Middlesex County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity rate for Cambridge is about 29.65 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 146th out of 256 cities in the state. With an estimated 1,050 residential customers, Eversource Energy is the largest supplier in the city. The city generates approximately 15.05 megawatt hours per consumer in the city per year from electricity generating plants located in its borders, which ranks it as the 6th highest generating city in the state out of 256 cities.

Coming in at as the 14th worst ranked city out of 256 cities in the state, Cambridge releases 258,566,111.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 235th highest in the state for pollution per person, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 2,182.2 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has 2 electricity plants within its borders. This is the 20th highest number of plants within a city out of 256 cities, in Massachusetts. For electricity generation purposes, Cambridge's top fuel type is Natural Gas, making up 99.82%, or 1,779,747.13 megawatt hours of production in the city.

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The average residential electricity rate for Lowell is about 31.37 cents per kilowatt hour, which ranks the city 250th out of 256 cities in the state. The city has had a 11.08% drop in the use of renewable fuels, such as solar or wind energy, compared to fossil fuel sources, like coal and natural gas. Solar fields in the city generate 1,123 megawatt hours, which is 100.00% of the city's electricity production.

Coming in at as the 6th worst ranked city out of 256 cities in the state, Lowell releases 369,691,350.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 186th highest in the state for pollution per person, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 3,254.5 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has 2 electricity plants within its borders. This is the 20th highest number of plants within a city out of 256 cities, in Massachusetts. For electricity generation purposes, Lowell's top fuel type is Solar, making up 100.00%, or 1,123 megawatt hours of production in the city.