Your options

Chelmsford Choice offers three Town-vetted electricity alternatives to National Grid’s Basic Service and to other electricity supply offers in the marketplace.

  • As a new participant in Chelmsford Choice, you will be automatically enrolled in Chelmsford Choice Basic.
  • The Chelmsford Choice Greener option provides a total of 62% of your electricity from new regional renewable energy resources (MA Class I RECs)
  • The Chelmsford Choice Greenest option provides 100% of your electricity from new regional renewable energy resources (MA Class I RECs)

Electricity supplier: Chelmsford’s electricity supplier is Dynegy through November 2025.

Use the online calculator to compare with National Grid’s most recent 12-month average price.

Basic
(automatic enrollment)
Greener
64% from new regional renewable energy resources (option)
Greenest
100% from new regional renewable energy resources** (option)
National Grid’s
Basic Service
(if you opt out)
Price 14.843 ¢/kWh* 16.415 ¢/kWh* 17.849 ¢/kWh* 16.029 ¢/kWh – residential
14.796 ¢/kWh – commercial
15.772 ¢/kWh – industrial
Price period November 2023 – November 2025 November 2023 – November 2025 November 2023 – November 2025  November 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025
Electricity from renewable sources 2023 2024 2025 2023 2024 2025 2023 2024 2025 2023 2024 2025
From new regional resources (MA Class I RECs)
Added by Chelmsford 40% 40% 40% 78% 76% 73%
Required by state law 22% 24% 27% 22% 24% 27% 22% 24% 27% 22% 24% 27%
Total from new regional resources (MA Class I RECs) 22% 24% 27% 62% 64% 67% 100% 100% 100% 22% 24% 27%
From other clean or renewable sources required by state law 37% 38% 36% 37% 38% 36% 37% 38% 36% 37% 38% 36%
Exit terms Leave any time.
No exit charge.
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.

* Chelmsford Choice 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 National Grid electric bill. Delivery charges on your National Grid electric bill are not affected by participation in Chelmsford 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.

** The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that all electricity supply products include a minimum of 59% from clean or renewable energy resources in 2023, 62% in 2024, and 63% in 2025, which includes electricity from MA Class I renewable energy projects and also from other clean or renewable sources such as nuclear and trash-to-energy. Chelmsford Choice Basic meets the minimum requirement. Chelmsford Choice Greener and Chelmsford Choice Greenest exceed it by including additional electricity from MA Class I renewable energy projects.