Public Comments Accepted

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities will conduct a virtual public hearing to receive comments on the Hubbardston Community Power Aggregation Plan. The Department will conduct the hearing using Zoom videoconferencing on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, beginning at 2:00 PM. Attendees can join by entering the link, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83682423184 from a computer, smartphone, or tablet. No prior software download is required. For audio-only access to the hearings, attendees can dial in at (301) 715-8592 (not toll free) and then enter the Meeting ID# 836 8242 3184. If you anticipate providing comments via Zoom during the public hearing, to the extent possible, please send an email by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, to [email protected] with your name, email address, and mailing address.

Download the complete Notice of Filing, Request for Comments, and Public Hearing (PDF)

The power of our community

Hubbardston Community Power is in development! A group electricity buying program for residents and businesses, Hubbardston Community Power will use the purchasing power of our community to provide:

  • New electricity choices
  • Stable electricity supply prices
  • Consumer protections

More than 200 other Massachusetts cities and towns have similar programs, which are known as municipal electricity aggregations. The Town is targeting 2025 for program launch, pending state regulatory approval.

Program benefits

No interruption in service

Through Hubbardston Community Power, the Town will select its own electricity supplier (the company that puts electricity on the grid for us) and will lock in a long-term price for the Electricity Supply charge on our bills. But National Grid will remain Hubbardston’s electric utility and will continue to handle billing, address power outages, and deliver our electricity with no interruption.

How aggregation works

The same electric bill

Hubbardston Community Power will be integrated into your existing National Grid electric bill, giving you a new price for your Electricity Supply charge. But you will not see any additional charges on your bill or receive any additional electric bills because of participating in the program.

See an example bill

Aggregation simplified
Learn how Hubbardston Community Power works.

Savings cannot be guaranteed

The Town of Hubbardston is committed to pursuing stable and competitive prices. Savings compared with National Grid’s Basic Service prices are also possible. But because National Grid’s prices change and their future prices are not known, savings compared with National Grid can never be guaranteed.

Protect your electricity account number

National Grid will never knock on your door or call you to talk about your electric bill.
Only provide your account number if you are ready to change your electricity supplier.