Options & Pricing
Your options are as follows. Program and Eversource prices are available below for comparison.
- Standard Green is the default program offering. Standard Green participants contribute directly to the development of a new solar project in Cambridge and will receive additional renewable energy from that solar project once it is up and running. All new Eversource Basic Service customers in Cambridge will be automatically enrolled in Standard Green, unless they choose the 100% Green Plus option or opt out.
- 100% Green Plus is an option you may choose to enroll in. 100% Green Plus participants receive 100% renewable energy (100% Massachusetts Class I RECs). They will also contribute directly to the development of a new solar project in Cambridge and will receive additional renewable energy from that solar project once it is up and running.
Please note: The 100% Green option that was offered with the previous contract with Agera Energy is being retired as of January 2019. All participants in 100% Green will be automatically enrolled in 100% Green Plus.
| STANDARD GREEN | July 2017 – January 2019 meter reads | January 2019 – January 2021 meter reads |
| Price | 10.486 ¢/kWh for residential, small business, and medium & large business accounts | 11.12 ¢/kWh for residential, small business, and medium & large business accounts |
| Renewable energy content | Provides 25% more solar energy than required by the state, all coming from projects located in or near Cambridge. | Provides minimum renewable energy requirements, and will provide additional renewable energy from the new Cambridge solar project once it is up and running. |
| Exit terms | Leave any time. No exit charge. | |
| Change to Standard Green Not yet part of the program? Contact customer support. |
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| 100% GREEN PLUS | July 2017 – January 2019 meter reads | January 2019 – January 2021 meter reads |
| Price | 12.180 ¢/kWh for residential, small business, and medium & large business accounts | 11.94 ¢/kWh for residential, small business, and medium & large business accounts |
| Renewable energy content | 100% renewable energy, all from renewable energy projects located in New England (Massachusetts 100% Class I Recs) | 100% renewable energy, all from renewable energy projects located in New England (Massachusetts 100% Class I Recs), and will provide additional renewable energy from the new Cambridge solar project once it is up and running |
| Exit terms | Leave any time. No exit charge. | |
| Change to 100% Green Plus Not yet part of the program? Contact customer support. |
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NOTE: Prices for both Standard Green and 100% Green Plus include a 0.2 ¢/kWh charge to support the development of a new solar energy project in Cambridge and a 0.075 ¢/kWh administration fee. Program prices apply only to the electricity supply portion of your Eversource electricity bill. 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. Delivery charges on your Eversource electricity bill are not affected by the Cambridge Community Electricity program.
| EVERSOURCE BASIC SERVICE | 13.588 ¢/kWh residential 13.185 ¢/kWh small business 17.265 ¢/kWh large business |
| Price term | Rate terms are:
January 1, 2019 – June 30, 2019 for residential and small business accounts. January 1, 2019 – March 31, 2019 for large business accounts. Eversource’s fixed Basic Service rates will next change on July 1, 2019 for residential and small business, and on April 1, 2019 for large business accounts. |
| Renewable energy content | Meets Massachusetts minimum renewable energy requirements. |
| Exit terms | Leave any time. No exit charge. (Except for medium and large business accounts.) |
