Acushnet Community Electricity Aggregation Program Updates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Acushnet Community Electricity Aggregation program, launched in January 2016 and part of a 25-community electricity buying group, has been renewed through the end of 2023
The town of Acushnet announces that it has renewed its electricity aggregation program for another 35 months starting in January 2021. No action is required on the part of the current program participants as they will continue their electricity service automatically with the new supplier, Constellation.
The Acushnet CEA program is part of a larger electricity purchasing group, providing Acushnet residents and businesses with competitive choice and longer-term price stability. During the first five years of the program, it has provided significant value to the community.
The new default program rate is $0.10470 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from January 2021 through December 2023; this default rate meets all state renewable electricity standards. The Eversource Residential Basic Service electricity rate is $0.11882/kWh for the six month period January through June 2021. In addition the program also offers two options with more renewable electricity than required by state law. More information about the program and all the options can be found on the program website masscea.com/Acushnet.
The program rates, resulting from a competitive bid, are fixed over the 35 months of the electric supply agreement (ESA) from January 2021 through December 2023. The Acushnet CEA product offerings and rates will be:
Eversource rate |
| Acushnet default rate | CEA optional rates | |
Basic service |
| Acushnet Local Green 50% | Acushnet Local Green 100% | |
Meets state renewable electricity standards |
| Meets state renewable electricity standards | 50% in addition to state renewable electricity standards | 100% in addition to state renewable electricity standards |
$0.11882/kWh |
| $0.10470/kWh | $0.12244/kWh | $0.14019/kWh |
Duration |
| Duration: January 2021 - December 2023 Products described as Green contain renewable electricity above that required by state law. The additional renewable electricity qualifies for MA Class I designation. Local refers to geographic areas permitted under MA Class I designation, namely New England, New York and eastern Canada. | ||
Disclaimer: Savings cannot be guaranteed as compared to Basic Service rates which change every six months for residential and commercial accounts and every three months for industrial accounts.
Current Acushnet residents and businesses who are participating in the CEA program will be automatically transitioned to the new default electricity rate as of their January 2021 meter read date.
Those who do not want to participate in Acushnet CEA can opt out without penalty or change to a different program option at any time on the program website masscea.com/Acushnet or by calling the supplier Constellation at 833-461-0813.
For more information about the program, go to masscea.com/Acushnet.
