Participating will be…

  • Open to all metered electricity accounts in Montague.

  • Automatic for most accounts.

  • Never required.

Participation is open to both residential and small business accounts in Montague.

Large business accounts may receive a higher market price at the time of enrollment.

If you have…

  • Eversource’s Basic Service: Your account will be eligible for automatic enrollment in Montague Power Choice with the program launch. The automatic enrollment model is state law. All programs like Montague Power Choice must use an automatic enrollment model. If your account is eligible for automatic enrollment, you will receive a detailed notice in the mail from the Town shortly before program launch, and no action will be required if you wish to participate.
  • A private electricity supply contract: Your account will not be eligible for automatic enrollment, but it will be easy to request enrollment by providing your Eversource account information online or over the phone.
  • Asked Eversource to place a block on your account: Your account will not be eligible for automatic enrollment, even if you have Eversource’s Basic Service. To participate, you must first ask Eversource to remove the block, then request enrollment in Montague Power Choice.
  • A low-income discount or fuel assistance: You will continue to receive your benefit with no change.
  • Eversource’s Budget Billing: Budget Billing continues to apply to your whole bill with no change.
  • Credits on your bill or you receive an incentive payment because of solar panels on your property or because of participating in community solar: You will continue to receive your credits or incentive payments. Further, there will be no change in how they are calculated. Their calculation is not based on your electricity supply price.

Participation is never required.

You may opt out of Montague Power Choice at any time with no fee or penalty. If your account is eligible for automatic enrollment, you will be able to opt out prior to being enrolled. Or you can try the program and opt out at any time in the future with no fee or penalty.