National Grid (NY and MA) Electricity Rate per kWh in 2026
How much does National Grid charge per kWh in 2026?
National Grid’s estimated effective residential rate is about 22.14 cents per kWh as of June 2026. A typical home using 1,000 kWh a month pays roughly $229, including the about $8 monthly customer charge. Commercial service runs about 17.87c/kWh. This is a representative average; your exact rate depends on the tariff, season, and fuel and rider charges on National Grid’s official rate schedule.
About National Grid
National Grid (NY and MA) serves approximately 3.6 million residential customers across NY, MA. The estimated effective residential rate is about 22.14 cents per kWh as of June 2026 - a representative average; see the official tariff schedule for your exact rate.
Service area: Upstate New York, Long Island (National Grid NY); Eastern and Central Massachusetts (National Grid MA)
Parent company: National Grid plc (UK)
Recent rate case: Rates are set through periodic New York PSC and Massachusetts DPU rate cases; consult the tariff schedule linked above for the current approved pricing.
National Grid Bill Calculator: Cost by Monthly Usage
Estimated monthly bill at 22.14c/kWh plus the $8 fixed charge. Formula: kWh x rate + fixed charge.
A representative estimate using the effective average rate. Your exact bill depends on the tariff, season, and fuel and rider charges. Calculate with your own usage ->
Use our bill calculator for an estimate with your actual kWh usage.
Bill Calculator ->National Grid on Form EIA-861: 2024 Reported Sales, Customers and Realised Prices
EIA's 2024 Form 861 census lists 3 operating companies behind National Grid (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., utility 13573; Massachusetts Electric Co, utility 11804; Nantucket Electric Co, utility 13206), together serving 2,755,230 residential accounts (bundled plus delivery-only) in NY, MA across 50 counties. Weighted across those companies, the 2024 average realised residential price for bundled service was 20.87 cents per kWh (total residential revenue divided by total residential sales). The spread runs from 17.22c (Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., New York) to 35.11c (Nantucket Electric Co, Massachusetts). These are annual averages of what customers actually paid, including fuel and rider charges, so they will not match the tariff rate on a current bill; the estimated effective rate above is the site's forward-looking figure.
| Operating company | EIA # | State | Ownership | Res. accounts | Residential | Commercial | Industrial | Rank in state | Share of res. MWh | Counties | 2025 early release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. | 13573 | NY | Investor Owned | 1,532,294 | 17.22c | 10.43c | 6.00c | 2 of 15 | 23.3% | 37 | 19.89c |
| Massachusetts Electric Co | 11804 | MA | Investor Owned | 1,210,113 | 33.60c | 23.03c | 23.89c | 2 of 20 | 39.8% | 12 | 33.66c |
| Nantucket Electric Co | 13206 | MA | Investor Owned | 12,823 | 35.11c | 30.14c | 30.40c | 14 of 20 | 0.7% | 1 | 35.91c |
Data year 2024, EIA-861 final released 3 December 2025. Res. accounts = residential accounts served, bundled plus delivery-only where the company has delivery-only rows; the residential, commercial and industrial prices are the bundled figures (the price basis). Rank is by residential accounts served among the state's utilities with bundled or delivery service; share is the company's share of the state's residential sales in MWh, not of its customers. Delivery-only rows show the wires charge only. The 2025 early-release column is preliminary and unvalidated by EIA.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 Annual, 2024 final data (public domain), retrieved 28 August 2026; prices are average realised revenue per kWh, not tariffs. Final 2024 file f8612024.zip (released 3 December 2025) from the EIA-861 detailed data files. Preliminary 2025 figures come from the early-release file f8612025er.zip (4 August 2026), which EIA has not yet validated; they are labelled as such wherever shown and never mixed into a final figure.