POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · MA
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Massachusetts
1 data-center project on file — capacity unreported, $4.0B in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$215
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
10.1%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#5
of 51
Among the most expensive in the country
10yr rate climb
+54%
#7 of 51
Tracking the national curve since 2016
Largest power plant
1.45 GW
· oil
Canal · Barnstable County
§ 01
What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Massachusetts · residential · latest
30.46¢/kWh
↑ +0.1% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Massachusetts · residential · 2026 YTD avg
30.82¢/kWh
↑ +1.9% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
§ 02
How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Massachusetts's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
MASSACHUSETTS · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
1.74 TWh net · all sectors
§ 03
Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
223 MW of new generation came online in Massachusetts over the last 18 months; 16 MW is on the books to retire over the next 36. On the way out: Waters River — 16 MW of natural gas, retiring 2026-06.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
§ 04
Data-center load
1 project
Projects on file
1
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
—
Announced investment
$4.0B
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
2 statements
OPPOSE · 2025-12
“Tech companies are passing on the costs of building and operating their data centers to ordinary Americans. Regions with data center buildout saw costs go up as much as 267% over five years.”
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D)SOURCE ↗
OPPOSE · 2025-10
“Big Tech data centers are driving up families' utility costs. We need answers about whether this expansion is shifting energy costs to residential ratepayers.”
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D)SOURCE ↗
§ 07
Follow the money in Massachusetts
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in MA
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.