Electric Rates & Providers in Bristol County, MA

Bristol County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Bristol County, MA is $211.30
  • The average electricity rate in Bristol County, MA is 39.66¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Bristol County, MA

The average residential electric bill in Bristol County, MA is $211.30 per month. Bristol County, MA is the 4th most expensive county in Massachusetts for electricity.

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Bristol County, Massachusetts Electricity Overview

Bristol County produces 32.29% of its electricity from renewable fuel sources, or 0.36 megawatt hours per citizen per year.

Bristol County currently ranks 247th in the United States out of 3221 counties for megawatt hours generated by solar power.

Bristol County generates 0.77 megawatt hours of electricity per person in the county from non-renewable electricity fuel sources. They are the 764th highest county in the country for non-renewable generation per capita.

In Bristol County, 443,769 megawatt hours of electricity are produced from non-renewable sources. Bristol County is 536th in the US out of 3221 counties for total electricity production from non-renewable sources.

Bristol County is ranked 2269th out of 3221 for highest polluting county in the United States when considering emissions per capita.

The average monthly residential electricity bill in Bristol County totals $211.3. In contrast, the Massachusetts average bill is $173.93

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    4,118,939 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    7.1 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    655,400 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    211,631 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    443,769 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    1.13 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,767,641,147 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,047.3 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in New Bedford

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New Bedford 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
  • 177th in the state out of 253 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 49 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 59 since November last year
  • 30,266th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 447 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 86 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 increased by 2 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 30 since November last year
  • 30,259th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 3 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 218 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
  • 179th in the state out of 253 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 19 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 72 since November last year
  • 29,692nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,935 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,528 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
  • 252nd in the state out of 253 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 5 since November last year
  • 27,917th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 25 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 493 since November last year

New Bedford, MA Electricity Overview

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New Bedford has an average residential electricity rate of 34.14 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 15.11% higher than the state's average rate of 29.66 cents and 105.34% higher than the national average of 16.62 cents. More electricity is consumed within New Bedford than is generated, with electricity usage adding up to 35267.83% of production. Customers in New Bedford deal with 0.86 electrical outages each year with outages lasting on average 100.37 minutes.

Coming in as the 10th worst ranked city out of 256 cities in the state, New Bedford emits 318,875,069.43 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 3,167.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 172nd 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 2,027 megawatt hours from this fuel source.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in New Bedford

New Bedford 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 New Bedford
252nd$179.78Average residential monthly electricity bill for New Bedford Residents

Electric Companies With Service in New Bedford, Massachusetts

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY20.6295.7211,329.472,336,238.25
Ambit EnergyENERGY22.82130.2956,189.8712,825,010.8
American Power & GasENERGY36.12318.0110.573,816.1
Astral EnergyENERGY11.2753.0934.873,928.34
Atlantic EnergyENERGY33.37154.835,218.2511,751,227.88

Zips with electric coverage in New Bedford, Massachusetts include: 02740, 02745, 02747, 02746, 02744, 02748, 02743

Fall River, MA Electricity Overview

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Fall River has an average residential electricity rate of 30.05 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 1.34% higher than the state's average rate of 29.66 cents and 80.77% higher than the national average of 16.62 cents. More electricity is consumed within Fall River than is generated, with electricity usage adding up to 6775.98% of production. Customers in Fall River deal with 0.86 electrical outages each year with outages lasting on average 100.76 minutes.

Coming in as the 11th worst ranked city out of 256 cities in the state, Fall River emits 293,196,847.17 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 3,129.47 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 181st 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 100.00% (or 9,818 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 February and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.377/kWh$0.222/kWh$218.87/mo.$106.42/mo.
47th30.05¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Fall River
46th$160.29Average residential monthly electricity bill for Fall River Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Fall River, Massachusetts

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY20.6295.7211,329.472,336,238.25
Ambit EnergyENERGY22.82130.2956,189.8712,825,010.8
American Power & GasENERGY36.12318.0110.573,816.1
Astral EnergyENERGY11.2753.0934.873,928.34
Atlantic EnergyENERGY33.37154.835,218.2511,751,227.88

Zips with electric coverage in Fall River, Massachusetts include: 02720, 02721, 02747, 02724, 02723, 02790, 02717

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Taunton, MA Electricity Overview

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Taunton has an average residential electricity rate of 21.48 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 27.59% less than Massachusetts' average rate of 29.66 cents, ranking the city at 25th 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 710.13% of production. Customers in the city have 1.26 electrical outages each year, with outages lasting an average of 101.68 minutes. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each.

For electricity generation purposes, Taunton's primary fuel is Natural Gas, making up 47,548.03 megawatt hours, or 80.49% 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 13.78% of electricity generation and Distillate Fuel Oil makes up 5.98% of total generation in the city. The city's electricity use results in CO2 pollution totaling 196,513,571.27 kilograms, which is 21st highest in Massachusetts out of 256 cities. More importantly, the city averages 3,326.45 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 16th highest out of any city in Massachusetts.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Taunton

Taunton residential electric rates are highest in March and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.235/kWh$0.140/kWh$178.09/mo.$75.72/mo.
25th21.48¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Taunton
27th$137.04Average residential monthly electricity bill for Taunton Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Taunton, Massachusetts

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Alpha Gas and ElectricENERGY20.6295.7211,329.472,336,238.25
Ambit EnergyENERGY22.82130.2956,189.8712,825,010.8
American Power & GasENERGY36.12318.0110.573,816.1
Astral EnergyENERGY11.2753.0934.873,928.34
Atlantic EnergyENERGY33.37154.835,218.2511,751,227.88

Zips with electric coverage in Taunton, Massachusetts include: 02780, 02767, 02718, 02764

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

Power Plants in Bristol County, Massachusetts

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Bristol County MA Natural Gas 358,3659150,067,316.4210418.7616
Taunton MA Natural Gas 49,6161930,185,525.517608.386
Dartmouth Power Associates LPTalen Energy (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Natural Gas 34,8432118,245,561.4619523.6510
Greater New Bedford LFG Utiliz. FacilityCommonWealth New Bedford Energy LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Landfill Gas 19,855214,715,190.282741.132
Bullock Road Solar 1Bullock Road Solar 1, LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 12,081422
Bristol County MA Solar 8,5131322
Adirondack A+B Community Solar GardenBWC Connecticut River LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 8,4791522
Woodland Avenue Solar 1Woodland Avenue Solar 1, LLC (100.00%)
North Seekonk CDP MA Solar 8,3711622
MM Taunton EnergyMM Taunton Energy LLC (100.00%)
Taunton MA Landfill Gas 8,13854,176,690.915513.236
Elm StreetISM Solar Dighton 3, LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 8,0112722
Fisher Road SolarFisher Road Solar I, LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 7,8393022
Westport B Community Solar GardenBWC Hamilton Brook LLC (100.00%)
Fall River MA Solar 7,1355022
Freetown SolarTransAlta (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 6,7287122
DG Dighton LLC CSGDG Dighton, LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 6,0498722
Brookwood Drive Community SolarAES Distributed Energy (100.00%)
North Westport CDP MA Solar 5,27911522
Bristol County MA Solar 4,97412822
Berkley East Solar LLCTerraForm Power (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 4,58514622
Faunce Corner Community SolarFaunce Corner Road Dartmouth Solar 1, LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 4,22116622
BerkleyCaptona Partners Solar I Finco LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 4,07317522
Acushnet- High HillGLC-(MA) Acushnet - High Hill, LLC (100.00%)
Bristol County MA Solar 4,06517722

Bristol County, Massachusetts Production Fuel Makeup

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
67.20%
SOLAR
Solar
Solar
Solar
27.56%
LANDFILL GAS
Landfill Gas
4.27%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.59%
WIND
Wind
0.46%
OTHER
Other
-0.08%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

For electricity generation purposes, Bristol County's primary fuel is Natural Gas, making up 440,412.85 megawatt hours, or 67.20% 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 27.56% of electricity generation and Landfill Gas makes up 4.27% of total generation in the county. The county has the 187th largest amount of total CO2 pollution from electricity consumption of all of the counties in the United States, emitting 1,767,641,146.82 kilograms. The county averages 3,047.3 kilograms of CO2 emissions per citizen from electricity consumption, which is a better measurement of the county's emission levels. They rank 2269th highest in the country in this category. Bristol County has the 3rd most power plants of any county in Massachusetts, with 55 total plants.

Bristol County, Massachusetts Net Metering

There are 43 companies in Bristol County offering electricity. Of those 43, 13.95% of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state of Massachusetts has highly favorable state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for electricity providers in Bristol County is 8.72%. This includes data from 4 providers, including Taunton Municipal Light, Eversource Energy, and North Attleboro Electric. The nationwide average for energy loss is 2.43% and the state average is 8.13%, resulting in a rank of 2852nd best in the United States and a state rank of 6th best out of 3221 and 14 counties, respectively.

Providers In Each City in Bristol County:

* 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, Taunton Municipal Light is the largest electricity provider in Bristol County, Massachusetts.

How many power plants are in Bristol County, Massachusetts?

Bristol County, Massachusetts is home to 55 active electricity plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

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

There are 43 electricity providers serving consumers in Bristol County, Massachusetts.

What electricity companies offer service in Bristol County, Massachusetts?

County Customers RankProviderEst. County Customers
1Taunton Municipal Light41,950
2Constellation Energy39,983
3National Grid38,453
4Eversource Energy22,444
5NextEra Energy19,948
6Direct Energy18,491
7North Attleboro Electric14,783
8Mansfield Electric11,331
9Dynegy Energy Services9,404
10Inspire Energy4,859

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2025-06-04