Important program news

Cambridge Community Electricity prices will lower in January. At the same time, most participants will receive more electricity from clean, renewable sources.

See the new prices.
Read the official announcement from the City of Cambridge.

Cambridge Community Electricity is a group electricity purchasing program from the City of Cambridge for residents and businesses. Since launch, the program has provided participants with more than $95 million in savings compared with Eversource’s prices, though future savings cannot be guaranteed.

Program savings history: Savings history for an average residential customer. (PDF)

Three consumer-friendly options

Cambridge Community Electricity offers three options for the electricity supply price on your Eversource bill. As a new participant, you will be automatically enrolled in Standard Green. Two other options 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.

Cambridge Community Electricity offers long-term prices, while Eversource’s prices change seasonally. Use the price calculator to compare Cambridge Community Electricity prices with Eversource’s prices.

No interruption in service 

Through Cambridge Community Electricity, the City has selected Direct Energy 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 Cambridge’s electric utility and continues to handle our billing, address power outages, and deliver our electricity with no interruption.

 

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 Cambridge Community Electricity).
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 Cambridge Community Electricity.
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 Cambridge Community Electricity does not impact their calculation.
Applying bill credits from community solar to your bill
You continue to receive bill credits, and participating in Cambridge Community Electricity does not change their calculation.
Applying Budget Billing to your bill
If you have Eversource's Budget Billing, it continues to apply to your whole 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 in the mail from the City in advance. See the most recent 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, Cambridge Community Electricity will be integrated into your existing Eversource electric bill. Your supplier will appear as Cambridge Comm Elec Direct Energy. 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

Page 2 Eversource bill example illustrating where to find your supply price. Your supply price is found under Total Charges for Electricity and over your delivery charges.

Will you save money?

Maybe! The Standard Green and Economy options are currently lower than Eversource’s Basic Service prices, and the program has provided savings historically (download the savings history for an average residential customer). But Cambridge cannot guarantee that program prices 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
About participating
Change your option
Program notifications & documents
Price calculator
Renewable energy

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.