Calculator

Use the calculator below to compare your electricity supply costs (the cost of the actual electricity) to those of your utility’s Basic Service costs, and to quantify the environmental benefits of participating in the Power Choice Green option.

Please note: Your electricity delivery costs (the cost to bring electricity to your home or business) are determined by your utility and will not be affected by your participation in Bellingham Power Choice.

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

Your monthly electricity use:  (Enter the number of kWh you use in any given month)

Bellingham Power Choice Costs and Benefits

Price information Power Choice Standard (default)
Minimum required from renewable sources
 Power Choice Green (option)
100% from renewable sources
Program price ($/kWh) $0.14850 $0.17550 $0.00000
Monthly electricity supply charges ($/month)
Your environmental impact after one year of participation in the program will be equivalent to:
Type of impact Power Choice Standard (default)
Minimum required from renewable sources
 Power Choice Green (option)
100% from renewable sources
Avoid the equivalent of this many pounds of CO2 after one year of participation
Avoid the equivalent of driving this many fewer miles after one year of participation*
* This equivalency is calculated 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.

Price Information Residential Commercial Industrial
12-month average National Grid price ($/kWh) $0.16279 $0.15031 $0.15751
Monthly electricity supply charges ($/month)

National Grid’s current prices:
Residential and commercial prices are in effect August 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027.
Industrial price is in effect November 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027.

Price Information Residential Commercial Industrial
Current National Grid price ($/kWh) $0.17185 $0.15568 $0.21893
Monthly electricity supply charges ($/month)

Compare to Eversource's Basic Service price

Eversource’s most recent 12-month average prices: While the program offers a long-term fixed price, Eversource’s Basic Service prices change every 6 months or less. As a result, comparing the program prices with the most recent 12-month average of Eversource’s prices can provide a more accurate comparison than comparing with only Eversource’s current price.

Price Information Residential Small business Large business
12-month average Eversource price ($/kWh) $0.16476 $0.15896 $0.15480
Monthly electricity supply charges ($/month)

Eversource’s current prices:
Residential and small business prices are in effect August 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027.
Large business price is in effect November 1, 2026 – January 31, 2027.

Price Information Residential Small business Large business
Current Eversource price ($/kWh) $0.17323 $0.16761 $0.22228
Monthly electricity supply charges ($/month)

Savings cannot be guaranteed

Please note that, while Bellingham Power Choice offers the potential for savings when compared with your utility’s Basic Service prices, there is no guarantee of savings. This is because your utility’s Basic Service prices change every 6 months or less and future prices are unknown.