REAL Choice

BOSTON –– Most residential electric customers in Massachusetts saw their utility supply rates increase on August 1, as Eversource and National Grid’s basic service rates increased. But residents can save significant money by shopping with a competitive electric supplier. According to a new August rate summary analysis by My Energy Choice, retail electric suppliers have […]

BOSTON –– Electric utility rates for most Massachusetts customers will increase on August 1, rising from $13.4 to $14.8 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) in Eversource’s service territory and from $14.7 to $15.4 cents/kWh in National Grid territory. Unitil, which serves electric customers in just four Massachusetts municipalities, is the only utility in the state […]

Fourteen states currently have a fully restructured competitive electricity market. Nine states are partially restructured. In total, more than 20 states have some form of a competitive electric market. But how great is access to competition in those states? To take a closer look at how state governments and regulators are supporting their residents –– […]