Your options

Bellingham Power Choice includes two options:

  • Power Choice Standard (default / automatic enrollment): New participants will be automatically enrolled in Power Choice Standard, which provides the minimum amount of electricity from renewable resources required by state law.
  • Power Choice Green (option available by request): Power Choice Green lets you choose 100% renewable energy and also make a local impact. Not only do you receive 100% of your electricity from renewable sources instead of fossil fuels, you also receive all of your electricity from within the New England region (100% MA Class I RECs). Your choice helps to build demand for more renewable energy on our local power grid.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that all electricity supply products include a minimum of 59.2% from renewable or clean energy resources in 2023. Power Choice Standard meets that requirement, and Power Choice Green exceeds that requirement. Visit the Resources page to download the most recent electricity generation disclosure label.

Electricity supplier: Bellingham’s current electricity supplier is NextEra Energy Services.

Power Choice Standard (automatic enrollment)

 

 Power Choice Green 100% premium renewable energy from New England** (option)  

National Grid’s
Basic Service
(if you opt out)

  

Eversource’s
Basic Service
(if you opt out)
Price 20.862 ¢/kWh* 24.662 ¢/kWh* 14.115 ¢/kWh residential
13.393 ¢/kWh commercial
10.744 ¢/kWh industrial		 16.078 ¢/kWh residential
15.899 ¢/kWh small business
14.120 ¢/kWh large business
Renewable energy content

Premium renewable energy resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs), added by Bellingham

 – 78% – –
Premium renewable energy resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs), required by state law 22% 22% 22% 22%
Additional renewable or clean energy, required by state law 37.2% 37.2% 37.2% 37.2%
Price period December 2022 – December 2023 meter reads December 2022 – December 2023 meter reads May 1, 2023 – October 31, 2023, for residential and commercial accounts. August 1, 2023 – October 31, 2023, for industrial accounts.

National Grid’s fixed Basic Service prices change every 6 months for residential and commercial accounts and every 3 months for industrial accounts.

 July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023, for residential and small business accounts. July 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023, for large business accounts.

Eversource’s fixed Basic Service prices change every 6 months for residential and small business accounts and every 3 months for large business accounts.
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge. Leave any time. No exit charge. Leave any time. No exit charge. However, industrial customers only (rates G-2 and G-3) on the fixed-price Basic Service option may receive a billing adjustment, which may be either a credit or a charge. Leave any time. No exit charge. However, large C&I (rates G-3, T-2, and WR) and street lighting customers on the fixed-price Basic Service option may receive a billing adjustment, which may be either a credit or a charge.

* Program prices include a $0.001/kWh administrative fee. Program prices could increase as a result of a change in law that results in a direct, material increase in costs during the term of the electricity supply agreement. Program prices apply only to the electricity supply portion of your electric bill. Delivery charges on your electric bill are not affected by Bellingham Power Choice. Some large commercial accounts may not be eligible for program pricing at the time of enrollment and may instead be offered market pricing. Visit the FAQ page for more information.

** Power Choice Green provides 100% of your electricity from MA Class I-eligible renewable energy projects. To achieve this, the program buys the minimum amount of MA Class I RECs required by law each year plus the additional amount needed to reach 100%. However, Bellingham’s electricity supplier must also purchase other renewable or clean energy to meet state requirements. As a result, the total renewable content for Power Choice Green exceeds 100%.