Options & Pricing

  • All new electricity customers in Acton automatically receive 26% renewable electricity through Acton Power Choice Standard.
  • For 100% renewable electricity, you may choose Acton Power Choice GREEN.
  • For 16% renewable electricity (the state-required minimum), you may choose Acton Power Choice Basic.

Electricity supplier: The current electricity supplier for Acton Power Choice is: Constellation. If you participate in Acton Power Choice, you will see Constellation listed on your Eversource electricity bill as your electricity supplier.

Electricity mix: The program’s electricity supplier is required to provide an energy mix disclosure label that offers details about all of the sources of electricity provided. Visit the Resources page to download the most recent label.

Compare prices: Use the tables below to compare Acton Power Choice prices, and scroll down to the bottom to see Eversource’s current 6-month Basic Service price. Or use the online calculator to compare Acton Power Choice prices with the most recent 12-month average Eversource price.

10.985 ¢/kWh

for residential, small business, and large business accounts
Price term September 2019 – September 2022 meter reads
Renewable energy content Includes:

  • 16% renewable electricity from renewable energy projects in New England to meet the minimum Massachusetts state requirements (MA Class I RECs – learn about the Massachusetts RPS and APS.)
  • 10% additional renewable electricity from renewable energy projects in New England (MA Class I RECs) added voluntarily by Acton
  • 74% from traditional energy sources

Additional RECs are purchased to meet MA Class II RPS and APS requirements.
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.
Change to Acton Power Choice Standard
Not yet part of the program? Call Constellation at 1-833-392-4654.

12.671 ¢/kWh

for residential, small business, and large business accounts
Price September 2019 – September 2022 meter reads
Renewable energy content Includes 100% renewable energy, all from renewable energy projects located in New England (100% Massachusetts Class I RECs).

That means:

  • 16% renewable electricity from renewable energy projects in New England to meet the minimum Massachusetts state requirements (MA Class I RECs – learn about the Massachusetts RPS and APS.)
  • 84% additional renewable electricity from renewable energy projects in New England (MA Class I RECs) added voluntarily by Acton

Additional RECs are purchased to meet MA Class II RPS and APS requirements.
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.
Change to Acton Power Choice Green
Not yet part of the program? Call Constellation at 1-833-392-4654.

10.741 ¢/kWh

for residential, small business, and large business accounts
Price term September 2019 – September 2022 meter reads
Renewable energy content Includes:

  • 16% renewable electricity from renewable energy projects in New England to meet the minimum Massachusetts state requirements (MA Class I RECs – learn about the Massachusetts RPS and APS.)
  • 11.7056% is RECs purchased to meet Massachusetts Class II RPS and APS requirements
  • 72.2977% is generated by a mix of natural gas, coal, nuclear, oil, and other traditional energy sources.

 
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.
Change to Acton Power Choice Basic
Not yet part of the program? Call Constellation at 1-833-392-4654.

Please note: Prices for all options in the Acton Power Choice program include a $0.001 /kWh administration 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 Eversource electric bill. Delivery charges on your Eversource electric bill are not affected by the Acton Power Choice program.

 

EVERSOURCE’S BASIC SERVICE 9.877 ¢/kWh residential
9.460 ¢/kWh small business
9.923 ¢/kWh large business
Price term Rate terms are:

July 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 for residential and small business accounts.

October 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020 for large business accounts.

Eversource’s fixed Basic Service rates change every 6 months for residential and small business accounts and every 3 months for medium and large business accounts.
Renewable energy content Meets Massachusetts minimum renewable energy requirements. This means:

  • 16% renewable electricity from renewable energy projects in New England to meet the minimum Massachusetts state requirements (MA Class I RECs – learn about the Massachusetts RPS and APS.)
  • 11.7056% is RECs purchased to meet Massachusetts Class II RPS and APS requirements.
  • 72.2977% is generated by a mix of natural gas, coal, nuclear, oil, and other traditional energy sources.
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.