Massachusetts energy bills to be hotter than the temperature with rate spike

Massachusetts energy bills to be hotter than the temperature with rate spike

You might want to turn down your air conditioner — electrical rates are getting hot. Massachusetts’ two primary energy utilities, Eversource and National Grid, both raised their rates this month. Eversource raised its rates more than a cent per kilowatt hour, from 13.2 to 14.8 cents per kWh, a 12.3% increase, and National Grid raised its rates from 14.6 to 15.4 cents per kWh, a 5.5% increase. Eversource says it sets its rates twice a year: at th…