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Commercial electricity in Worcester, Massachusetts
Which electric utilities serve businesses in Worcester, what each charged commercial customers in EIA’s 2025 data, and where Massachusetts’s prices stand.
EIA lists 11 electric utilities in Worcester County, which contains Worcester. National Grid Massachusetts, the largest by commercial customers, averaged 25.66¢ per kWh for them in 2025. Massachusetts’s average commercial price was 24.17¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026.
Source: EIA Form EIA-861 (2025) and Form EIA-861M; U.S. Census Bureau
Electric utilities serving Worcester
These are the utilities EIA records in Worcester County. EIA lists a utility in a county when it has customers anywhere in it, so this is everyone with a presence, ordered by commercial customers across Massachusetts, not a statement about any one address. Prices are EIA’s averages over all of each utility’s commercial customers: revenue divided by kWh.
| Utility | Type | Commercial customers in MA | Average commercial price, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Grid Massachusetts | Investor-owned | 164,467 | 25.66¢ |
| Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co | Investor-owned | 4,614 | 31.11¢ |
| Town of Shrewsbury | Municipal | 1,516 | 18.01¢ |
| Town of Ashburnham | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Town of Boylston | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Town of Holden | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Town of Paxton | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Town of Princeton | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Town of Sterling | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Town of Templeton | fewer than 500 commercial customers | ||
| Town of West Boylston | fewer than 500 commercial customers |
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What businesses in Worcester pay
Across Massachusetts, businesses paid an average 24.17¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026, 74.3% above the U.S. average of 13.87¢, and up 7.6% on the 12 months before. That ranks Massachusetts 3 of 51, where 1 is the highest price. In 2025 the average commercial account in the state used 4,776 kWh a month, about $1,103 a month at the state price; that is a mean pulled up by a few very large users, so most small businesses use less.
A city has no price of its own: two businesses on the same street can pay very different amounts per kWh, because the rate schedule, the size of the peak and, where it is allowed, the supply contract matter more than the location. The Massachusetts page has the state’s price history since 2010 and every utility with at least 500 commercial customers.
Choosing a supplier in Worcester
Massachusetts commercial accounts may contract supply with a licensed competitive supplier while the utility keeps delivery. Municipal aggregation is common and changes the default position, so it must be read off the account.
Where prices are heading
EIA does not forecast single states. For the New England census division, which includes Massachusetts, its November 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook puts the average commercial price at 23.16¢ per kWh for 2026 and 23.69¢ for 2027, up 5.2% from 22.51¢ in 2025. The forecast for every region.
About Worcester
The Census Bureau estimates Worcester had 213,862 residents on July 1, 2025, up 5.6% from 202,448 in 2020. It lies in Worcester County.
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Common questions
- Who provides electricity to businesses in Worcester?
- EIA lists National Grid Massachusetts, Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co, Town of Shrewsbury and Town of Ashburnham and 7 more as electric utilities in Worcester County. Which one serves a given address depends on the street; the utility on an existing bill is the definitive answer, and a utility can confirm service for a new site.
- What is the average commercial electricity rate in Worcester?
- There is no official figure for a city. EIA publishes prices by state and by utility: National Grid Massachusetts averaged 25.66¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025, and Massachusetts averaged 24.17¢ over the 12 months to August 2026. A business’s own price depends on its rate schedule, its demand and, where it can choose, its supply contract.
- Can a business in Worcester choose its electricity supplier?
- Massachusetts commercial accounts may contract supply with a licensed competitive supplier while the utility keeps delivery. Municipal aggregation is common and changes the default position, so it must be read off the account. The state page for Massachusetts explains how it works and who regulates it.
Averages describe Worcester; a bill describes your business. A person can read yours: rate schedule, demand, riders, contract window. Nobody calls unless you ask.