Massachusetts energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Massachusetts

Massachusetts plants pay 20.25 cents per kWh for industrial power as of Jul 2026, which puts the state 107.3% over the national average and 46 of 51 in the country, counting from the cheapest.

Current prices in Massachusetts

  • Industrial electricity: 20.25 cents per kWh (Jul 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Massachusetts typically pays: 24.41 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 12.88 per Mcf (Jul 2026), 181.2% above the national average.
  • Just below Massachusetts on the price ladder: Maryland at 16.21, Connecticut at 17.29, New Hampshire at 18.17 cents. Just above: Rhode Island at 22.86, Alaska at 24.81, California at 25.11 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 8,100 in electricity at Massachusetts rates versus 3,908 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 40,500 versus 19,540, and at 200 kW it is 162,000 versus 78,160.
  • Power costs here punish waste. In Massachusetts, load-shifting, waste heat recovery, and idle-time elimination pay back quicker than the national math suggests, and quotes for energy-heavy work should use the local rate, not a national default.

What factory labor pays in Massachusetts

  • Industrial production managers: $71.18/hr median in Massachusetts versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $52.61/hr median in Massachusetts versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $38.42/hr median in Massachusetts versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $35.02/hr median in Massachusetts versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Machinists: $32.34/hr median in Massachusetts versus $28.24 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $32.32/hr median in Massachusetts versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Massachusetts employs about 231,000 manufacturing workers as of Aug 2026 (BLS).

Manufacturing base in Massachusetts

  • Massachusetts has 5,920 manufacturing establishments employing about 234,190 workers (Census County Business Patterns, 2023).
  • Largest sectors by establishment count: fabricated metal products (1,101), food manufacturing (721), computer and electronic products (563), printing and related support (443), machinery manufacturing (426).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Massachusetts observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-09-30.