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Amherst residents can choose from DPU-licensed electricity suppliers like Constellation, Direct Energy, Clearview Energy, and Inspire. Eversource delivers the power—you pick your supplier and rate.
The cheapest electricity rates in Amherst, MA typically range from 12-18¢/kWh for the supply portion of your bill. Massachusetts has higher electricity costs than most states, but Amherst residents can still save by comparing suppliers. Eversource offers a Basic Service rate—if a competitive supplier beats that rate, you save money. Enter your ZIP code above to compare all available supplier rates and find the best deal.
Rates are for supply only · Your Eversource delivery charges stay the same regardless of supplier
Emily Dickinson wrote her poems here. UMass Amherst and two other colleges shape the town.
Amherst is a classic New England college town with UMass, Amherst College, and Hampshire College. The downtown is walkable, and residents shop for electricity rates like anywhere in Massachusetts.
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Amherst customers can compare rates from suppliers like Constellation, Direct Energy, and Clearview Energy—all MA DPU-licensed.
Eversource continues delivering electricity to your Amherst home. Only your generation rate changes—same wires, same reliability.
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Eversource is the regulated utility serving Amherst in Hampshire County. Eversource maintains power lines and meters—your supplier (Constellation, Direct Energy, Clearview, etc.) sells the electricity itself.
Massachusetts deregulated electricity in 1997 under the Electric Utility Restructuring Act, overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Amherst residents can compare rates from dozens of licensed suppliers via Energy Switch MA or here.
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Rate history for Amherst electricity
Amherst is served by Eversource. Here's the documented residential rate history for that utility, filed with the MA DPU and indexed by NREL's U.S. Utility Rate Database.
Amherst's fixed monthly customer charge — the amount Amherst households pay each month before using a single kWh.
Source: Tariffs filed with the MA DPU, indexed by NREL's U.S. Utility Rate Database (URDB). Individual tariff PDF links appear inside each card above.
Enter your ZIP code and you'll see live supply rates from DPU-licensed competitive suppliers serving Amherst on the Eversource grid. Massachusetts deregulated retail electricity in 1997 under the Electric Utility Restructuring Act, overseen by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Eversource still delivers the power and handles billing, but the supply portion of your bill — often the largest line item — can come from any DPU-licensed competitive supplier. Compare each offer against Eversource's Basic Service rate, which is the default Amherst residents pay if they don't shop. Massachusetts also has a long history of supplier complaints, so check the DPU's enforcement record and look for monthly fees or post-introductory rate resets before signing.
The cheapest supply rate in Amherst typically lands between 12¢ and 18¢ per kWh from a DPU-licensed competitive supplier — Massachusetts has structurally higher electricity costs than most states because of constrained natural gas pipelines into New England. The honest comparison is the supplier's offer vs. Eversource's current Basic Service rate, which resets every six months for residential customers. Many Amherst households actually do better on Basic Service than on competitive supply once you account for monthly fees and post-introductory rate resets. Compare each offer's all-in total monthly cost at your real usage against Basic Service before signing — the DPU has flagged competitive supply for overcharging Massachusetts customers as a class.
Massachusetts doesn't have one flat statewide rate. Amherst sits in Eversource's service territory — one of three main investor-owned EDCs (Eversource, National Grid, plus National Grid Nantucket) — and each EDC has its own delivery charges and Basic Service rate set under DPU oversight. So a Amherst household pays different delivery rates than a Boston or Worcester household, even on the same supplier plan. The 1997 Restructuring Act opened the supply market to competition, but the wires side stays with Eversource and doesn't change when you switch suppliers. Some Amherst residents are also enrolled in a municipal aggregation program — check your bill before assuming you're on Basic Service.
Amherst has 3 ZIP codes in the Eversource service area. Click any ZIP code to compare electricity rates for that area.
Looking for electricity rates in Amherst? Enter your ZIP code above to compare plans from MA DPU-licensed electricity suppliers. All 3 Amherst ZIP codes have access to competitive electricity rates through Massachusetts's competitive supply program.
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