Middlesex County, Massachusetts Electricity Rates & Statistics

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The average residential electricity rate for Cambridge is about 26.24 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.61% less than the state's average price of 27.80 cents and 66.96% more than the nationwide average of 15.72 cents. Constellation Energy sells an estimated 10,503.45 megawatt hours in the city a year, which is more than all other vendors. The city produces 1,379,947.52 megawatt hours using natural gas as the fuel source, making them the 3rd ranked city in Massachusetts for total electricity production from natural gas.

Coming in at as the 14th worst ranked city out of 256 cities in the state, Cambridge releases 264,828,891.53 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Additionally, the city ranks 247th highest in the state for pollution per person, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 2,265.59 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has one electricity plant within its borders. Cambridge's primary fuel source is Natural Gas, with 98.65% of electricity production coming from the fuel source.

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The average residential electricity rate for Lowell is about 27.29 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 1.85% less than the state's average price of 27.80 cents and 73.60% more than the nationwide average of 15.72 cents. Selling an estimated 21,574.77 megawatt hours, Constellation Energy is the largest vendor in the city.

Coming in at as the 5th worst ranked city out of 256 cities in the state, Lowell releases 377,011,707.49 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. This total also equates to a ranking of 5th worst in the state for pollution per person with an average of 3,283.96 kilograms of emissions per person. The city has no electricity producing plants within its borders.