Nstar East Residential, Small C&I Default Service Rates Increasing By Over 40%

Nstar (Eversource Energy) has filed basic service electric rates with the Massachusetts DPU for its Eastern MA service area for the period beginning January 1, 2023.

All rates in this story include the existing Basic Service Adders, Renewable Portfolio Standard, Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard, Clean Energy Standard Adders, and Clean Peak Standard Adders.

For Nstar East residential customers, the fixed January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 basic service rate as filed is 25.649¢/kWh, which is 43% higher than the current rate of 17.871¢/kWh.

For Nstar small C&I customers, the fixed January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023 basic service rate as filed is 26.049¢/kWh, which is 46% higher than the current rate of 17.827¢/kWh.