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Electric Delivery Rates
The delivery portion of your bill includes the costs of maintaining and upgrading the grid, as well as funding for critical customer services and programs, taxes and other state and federally mandated charges. Learn what these charges fund.
Current Rates
Delivery rates change twice each year – on January 1 and July 1. Rates are subject to change at the discretion of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU).
The below rates are the most common for residential customers. You may have a different rate. View summary of electric rates in Massachusetts.
Residential, Non-Heating
Rates: R1, R2*
This rate is available to all domestic uses in a single private dwelling, in an individual apartment or in a residential condominium in which the principal means of heating the premises is not provided by permanently installed electric space heating equipment.
These rates are effective January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025.
| Delivery Component | Current Rate |
|---|---|
| Customer Charge | $10.00 per month |
| Distribution Energy Charge** | $0.09405 per kWh |
| Transition Energy Charge | - $0.00095 per kWh |
| Transmission Charge | $0.04545 per kWh |
| Revenue Decoupling Charge | -$0.00085 per kWh |
| Distributed Solar Charge | $0.00431 per kWh |
| Renewable Energy Charge | $0.00050 per kWh |
| Net Metering Recovery Surcharge | $0.01622 per kWh |
| Electric Vehicle Program Factor | $0.00138 per kWh |
| Energy Efficiency Charge (Greater Boston, Cambridge and South Shore only)*** | $0.03111 per kWh |
| Energy Efficiency Charge (Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard only) | $0.05718 per kWh |
*R-2 is a Residential Assistance rate. A 42% discount is applied to the total bill.
Residential, Heating
Rates: R3, R4*
This rate is available to all domestic uses in a single private dwelling, in an individual apartment or in a residential condominium in which the principal means of heating the premises is provided by permanently installed electric space heating equipment.
These rates are effective January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2025.
| Delivery Component | Current Rate |
|---|---|
| Customer Charge | $10.00 per month |
| Distribution Energy Charge** | $0.08736 per kWh |
| Transition Energy Charge | - $0.00095 per kWh |
| Transmission Charge | $0.04545 per kWh |
| Revenue Decoupling Charge | -$0.00085 per kWh |
| Distributed Solar Charge | $0.00431 per kWh |
| Renewable Energy Charge | $0.00050 per kWh |
| Net Metering Recovery Surcharge | $0.01622 per kWh |
| Electric Vehicle Program Factor | $0.00138 per kWh |
| Energy Efficiency Charge (Greater Boston, Cambridge and South Shore only)*** | $0.03111 per kWh |
| Energy Efficiency Charge (Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard only) | $0.05718 per kWh |
*R-4 is a Residential Heating Assistance rate. A 42% discount is applied to the total bill.
** The Distribution Energy Charge includes: Base Distribution, Exogenous Cost Adjustment, Pension Adjustment Factor, Residential Assistance Adjustment Factor, Attorney General Consulting Expense, Long Term Renewable Contract Adjustment, Solar Program Cost Adjustment, Basic Service Cost True Up Factor, Solar Expansion Cost Recovery Factor, Vegetation Management, Grid Modernization, Tax Act Credit Factor, Electronic Payment Recovery, Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Storm Recovery Adjustment.
*** Greater Boston and South Shore: This area includes the MetroWest communities, Somerville, Arlington and Walpole (and surrounding towns) and Cambridge and South Shore (including communities around Plymouth and New Bedford).
Archive of Past Delivery Rates
Electric delivery rates from previous years are available.