Community Power Aggregation Committee

The Town is considering implementing a new program called Community Power, called Municipal Aggregation in other states. It was adopted by a majority of Town voters on March 14, 2023.  The New Boston Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan empowered the Town to enter into Electric Services Agreements with Competitive Electric Power Suppliers to serve the electric supply needs of residents and small businesses. The intent is to pool our electricity demand and use the power of the competitive market for cost savings and more local renewable energy supply choices. The Town has been using a similar contract for savings on municipal power for town buildings.  Program savings over the contract period is the goal of the program along with more renewable energy choices, but savings cannot be guaranteed.

This program would affect only the supply line on customer electric bills. Transmission and distribution, emergency services, and billing all stay with the distribution utility, Eversource. Eligible customers are automatically enrolled in the new program by default following notification of program rates and an opt out period. They can also elect to choose an optional product. There are no fees to opt out, join, or change options within the program. Customers that opt out and then rejoin the program may be charged a market kWh rate. Customers currently on competitive supply are not automatically enrolled, but they can opt in. There is no cost to the Town Operating Budget. The full text of the Plan will be available on this Town website soon.

Public hearings were held on January 15th and 23rd, 2023 at the Whipple Free Library and an informational meeting was held January 21st, 2024 with a Public Hearing January 29th, 204.  These meetings will be live streamed and available to view anytime at https://townhallstreams.com/towns/newboston. 

More information can be found here:  https://standardpower.com/communities/new-boston/