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.
DOER estimates heating expenses for this winter for an average residential customer will be: $728 for natural gas; $2,171 for oil; $2,176 for propane, and $553 for electric heating. Projected expenditures are based on the average price of fuel; consumersâ expected fuel usage; and anticipated weather conditions. Historically, space heating is the largest component, fifty-nine percent (59%), of a Massachusetts householdâs energy expenditures.