Sharon

The power of our community

Important program news: In January 2027, current Sharon Power Choice prices will expire and new, 3-year prices will take effect.

While electricity supply prices have increased overall, most participants will continue to pay less than their utility’s electricity supply price. All participants will enjoy three years of price stability.

Sharon Power Choice has saved Sharon electricity customers more than $9.9 million compared with utility electricity supply prices since launching in 2021, though future savings cannot be guaranteed.

See the new prices.
Read the official announcement from the Town of Sharon.

Sharon Power Choice is an electricity aggregation program, which is a type of group electricity buying program for Sharon residents and businesses from the Town of Sharon. Using the purchasing power of our community, the program provides:

  • Consumer-friendly electricity supply options
  • Stable and consistent pricing
  • The freedom to leave at any time with no fee or penalty

Sharon Power Choice launched in 2021. More than 200 other Massachusetts communities have similar programs.

Program benefits

Consumer-friendly options

Sharon Power Choice offers three options for the electricity supply price on your electric bill. As a new participant, you will be automatically enrolled in Sharon Power Choice Standard and receive 50% of your electricity from new regional renewable sources. Sharon Power Choice Green and Sharon Power Choice Basic are available by request. Make the choice that’s right for you!

Learn more about program options and prices. Need help deciding? Contact customer support.

Sharon Power Choice offers long-term prices, while utility prices change seasonally. Use the price calculator to compare Sharon Power Choice prices with your utility’s average prices.

No interruption in service 

Through Sharon Power Choice, the Town selects its own electricity supplier (the company that puts electricity on the grid for you) and locks in long-term pricing for the electricity supply price on your electric bill. In January 2027, the program’s supplier will change from Direct Energy, LLC (“Direct Energy”) to First Point Power. But your utility (Eversource or National Grid) remains unchanged and will continue to handle your billing, address power outages, and deliver your electricity with no interruption. Learn more about how aggregation works.

What does not change

Who delivers your electricity
Your utility (Eversource or National Grid) continues to deliver your electricity with no interruption (and they are 100% OK with your participation in Sharon Power Choice).
Who sends your electric bill
Your electric bill continues to come from your electric utility (Eversource or National Grid), and this is the only electric bill you receive as a participant in Sharon Power Choice.
Who you call if you lose power
Call your utility (Eversource or National Grid) as you do now.
Who and how you pay
You continue to pay your electric utility using whatever existing arrangement you have.
Low-income discount or fuel assistance
If you are eligible for these benefits, you continue to receive them with no change.
Bill credits or incentive payments from solar panels
You continue to receive your credits or payments, and participating in Sharon Power Choice does not impact how they are calculated.
Bill credits from community solar
You continue to receive bill credits, and participating in Sharon Power Choice does not change how they are calculated.
Eversource's Budget Billing and National Grid's Budget Plan
If you have Eversource's Budget Billing or National Grid's Budget Plan, it continues to apply to your total bill.

Most new accounts are eligible for automatic enrollment

Have your utility’s Basic Service? 

If you did not sign a private electricity supply contract, you have your utility’s Basic Service. All accounts on Basic Service (except those with a customer-initiated block) are eligible for automatic enrollment in Sharon Power Choice. You will receive a notification from the Town in the mail in advance. All similar programs throughout the state use an automatic enrollment model, but you are free to opt out before being automatically enrolled. See the automatic enrollment notification.

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 and industrial 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.

Make sure you’re enrolled

If you are enrolled, Sharon Power Choice will be integrated into your existing Eversource or National Grid electric bill. Your supplier will appear as Direct Energy – Sharon Power Choice. But you will not see any additional charges on your bill or receive any additional electric bills because of participating in the program. 

Eversource example bill

National Grid example bill

Savings cannot be guaranteed

Please note that, while Sharon Power Choice offers the potential for savings when compared with Eversource’s and National Grid’s Basic Service prices, there is no guarantee of savings. This is because the utilities’ Basic Service prices change seasonally, and future Basic Service prices are unknown.

Learn more

FAQ
How it works
Participating
Change your option
Program notifications & documents
Price calculator

Protect your electricity account number

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