Who Provides Utilities in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts splits almost evenly between two utilities: Eversource MA delivers power in Boston, Springfield, Cambridge and Newton, while National Grid covers Worcester, Lowell, Brockton and Quincy. Every one of those cities sits in a deregulated market, so you can shop for your own electricity supplier no matter which utility owns the wires. Gas follows a similar but not identical split.

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The most common providers across 1 Massachusetts city

From our address-level sampling of 1 Massachusetts city (2026-07-20). "Most common in" counts the cities where that provider was the leading answer.

UtilityProviderMost common in
⚡ Electricity Eversource MA Boston
🔥 Natural gas Eversource Energy (NSTAR Electric), National Grid (Massachusetts Electric) Boston

Eversource or National Grid — and you can shop either way

Eversource and National Grid split electric delivery across the cities we've sampled roughly down the middle: Eversource covers Boston, Springfield, Cambridge and Newton; National Grid covers Worcester, Lowell, Brockton and Quincy. Gas doesn't follow the identical map — Eversource delivers gas in Worcester, Springfield, Cambridge and Brockton, which means a Worcester address can have National Grid electric and Eversource gas at the same time.

Whichever utility owns your wires, Massachusetts runs a full retail electric choice market — every city in our sample is flagged deregulated, so you're free to shop for a competitive electricity supplier while the delivery utility keeps the poles running either way. Water is handled by individual city and town departments our sampling doesn't yet have confident data on.

Massachusetts utility providers by city

City-by-city breakdowns of who provides electricity, gas, water and sewer:

Massachusetts utility questions, answered

Who is my electric company in Massachusetts — Eversource or National Grid?

It depends on your city. Eversource delivers electricity in Boston, Springfield, Cambridge and Newton; National Grid delivers it in Worcester, Lowell, Brockton and Quincy. Both are delivery utilities only — you can still shop for your own electricity supplier on top of either one.

Can I choose my own electricity supplier in Massachusetts?

Yes — every city we've sampled sits in Massachusetts's deregulated retail electric market. Eversource or National Grid delivers the power and keeps the lines running regardless of who supplies it, but you're free to shop around for the company that actually generates and sells you the electricity.

Does my gas company match my electric company in Massachusetts?

Not necessarily. Worcester, for example, has National Grid for electric but Eversource for gas in our sampled data. Don't assume the two match — confirm each service separately with the lookup for your specific address.

Who provides water in Massachusetts cities?

Water and sewer run through individual city and town departments rather than Eversource or National Grid, and we don't yet have confident sampled data on it for these cities. Check the lookup for what applies at your specific address.

Two utilities, one statewide choice market

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Provider data comes from our address-level utility lookup engine, aggregated from geographically spread sample addresses in each Massachusetts city. Data refreshed 2026-07-20. Territories vary address by address — always confirm yours with the lookup. Read how we verify provider data.