Prices

As a new participant, you will be automatically enrolled in Basic, which provides the lowest price in the program.

  • The Plus option is available by request and provides 100% of your electricity from renewable sources.
  • The Standard option will be retired in December 2026.

As a participant in Salem PowerChoice, your electricity supplier will be First Point Power.

If you are eligible for a low-income discount or fuel assistance, you continue to receive that benefit as a participant in Salem PowerChoice. If you have National Grid’s Budget Plan, it continues to apply to your total bill.

Program prices

Basic

NEW: 15.560 ¢/kWh

($0.15560/kWh)

Current price ending in December: 13.481 ¢/kWh

(automatic enrollment)

Receive the minimum amount of your electricity from renewable sources required by law.
Renewable energy content detail.

Price term:

December 2026 – December 2029

Request enrollment

Plus

NEW: 18.130 ¢/kWh

($0.18130/kWh)

Current price ending in December: 16.351 ¢/kWh

(option)

Receive 100% of your electricity from renewable sources.
Renewable energy content detail.

Price term:

December 2026 – December 2029

Request enrollment

Standard

Retiring in December

Current price ending in December: 14.281 ¢/kWh

(Discontinued as of December 2026.

Learn more about this decision.)

Originally created with the intention of providing an additional 20% of your electricity from renewable sources.

Renewable energy content detail.

Standard has been temporarily retired and is no longer open to new enrollments. All participants in Standard will be automatically moved to Basic as of December 2026.

Compare to National Grid

Salem PowerChoice offers long-term prices, but National Grid’s prices change seasonally. It is normal for Salem’s prices to be lower than National Grid sometimes and higher at other times. The goal of Salem PowerChoice is to provide savings when compared with the average of National Grid’s changing prices. Use the price calculator to compare Salem PowerChoice with an average of National Grid’s recent prices.

Current National Grid prices

17.185 ¢/kWh ($0.17185/kWh) – residential
15.568 ¢/kWh ($0.15568/kWh) – commercial
August 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027, residential & commercial.

21.746 ¢/kWh ($0.21746/kWh) – industrial
November 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027, industrial.

Receive the minimum amount of your electricity from renewable sources required by law.

Renewable energy content detail.