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Eversource’s turn: Basic service rate up 62% over last winter

Eversource’s turn: Basic service rate up 62% over last winter

Best option is to shop around for a better deal on electricity

By Bruce Mohl Electricity, Energy 0 Comments Nov 18, 2022

EVERSOURCE SAID its eastern Massachusetts basic service rate – the price it charges customers who direct the utility to procure electricity on their behalf – is going to jump to a record high on January 1. The electricity price is jumping to 25.6 cents a kilowatt hour, up from the current level of 17.9 cents(...)

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