Manufacturing costs in Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH
Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH ranks 16 of 100 U.S. metros by estimated manufacturing energy use. Industrial power in Massachusetts costs 20.03 ¢/kWh, +4.5% from a year earlier, and consumer prices in the Boston index are +3.8% from a year earlier.
- Rank by manufacturing energy use
- 16 of 100
- Estimated manufacturing energy use
- 90.9 trillion Btu a year
- Electricity
- 7,700 GWh a year (estimate)
- Natural gas
- 64.5 million Dth a year (estimate)
- Manufacturing jobs, 2024
- 164,872
- Estimate confidence
- Medium
- Massachusetts industrial power, Aug 2026
- 20.03 ¢/kWh (+4.5% from a year earlier)
- Massachusetts citygate gas, Apr to Aug 2026
- $15.35 per Mcf (5 months reported)
- Inflation, Boston, Sep 2026
- +3.8% from a year earlier; +10.8% over three years
Inflation in Boston
- Boston
- U.S. city average
Industrial electricity in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts industrial
Other Massachusetts metros in the index
- Worcester, MA, rank 77
National cost drivers
WTI crude +67.6%, Henry Hub gas −6.3%, chemical producer prices +6.6% and industrial electricity producer prices +4.1% from a year earlier. See the full index.
Questions
Questions about Boston–Cambridge–Newton.
What the index measures, where the numbers come from, and how Discovery Energy checks energy bills against them.
How much energy do manufacturers use in Boston–Cambridge–Newton?
Discovery Energy estimates that manufacturers in the Boston–Cambridge–Newton, MA-NH metro use about 90.9 trillion Btu of electricity and natural gas a year, rank 16 of the 100 largest U.S. manufacturing energy metros.
What do manufacturers pay for electricity in Boston–Cambridge–Newton?
The average industrial electricity price in Massachusetts was 20.03 cents per kWh in Aug 2026, +4.5% from a year earlier, according to EIA. Actual rates depend on the utility, tariff and load profile.
How fast are prices rising in Boston–Cambridge–Newton?
Consumer prices in the Boston index rose +3.8% over the latest twelve months reported by BLS. Nationally, crude oil is +68% and chemical producer prices +6.6% from a year earlier.
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