Calculator

Use the calculator below to compare your electricity supply costs to those of National Grid’s Basic Service costs, as well as to quantify the environmental benefits of participating in the Plus option in Salem PowerChoice.

Please note: Your electricity delivery costs (the cost to bring electricity to your home or business) are determined by National Grid and will not be affected by your participation in Salem PowerChoice.

To use the calculator, find your monthly electricity use on your National Grid bill and enter it into the box below (kWh).

(Enter the number of kWh you use in any given month)

Salem PowerChoice Costs and Benefits
Basic
Minimum amount of renewable electricity required by state law
 Plus
100% renewable electricity, all from new renewable energy sources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs)
 Standard
Minimum amount of renewable electricity required by state law*
Program price ($/kWh) $0.13481 $0.16351 $0.14281
Monthly electricity supply charges ($/month)
* Originally included an additional 20% beyond the minimum required by state law. Learn more about the change

Your environmental impact after one year of participation in the program will be equivalent to:
Avoiding this many pounds of CO2
Driving this many fewer miles*
* This calculator calculates equivalencies using information provided by the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator. Greenhouse gas emissions avoided are calculating using the most recently available NEPOOL GIS emissions factor.

Utility Price Calculator

Compare to National Grid's Basic Service price

National Grid’s most recent 12-month average prices: While the program offers a long-term fixed price, National Grid’s Basic Service prices change every 6 months or less. As a result, comparing the program price with the most recent 12-month average of National Grid’s prices can provide a more accurate comparison than comparing with only National Grid’s current price.
Residential Commercial Industrial
12-month average National Grid price ($/kWh) $0.15428 $0.14452 $0.14286
Monthly electricity supply charges ($/month)

National Grid’s current prices:
Residential and commercial prices are in effect February 1 – July 31, 2026.
Industrial prices are in effect May 1 – July 31, 2026.
Residential Commercial Industrial
Current National Grid price ($/kWh) $0.15372 $0.14493 $0.12168
Monthly electricity supply charges ($/month)

Savings cannot be guaranteed

Please note that, while Salem PowerChoice seeks to provide a price that is equal to or lower than National Grid’s average Basic Service price, there is no guarantee of savings compared with National Grid’s Basic Service prices because future National Grid prices are unknown.