire County, Massachusetts Electricity Overview
Wind produces 96,870 megawatt hours of electricity in Berkshire County. This equals roughly 0.76 megawatt hours per person in Berkshire County being produced from wind power, giving the county a rank of 428th highest county in the country out of 3221 counties in that category.
When calculating by number of customers, Constellation Energy is the largest electricity company in Berkshire County.
Berkshire County ranks 1st in Massachusetts out of 14 counties for electricity generated from wind power.
Berkshire County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 141.64% above the national average rate, at 40.10 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.59 cents.
Residents in the county deal with an average of 0.84 power outages each year, with an average of 97.95 minutes per outage.
As the 1037th highest county in the US for non-renewable production per capita, Berkshire County produces 0.02 megawatt hours per person a year.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
907,793 MWh
Consumption per Capita
7.1 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
248,884 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
246,894 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
1,990 MWh
Production per Capita
1.95 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
296,412,276 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
2,318.27 kg
Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Pittsfield
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Pittsfield 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
- 155th in the state out of 253 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since November last year
- 30,244th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 398 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 27 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
- 155th in the state out of 253 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since November last year
- 30,163rd in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 248 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
- 155th in the state out of 253 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since November last year
- 29,668th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,917 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,600 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
- 155th in the state out of 253 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since November last year
- 27,820th in the US out of 31,800 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 26 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 498 since November last year
Pittsfield, MA Electricity Overview
Citizens living in Pittsfield are charged an average residential electricity rate of 34.14 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.27% above Massachusetts' average rate of 29.61 cents and 105.73% above the national average of 16.59 cents. Constellation Energy sells an estimated 74,305.98 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 $179.78 per month.
Pittsfield is the 31st highest ranked city in the state out of 256 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 135,749,068.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 3,092.94 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks Pittsfield as the 193rd highest polluting city in Massachusetts. Solar is the fuel of choice in Pittsfield, with 100.00% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. Pittsfield has 5 power producing plants, which is the 7th highest for a city in Massachusetts.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pittsfield
Pittsfield residential electric rates are highest in December and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 20.49 | 94.03 | 11,119.27 | 2,277,870.67 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 22.67 | 128 | 55,147.35 | 12,504,596.18 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 35.88 | 310.06 | 10.37 | 3,720.76 | |
| Astral Energy | ENERGY | 11.19 | 51.76 | 34.22 | 3,830.19 | |
| Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 33.15 | 152.08 | 34,564.83 | 11,457,640.2 |
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North Adams, MA Electricity Overview
Citizens living in North Adams are charged an average residential electricity rate of 30.05 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 1.49% above Massachusetts' average rate of 29.61 cents and 81.12% above the national average of 16.59 cents. With an estimated 3,112 residential customers, National Grid is the largest provider in the city. The city is the 64th highest generator out of 256 cities in the state, averaging 0.26 megawatt hours produced per customer in the city per year.
North Adams is the 81st highest ranked city in the state out of 256 when it comes to total emissions due to electricity consumption, with the city emitting 39,967,224.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 3,068.74 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks North Adams as the 194th highest polluting city in Massachusetts. Solar is the fuel of choice in North Adams, with 100.00% of electricity generation coming from the fuel source. North Adams has one power producing plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in North Adams
North Adams residential electric rates are highest in February and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in North Adams, Massachusetts
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Gas and Electric | ENERGY | 20.49 | 94.03 | 11,119.27 | 2,277,870.67 | |
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 22.67 | 128 | 55,147.35 | 12,504,596.18 | |
| American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 35.88 | 310.06 | 10.37 | 3,720.76 | |
| Astral Energy | ENERGY | 11.19 | 51.76 | 34.22 | 3,830.19 | |
| Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 33.15 | 152.08 | 34,564.83 | 11,457,640.2 |
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Adams CDP, MA Electricity Overview
Citizens living in Adams CDP are charged an average residential electricity rate of 30.05 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 1.49% above Massachusetts' average rate of 29.61 cents and 81.12% above the national average of 16.59 cents. The city has an average of 0.86 electrical outages per consumer each year. These outages go on for an average of 100.76 minutes. In comparison, the national average is 1.44 outages per customer and 123.49 minutes each outage. With an estimated 373 total residential customers, National Grid is the largest electricity supplier in the city.
Adams CDP's electricity use results in CO2 emissions totaling 18,199,328.3 kilograms, which is 109th highest amount in the state out of 256 cities. Additionally, the city ranks 76th worst in Massachusetts for emissions per person, which could be argued to be the more important statistic. They average 3,187.27 kilograms of emissions per citizen. There are no electricity producing plants in the city.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Adams CDP
Adams CDP residential electric rates are highest in February and the highest average bill is in January.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Adams CDP, Massachusetts
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Berkshire County, Massachusetts Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types
Power Plants in Berkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New England Wind LLCAvangrid (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Wind | 66,836 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Deerfield 5ArcLight Capital (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 63,128 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Berkshire County | MA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 33,395 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Pittsfield Generating LP | Pittsfield | MA | Natural Gas | 29,744 | 24 | 15,098,448.31 | 21 | 507.61 | 11 | ||
Berkshire Wind Power ProjectBerkshire Wind Power Cooperative Corp (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Wind | 27,239 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Tanglewood Circle Solar 1 LLCTanglewood Circle Solar 1 LLC (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 7,307 | 47 | 2 | 2 | ||||
East Acres Solar NG, LLCNuGen Capital Management (100.00%) | Pittsfield | MA | Solar | 4,802 | 138 | 2 | 2 | ||||
North Adams LandfillSyncarpha North Adams, LLC (100.00%) | North Adams | MA | Solar | 3,439 | 215 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Rail TrailEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Housatonic CDP | MA | Solar | 3,148 | 238 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Kearsarge GBKearsarge Energy (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 3,129 | 243 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Savoy Solar PVEversource Energy (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 3,106 | 249 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Syncarpha Hancock II CSGSyncarpha Hancock II, LLC (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 3,102 | 250 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Rising PaperEDF Renewables (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 2,973 | 263 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Hinsdale Solar PVEversource Energy (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 2,905 | 273 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Syncarpha Hancock I CSGSyncarpha Hancock I, LLC (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 2,880 | 276 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Town of Otis Wind Energy ProjectTown of Otis (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Wind | 2,795 | 12 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Harbor Road Solar 1Harbor Road Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | Cheshire CDP | MA | Solar | 2,776 | 292 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Seaboard Sheffield, LLCNavisun LLC (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 2,775 | 293 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Berkshire 1BHE Renewables (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 2,340 | 323 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Lee Site 31 SolarEversource Energy (100.00%) | Berkshire County | MA | Solar | 2,311 | 327 | 2 | 2 |
Berkshire County, Massachusetts Production Fuel Makeup
Berkshire County's primary fuel is Wind, with 38.92% of electricity generation using this fuel source. When combined with Conventional Hydroelectric (38.78%) and Solar (21.50%), these three fuel types make up 99.20% county's electricity production. The county emits 2,318.27 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the county from electricity use, which makes it the 14th highest polluting county out of 14 counties in Massachusetts. A total of 296,412,276.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the county per year. This is enough to rank 11th highest in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption. Berkshire County has 25 electricity generation plants, which is 10th highest in Massachusetts.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Berkshire County, Massachusetts?
The largest electricity company in Berkshire County, Massachusetts by total revenue is Constellation Energy.
How many electric companies offer service in Berkshire County, Massachusetts?
Berkshire County, Massachusetts has 40 electricity providers serving consumers in the area.
How many power plants are located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts?
Berkshire County, Massachusetts is home to 25 power plants producing electricity for the county and surrounding areas.
Which electricity companies offer service in Berkshire County, Massachusetts?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellation Energy | 87,621 |
| 2 | National Grid | 71,721 |
| 3 | Eversource Energy | 64,297 |
| 4 | NextEra Energy | 43,660 |
| 5 | Direct Energy | 40,437 |
| 6 | Dynegy Energy Services | 20,587 |
| 7 | Inspire Energy | 10,628 |
| 8 | First Point Power | 9,552 |
| 9 | Residents Energy | 4,890 |
| 10 | Clean Choice Energy | 4,601 |
