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.
Effective November 1, 2014, electricity rates for National Gridâs Massachusetts customers are 37 percent higher than last winter and almost 50 percent higher than in October. National Gridâs new winter rate is 24.24 cents per kilowatt-hour.By comparison, the average electricity rate in the United States is 46 percent cheaper than the National Gridâs rate at only 13.01 cents per kilowatt-hour.n Massachusetts, the two largest electric utilities have requested rate increases from state officials. National Grid received approval for a 37 percent rate increase over last winterâs rates, effective November 1, 2014, and NStar has requested a 29 percent increase, effective January 1, 2015.