Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light: electric rates and average bill
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light is an investor-owned utility that serves 26,409 homes in Massachusetts. In 2025, its average home used 453 kWh a month and paid $164.23 (36.2¢ per kWh), less than the Massachusetts average of $181.08.
- Investor-owned utility
- 26,409 homes
- EIA data, 2025
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light at a glance
| Type of utility | Investor-owned utility |
|---|---|
| Homes served in Massachusetts | 26,409 |
| Average home bill | $164.23 a month (Massachusetts average $181.08) |
| Average price | 36.2¢ per kWh (Massachusetts average 30.4¢) |
| Average home use | 453 kWh a month (Massachusetts average 596) |
| Business customers | 31.1¢ per kWh, average bill $286.45 a month (521 businesses; Massachusetts business rates) |
| Power outages | 1.1 outages and 74 minutes without power for the average customer in a normal year; 1.1 outages and 74 minutes with major storms (more minutes than the middle Massachusetts utility, 52 minutes) |
| Smart meters | 100% of home meters |
| Time-based rates for homes | Time-of-use pricing; 3 homes enrolled |
| Grid | NPCC region; ISO-NE market; buys its power |
| Counties served | Middlesex, Worcester |
Price rank: Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light has the highest average price of the 20 Massachusetts utilities with 1,000 or more homes.
Other utilities in the same counties
These utilities also serve homes in one or more of the counties of Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light. Your address has one utility: it is on your bill.
| Utility | Homes | Average bill | Price per kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eversource (Massachusetts)Bill calculator on this site | 1,274,856 | $101.86 | 21.5¢ |
| National Grid (Massachusetts)Bill calculator on this site | 1,231,865 | $163.79 | 33.7¢ |
| Town of Reading | 26,573 | $164.67 | 19.9¢ |
| Town of Shrewsbury | 15,206 | $119.61 | 15.5¢ |
| Town of Hudson | 11,582 | $102.38 | 13.1¢ |
| Town of Littleton | 6,762 | $126.69 | 14.2¢ |
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light rates and your bill
This site does not have a bill calculator for Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light yet: we add a calculator only after we check every charge in the official rate schedule. The current rates are on the Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light rates page. The averages on this page come from the yearly report that each utility files with the U.S. Energy Information Administration (Form EIA-861, 2025 data), so they show the past year, not today's rates.
- Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light website
- State regulator: Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities
- The average electric bill in Massachusetts, the average bill in each state and the ZIP code finder
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What is the average Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light electric bill (MA)?
In 2025, its average home used 453 kWh a month and paid $164.23 (36.2¢ per kWh), less than the Massachusetts average of $181.08.
How often does the power go out with Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light (MA)?
In 2025, the average Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light customer had 1.1 outages and 74 minutes without power, not counting major storms (1.1 outages and 74 minutes with them).
Does Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light (MA) have time-of-use rates?
Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light reported these time-based rates for homes to EIA in 2025: Time-of-use pricing; 3 homes enrolled. The rate schedules have the hours and prices.
utilityratecalc.com is not part of Fitchburg Gas & Electric Light. Source: EIA-861 data, 2025. The averages include all charges that the utility reports as revenue from homes that buy their power from it.