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.
BOSTON (CBS) â As temperatures in New England continue to rise, Eversource customers in Eastern Massachusetts will see a drop on their electricity bills this summer. The Department of Public Utilities approved new Eversource supply rates on Wednesday that will go into effect on July 1. Once the new rates begin, residential customers in Eastern Massachusetts will see their rate drop by 33% from 15.046 cents to 10.050 cents per kilowatt hour, the company said.