City of Westfield electricity rates
City of Westfield charges an average of 17.59 cents per kilowatt-hour to residential customers, and the average household on its system paid $118 a month using 669 kilowatt-hours, according to its 2024 filing with the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Municipal utility ISNE Massachusetts
Where City of Westfield sits
It is a smaller system, serving 16,200 residential customers, which means its fixed costs are spread across a narrow base. At 17.59¢ per kilowatt-hour it is one of the cheaper places to buy electricity in Massachusetts, 39% under the statewide average of 28.82¢.
Consumption here is below the national norm at 669 kilowatt-hours a month against 871, which softens the effect of the rate on the final bill.
Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate. That matters because a bill is not only the cost of generating electricity: it also carries the cost of the network, and who owns that network changes how it is paid for.
| Rate | Monthly bill | Monthly kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Westfield | 17.59¢ | $118 | 669 |
| Massachusetts average | 28.82¢ | $183 | 603 |
| United States average | 18.44¢ | $155 | 871 |
Utility figures: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024. State and national figures: Electric Power Monthly, May 2026. Methodology
Where City of Westfield delivers
Its service territory covers one county in Massachusetts.
- Hampden
How often the power goes out
In 2024 the average City of Westfield customer went 123 minutes without electricity across 1.74 interruptions. The median across the 941 utilities that report this is 185 minutes.
That is better than the typical American utility, though the figure includes major storm days and can move sharply from one year to the next.
Other Massachusetts utilities
| Utility | Rate | Bill | Customers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Electric Co | 33.60¢ | $165 | 526,437 |
| NSTAR Electric Company | 29.91¢ | $137 | 383,373 |
| Sunnova | 23.80¢ | $152 | 16,865 |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 14.27¢ | $104 | 15,713 |
| City of Holyoke | 16.58¢ | $99 | 15,040 |
City of Westfield rates: common questions
How much does City of Westfield charge per kilowatt-hour?
An average of 17.59 cents per kilowatt-hour across its residential customers in 2024. That is -39.0% against the Massachusetts average of 28.82¢ and -4.6% against the national average of 18.44¢. It is an all-in average across every residential rate schedule the utility offers, not a specific tariff.
What is the average City of Westfield bill?
$118 a month, based on total residential revenue divided by residential customers over the 2024 survey year, at an average of 669 kWh a month. The national average bill is $155 at 871 kWh.
Who owns City of Westfield?
It is classified by the EIA as a municipal utility. Owned by the city it serves and governed by a local board rather than the state commission. No shareholder return is built into the rate.
Is City of Westfield expensive compared with other Massachusetts utilities?
It ranks #11 of the 26 Massachusetts utilities covered here, counting from the most expensive. Nationally it ranks #168 of 1369.