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Public Hearing Notice:

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has scheduled a public hearing for Wayland’s Aggregation Plan.

The Department will conduct the hearing using Zoom videoconferencing on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Attendees can join by entering the link, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86319617357, from a computer, smartphone, or tablet. No prior software download is required. For audio-only access to the hearings, attendees can dial in at (305) 224-1968 (not toll free) and then enter the Meeting ID# 863 1961 7357. If you anticipate providing comments via Zoom during the public hearing, to the extent possible, please send an email by the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Monday, March 13, 2023, to stephanie.mealey@mass.gov with your name, email address, and mailing address.

Alternatively, any person who desires to comment on this matter may submit written comments to the Department via email no later than the close of business (5:00 p.m.) on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

Read the complete hearing notice.

The Town of Wayland is developing a plan for a consumer-friendly electricity program called Wayland Electricity Choice. The program is an electricity aggregation, which is a kind of group electricity purchasing program that will allow the Town to use our collective buying power to take a big step toward increasing the amount of renewable energy in our Town’s electricity supply. 

Through the program, Wayland residents and businesses will have new choices and greater control over the cost and environmental impact of the electricity they use. Though Wayland Electricity Choice will not be able to guarantee savings, the Town is committed to working toward competitive and stable prices.

In launching Wayland Electricity Choice, Wayland will join more than 150 other cities and towns in Massachusetts with similar programs. Wayland is targeting early 2024 for program launch.

Read about it on the Town of Wayland’s municipal website Learn about the implementation process

Public comments accepted

Wayland Electricity Choice must receive regulatory approval from the state before the program can launch. To ensure transparency in the program development process, Wayland delivered a public presentation via Zoom on October 17 during a Wayland Energy and Climate Committee meeting about the program and its Aggregation Plan. The Aggregation Plan and related documents were made available for a formal 30-day period of review and comment until November 17. The documents remain available for review and comment during the regulatory review period.

Written comments may be submitted as follows:

  • Via email: etohn@wayland.ma.us
  • Via US mail: John Bugbee, Attention Wayland Electricity Choice, Town of Wayland, 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778

Download Wayland’s aggregation documents:

Cleaner electricity

 Wayland Electricity Choice participants will automatically receive more electricity from renewable sources (like the sun and the wind) than is required by state law, though the specific amount is still to be determined.

Stable prices

 Wayland Electricity Choice will aim to provide long-term electricity supply prices. Price stability will make the program different from Eversource’s Basic Service and from many electricity supply offers in the marketplace.

The program also has the potential to provide savings when compared with the average of Eversource’s Basic Service prices, but because Eversource’s Basic Service prices change and future prices are not known, savings cannot be guaranteed.

Consumer protections

 Wayland Electricity Choice is being designed to protect Wayland consumers. The program will include no hidden fees, and you will have the freedom to opt out of the program at any time with no penalty.

Details such as prices, how much renewable electricity will be included, and when the program will launch will be determined after Wayland’s Aggregation Plan receives approval from state regulators. Learn about the implementation process.

How electricity aggregation works

Through Wayland Electricity Choice, Wayland will be able to determine the amount of renewable energy in the community’s electricity supply and secure an electricity supply price for the community. However, Wayland Electricity Choice will not replace Eversource as Wayland’s electric utility. If you choose to participate:

  • Eversource will continue to deliver your electricity with no interruption, and you will continue to call Eversource if your power goes out.
  • Eversource will continue to send your electricity bill, and that is the only electricity bill you will receive. But on your bill, Eversource will use a Wayland price to calculate your Supply charge.
  • If you are eligible for any discount or credits from Eversource, you will see no change.

Enrollment will be automatic for most electricity customers in Wayland (though not for customers who have already signed a private electricity supply contract). If your account is eligible for automatic enrollment, you will receive a notification in the mail from the Town before being enrolled with details like pricing and program options.

Participation is never required. The automatic enrollment model is state law for all municipal electricity programs like Wayland Electricity Choice, but you will be able to opt out before being enrolled and any time after enrollment with no penalty.

Learn more about how aggregation works
Read the FAQ

Example Eversource bill

Wayland Electricity Choice will be integrated into your existing Eversource electricity bill. You will see only minor changes to the way your electricity bill appears.

To understand how the program will appear on your bill, see an example bill.

Protect your electricity account number

Eversource will never knock on your door or call you to talk about your electricity bill.
Only provide your electricity account number if you are ready to change your electricity supplier.