Electric Rates

Electric Rates

Electric Rates are set by the Board of Commissioners and filed with the Department of Public Utilities to reflect the true cost of providing service to customers. Please see our rate schedules and charges as of January 1st, 2025 below.

Rate 10

  1. Customer Base Charge:                        $5.00 per month
  2. Distribution Energy Charge:               $0.04697 per kWh
    Residential Distribution Charge          $0.0265 per kWh
    Distribution Adjustment Factor:        $0.02058 per kWh
  3. Purchased Power Charge:                  $0.09348 per kWh
  4. Renewable Opt-In Credit:                     -$2.50 per month (must apply)
  5. PASNY Credit:                                  -$0.0018510 per kWh
  6. ECS charge:                                              $1.00 per month

Total charge per kWh:                             $0.13859 per kWh

Rate 20

  1. Customer Base Charge:                                   $10.00 per month
  2. Distribution Energy Charge:                            $0.05278 per kWh   Commercial Distribution Charge:                  $ 0.0322 per kWh               Distribution Adjustment Factor:                    $0.02058 per kWh
  3. Purchased Power Charge:                              $0.09348 per kWh
  4. ECS charge:                                                          $1.00 per month

Total charge per kWh:                                             $0.14626 per kWh

Rate 30

  1. Customer Base Charge:                                $40.00 per month
  2. Distribution Energy Charge:                           $0.03318 per kWh Commercial Distribution Charge:                 $0.01260 per kWh            Distribution Adjustment Factor:                   $0.02058 per kWh
  3. Purchased Power Charge:                             $0.09348 per kWh
  4. Distribution Demand Charge:               $9.15 per demand unit
  5. ECS charge:                                                        $1.00 per month

Total charge per kWh:                                          $0.12666 per kWh

Rate 40

  1. Customer Base Charge:                                $75.00 per month
  2. Distribution Energy Charge:                        $0.02608 per kWh                   Commercial Distribution Charge:             $ 0.00550 per kWh           Distribution Adjustment Factor:                 $0.02058 per kWh
  3. Purchased Power Charge:           On Peak $0.13622 per kWh                                                                               Off Peak $0.04481 per kWh
  4. Distribution Demand Charge:              $9.29 per demand unit
  5. ECS charge:                                                       $1.00 per month

Total charge per kWh: Dependent on On & Off Peak Usage

Rate 90

  1. Customer Base Charge:                            $150.00 per month
  2. Distribution Energy Charge:                        $0.02608 per kWh                   Commercial Distribution Charge:             $ 0.00550 per kWh           Distribution Adjustment Factor:                 $0.02058 per kWh
  3. Purchased Power Charge:           On Peak $0.13622 per kWh                                                                               Off Peak $0.04481 per kWh
  4. Distribution Demand Charge:              $10.29 per demand unit                                                                                      (minimum of $2,058.00)
  5. ECS charge:                                                       $1.00 per month

Total charge per kWh: Dependent on On & Off Peak Usage

Rate 50

  1. Customer Base Charge:                                      $7.00 per month
  2. Distribution Energy Charge:                             $0.04638 per kWh   Municipal Distribution Charge:                         $0.0258 per kWh               Distribution Adjustment Factor:                     $0.02058 per kWh
  3. Purchased Power Charge:                                $0.09348 per kWh
  4. ECS charge:                                                           $1.00 per month

Total charge per kWh:                                   $0.13986 per kWh


Rate 60

  1. Customer Base Charge:                                $19.00 per month
  2. Distributed Energy Charge:                          $0.02058 per kWh            Large Municipal Distribution Charge:              $0.00 per kWh                   Distributed Adjustment Factor:                 $0.02058 per kWh
  3. Purchased Power Charge:                           $0.09348 per kWh
  4. Distribution Demand Charge:              $7.70 per demand unit                                                                                     (minimum of $308.00)
  5. ECS charge:                                                       $1.00 per month

Total charge per kWh:                                         $0.11406 per kWh

Rate 15

  1. Customer Base Charge:                        $4.50 per month
  2. Distribution Energy Charge:                 $0.04227 per kWh                      Farm  Distribution Charge                    $0.02385 per kWh         Distribution Adjustment Factor          $0.01852 per kWh
  3. Purchased Power Charge:                  $0.08413 per kWh
  4. PASNY Credit:                                  -$0.0018510 per kWh                
  5. ECS charge:                                              $1.00 per month

Total charge per kWh:                                 $0.124549 per kWh

*Must qualify for the Farm Energy Discount Program through the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources in order to receive this rate.

The Town of Boxborough passed the majority vote on Article 41: Green Community Renewable Energy Trust Fund Surcharge at their annual town meeting on May 8th, 2023.

As a result, Boxborough contributes a renewable energy surcharge of $0.0005 (or 1/20th of one cent) per kilowatt-hour, to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), in order to become designated as a Green Community to access clean-energy funding and resources associated with the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources.

Littleton Electric Light Department collects this surcharge on behalf of the Town of Boxborough to support their designation requirement of being a Green Community.

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In 2024, LELD continued to offer among the lowest residential electric rates in the state, according to a 12-month comparison to other utilities. As a municipal electric light department, we are able to secure low-cost electricity, which benefits the residents and businesses in Littleton and Boxborough.