Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co
Investor Owned electric utility · Massachusetts · #1,669 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #6374
Fitchburg Gas & Elec Light Co is a investor owned electric utility serving 4,179 customers in Massachusetts. In 2025 it sold 26.9 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $9.22M in revenue, an average realized rate of 34.26¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 36.24¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 2 counties. EIA records its activities as: transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 3,657 | 19.9 | $7.21M | 36.24¢ | |
| Commercial | 521 | 5.8 | $1.79M | 31.11¢ | |
| Industrial | 1 | 1.3 | $220.60K | 17.51¢ | |
| Total | 4,179 | 26.9 | $9.22M | 34.26¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (453 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21,942 | 173 | $41.74M | 25.43¢ |
| 2022 | 21,628 | 169 | $48.59M | 29.91¢ |
| 2023 | 10,977 | 78.5 | $29.36M | 37.90¢ |
| 2024 | 6,894 | 44.5 | $17.57M | 40.08¢ |
| 2025 | 4,179 | 26.9 | $9.22M | 36.24¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 74 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.08 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 69 minutes
As reported for Massachusetts under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 82.7 GWh
Winter peak demand: 74 MW
Energy losses: 20.0% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.9% of 31,505 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 4,417 installations, 41.5 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 26,874 delivery-only customers (371 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Middlesex, MAWorcester, MA
Other large utilities in Massachusetts
- Constellation NewEnergy, Inc - 1,541,139 customers, residential 12.92¢
- Direct Energy Services - 1,310,067 customers, residential 14.56¢
- Massachusetts Electric Co - 486,042 customers, residential 33.66¢
- First Point Power, LLC - 353,137 customers, residential 13.82¢
- NSTAR Electric Company - 340,640 customers, residential 21.49¢
- Clearview Electric Inc. - 64,976 customers, residential 14.61¢
- City of Taunton - (MA) - 40,045 customers, residential 18.81¢
- Town of Reading - (MA) - 28,337 customers, residential 19.95¢
All Massachusetts utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #6374 in the EIA frame.