SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts utility Eversource is proposing raising its rates ahead of the winter season.
The company has submitted a proposal to the Department of Public Utilities for an increase of 5 percent for Basic Service supply rate customers starting Jan. 1.
If approved, the increase would mean customers using an average of 550 kilowatt-hours of electricity will pay $121 each month instead of $115.
Eversource says the higher cost is due to the increased price of natural gas used to create electricity. The company is urging customers to get a home energy assessment to help reduce their bill.
The department is expected to act on the proposal in the coming weeks.
Eversource is the electricity supplier for Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard.
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