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

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:
Electric Companies With Service in New Bedford, 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 | 20.62 | 95.72 | 11,329.47 | 2,336,238.25 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 22.82 | 130.29 | 56,189.87 | 12,825,010.8 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 36.12 | 318.01 | 10.57 | 3,816.1 | |
Astral Energy | ENERGY | 11.27 | 53.09 | 34.87 | 3,928.34 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 33.37 | 154.8 | 35,218.25 | 11,751,227.88 |
Zips with electric coverage in New Bedford, Massachusetts include: 02740, 02745, 02747, 02746, 02744, 02748, 02743
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Fall River, MA Electricity Overview

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:
Electric Companies With Service in Fall River, 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 | 20.62 | 95.72 | 11,329.47 | 2,336,238.25 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 22.82 | 130.29 | 56,189.87 | 12,825,010.8 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 36.12 | 318.01 | 10.57 | 3,816.1 | |
Astral Energy | ENERGY | 11.27 | 53.09 | 34.87 | 3,928.34 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 33.37 | 154.8 | 35,218.25 | 11,751,227.88 |
Zips with electric coverage in Fall River, Massachusetts include: 02720, 02721, 02747, 02724, 02723, 02790, 02717
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Taunton, MA Electricity Overview

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:
Electric Companies With Service in Taunton, 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 | 20.62 | 95.72 | 11,329.47 | 2,336,238.25 | |
Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 22.82 | 130.29 | 56,189.87 | 12,825,010.8 | |
American Power & Gas | ENERGY | 36.12 | 318.01 | 10.57 | 3,816.1 | |
Astral Energy | ENERGY | 11.27 | 53.09 | 34.87 | 3,928.34 | |
Atlantic Energy | ENERGY | 33.37 | 154.8 | 35,218.25 | 11,751,227.88 |
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
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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Dighton Power PlantStarwood Energy Group Global (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Natural Gas | 358,365 | 9 | 150,067,316.42 | 10 | 418.76 | 16 | ||
Taunton | MA | Natural Gas | 49,616 | 19 | 30,185,525.5 | 17 | 608.38 | 6 | |||
Dartmouth Power Associates LPTalen Energy (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Natural Gas | 34,843 | 21 | 18,245,561.46 | 19 | 523.65 | 10 | ||
Greater New Bedford LFG Utiliz. FacilityCommonWealth New Bedford Energy LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Landfill Gas | 19,855 | 2 | 14,715,190.28 | 2 | 741.13 | 2 | ||
Bullock Road Solar 1Bullock Road Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 12,081 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
DartmouthTransAlta (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 8,513 | 13 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Adirondack A+B Community Solar GardenBWC Connecticut River LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 8,479 | 15 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Woodland Avenue Solar 1Woodland Avenue Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | North Seekonk CDP | MA | Solar | 8,371 | 16 | 2 | 2 | ||||
MM Taunton EnergyMM Taunton Energy LLC (100.00%) | Taunton | MA | Landfill Gas | 8,138 | 5 | 4,176,690.91 | 5 | 513.23 | 6 | ||
Elm StreetISM Solar Dighton 3, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 8,011 | 27 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Fisher Road SolarFisher Road Solar I, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 7,839 | 30 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Westport B Community Solar GardenBWC Hamilton Brook LLC (100.00%) | Fall River | MA | Solar | 7,135 | 50 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Freetown SolarTransAlta (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 6,728 | 71 | 2 | 2 | ||||
DG Dighton LLC CSGDG Dighton, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 6,049 | 87 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Brookwood Drive Community SolarAES Distributed Energy (100.00%) | North Westport CDP | MA | Solar | 5,279 | 115 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Fairhaven MA 2Consolidated Edison Development (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,974 | 128 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Berkley East Solar LLCTerraForm Power (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,585 | 146 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Faunce Corner Community SolarFaunce Corner Road Dartmouth Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,221 | 166 | 2 | 2 | ||||
BerkleyCaptona Partners Solar I Finco LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,073 | 175 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Acushnet- High HillGLC-(MA) Acushnet - High Hill, LLC (100.00%) | Bristol County | MA | Solar | 4,065 | 177 | 2 | 2 |
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 Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | Taunton Municipal Light | 41,950 |
2 | Constellation Energy | 39,983 |
3 | National Grid | 38,453 |
4 | Eversource Energy | 22,444 |
5 | NextEra Energy | 19,948 |
6 | Direct Energy | 18,491 |
7 | North Attleboro Electric | 14,783 |
8 | Mansfield Electric | 11,331 |
9 | Dynegy Energy Services | 9,404 |
10 | Inspire Energy | 4,859 |