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Important program news:

Beginning in May, Wayland Electricity Choice will introduce a new price and a simplified program structure. The program will move from three options to one option for all participants. The supply price of 14.776 ¢/kWh is fixed for 25 months, from May 2026 until June 2028. The new price is lower than the current retail residential and small business electricity supply prices from Eversource. Since the program launched in May 2024, an average household has saved $284 through Wayland Electricity Choice compared with Eversource’s electricity supply price and program participants have saved more than $1.3 million. Future savings compared with Eversource are not guaranteed.

No action is needed if your account is currently enrolled in any Wayland Electricity Choice option. Your account will be automatically enrolled in the new price in May. The new price will appear on your June 2026 Eversource electric bill.

Read the Town’s official announcement with additional details.
Compare the new price with current Wayland Electricity Choice prices.

Wayland Electricity Choice is a group electricity buying program for Wayland residents and business owners. Using the purchasing power of our community, Wayland Electricity Choice provides:

  • A long-term, stable price for the supply portion of your Eversource electric bill.
  • The potential for savings compared with Eversource’s prices, though savings cannot be guaranteed.
  • The consumer protections that come with a regulated, municipal program, including the freedom to leave at any time with no fee or penalty.

More than 200 other Massachusetts cities and towns have similar programs.

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Wayland Electricity Choice offers a long-term, fixed price, while Eversource’s prices change every six months or less.
Wayland Electricity Choice participants do not sign a contract. Participants are free to leave at any time with no fee or penalty.

Wayland Electricity Choice

NEW! 14.776 ¢/kWh

Price fixed from May 2026 – June 2028.
Your electricity supplier will be First Point Power.

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EVERSOURCE

Current Basic Service prices

Residential: 15.629 ¢/kWh
Small business: 15.030 ¢/kWh

February 1 – July 31, 2026

Large business: 12.541 ¢/kWh

May 1 – July 31, 2026

Use the calculator to compare your monthly electricity supply costs in Wayland Electricity Choice vs Eversource’s Basic Service.

Wayland Electricity Choice will no longer include options for purchasing additional renewable electricity certificates (RECs) above the minimum required by state law. Under the new electricity supply contract, both Wayland Electricity Choice and Eversource will meet the minimum requirements for purchasing RECs. Visit the FAQ to learn more about this decision.

The Town of Wayland hopes this will be temporary and will continue to explore alternate and cost-effective ways that our aggregate electricity purchases can support new renewable power plants.

No interruption in service 

Through Wayland Electricity Choice, the Town has selected First Point Power as our electricity supplier (the company that puts electricity on the grid for us) and locked in long-term pricing for the electricity supply charge on our bills. But Eversource remains Wayland’s electric utility and continues to handle our billing, address power outages, and deliver our electricity with no interruption.

Learn how Wayland Electricity works.

 

Eversource remains responsible for…

Delivering your electricity
Eversource continues to deliver your electricity with no interruption (and they are 100% OK with your participation in Wayland Electricity Choice).
Sending your electric bill
Your electric bill continues to come from Eversource, and this is the only electric bill you receive as a participant in Wayland Electricity Choice.
Accepting your electric bill payment
You continue to pay Eversource using whatever existing arrangement you have.
Addressing power outages
Call Eversource if your power goes out, as you do now.
Providing a low-income discount or fuel assistance
If you are eligible for these benefits, you continue to receive them with no change.
Providing bill credits or incentive payments from solar panels
You continue to receive your credits or payments, and participating in Wayland Electricity Choice does not impact their calculation.
Applying bill credits from community solar to your bill
You continue to receive bill credits, and participating in Wayland Electricity Choice does not impact their calculation.
Applying Budget Billing to your bill
If you have Eversource's Budget Billing, it continues to apply to your total bill.

Most new accounts are eligible for automatic enrollment

Have Eversource’s Basic Service? 

If you did not sign a private electricity supply contract, you have Eversource’s Basic Service. New accounts on Basic Service (except those with a customer-initiated block) are eligible for automatic enrollment. The automatic enrollment process happens on a roughly quarterly basis throughout the year. All similar programs throughout the state use an automatic enrollment model, but you are free to opt out before being automatically enrolled. You will receive a notification from the Town in the mail in advance. See the notice of automatic enrollment.

 

Have a private electricity supply contract?

If you signed a private electricity supply contract, your account will not be eligible for automatic enrollment, but you can request enrollment online or by contacting customer support with our program consultants. (Restrictions apply for large business accounts.) We recommend that you carefully check the terms and conditions of your supplier agreement. Your ability to terminate your agreement with your supplier may be restricted. Learn more.

Make sure you’re enrolled

If you are enrolled, Wayland Electricity Choice will be integrated into your existing Eversource electric bill. Your supplier will appear as WaylandElectricityChoice-FirstPoint.

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

Will you save money?

Maybe! The new Wayland Electricity Choice price is lower than Eversource’s current residential and small business electricity supply prices. But Wayland cannot guarantee that the program price will always be lower than Eversource because Eversource’s prices change seasonally, and we do not know their future prices. 

Learn more

How it works
Participating
FAQ
Price calculator

Protect your Eversource account number

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