Electricity in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
2 electric utilities serve homes in Hampshire County, Massachusetts: Eversource (Massachusetts) and National Grid (Massachusetts). In 2025, the average home bill of these utilities was $101.86 (Eversource (Massachusetts)) to $163.79 (National Grid (Massachusetts)) a month. This page covers 2 cities with 25,000 or more people in the county, from Amherst to Northampton.
- 2 cities
- 2 utilities
- EIA and Census data, 2025
Electric utilities in Hampshire County
EIA lists utilities by county, not by address. Your address has one utility: its name is on your bill, or type your ZIP code in the utility finder.
| Utility | Homes in Massachusetts | Average bill 2025 | 1,000 kWh now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eversource (Massachusetts)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,274,856 | $101.86474 kWh, 21.5¢ | $369.58 |
| National Grid (Massachusetts)Investor-owned utility · bill calculator | 1,231,865 | $163.79486 kWh, 33.7¢ | $410.14 |
2 smaller utilities with fewer than 1,000 homes are also listed in the county. The average bill is the 2025 average of each utility's homes that bought their power from it (EIA-861). The Massachusetts average was $181.08 a month.
Cities in Hampshire County
| City | People | City-owned utility | Solar kWh a year per kW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst | 40,920 | — | 1,250 |
| Northampton | 31,047 | — | 1,240 |
A city-owned utility is a municipal utility in the county with the city's name (EIA data). Solar output: PVWatts version 8 for a south-facing roof; see the solar savings calculator.
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Who provides electricity in Hampshire County?
2 electric utilities serve homes in Hampshire County, Massachusetts: Eversource (Massachusetts) and National Grid (Massachusetts). The name of your utility is on your bill.
Which cities in Hampshire County are on this page?
Amherst and Northampton.
Sources: EIA-861 data, 2025 (utilities by county, homes and average bills); Census Bureau city population estimates, Vintage 2025; PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies).