Chancellor George Osborne today announced that employers will no longer have to pay national insurance contributions (NIC) on apprentices aged 24 and under.
The average household in Massachusetts uses about 630 kilowatts of electricity a month, according to the most recent US government data. With National Gridâs new winter rate of 24.24 cents per kilowatt-hour, a typical monthly bill would run slightly more than $150. A National Grid spokesman, Jake Navarro, said that two-thirds of the cost comes from the purchase of electricity from power plants, compared to just over half last winter.
Electricity Retail Prices. The U.S. retail price of electricity to the residential sector is projected to average 12.6 cents per kilowatthour in 2015, 0.4% higher than the average price last year.he largest price increases are projected to be in New England, where residential electricity prices are forecast to increase by 8.2% in 2015, as electricity distribution companies recover higher generation and power purchase costs incurred during 2014.