Electric Bills for Mansfield Resident to Slightly Go Up

Unlike residents in other local towns, Mansfield will not see a large hike on their electric bills this winter.

Mansfield Municipal Electric Department Director Gary Babin said residents using 630-kilowatts an hour will pay 78.60 a month through December and $89.12 from January to March according to the Sun Chronicle.

Residents using 500-kilowatts an hour will pay $61.63 a month until the end of the year and $69.98 a month in January through March.

According to Town Manager William Ross, an agreement the town made several years ago which locked in the department’s power supply at a fixed price keeps the electric rates from dramatically increases. The deal has saved the town about $3 million.

Recently, National Grid announced that customers are projected to pay $33 more this winter after a rate increase, causing some panic in Mansfield concerning what would happen to the electric bills of residents.

While National Grid supplies electricity to neighboring communities like Foxborough and Easton, Mansfield operates their own municipal electric department.