Options & Pricing

Your options are as follows. National Grid Basic Service prices are available below for comparison.

  • If you want the lowest-priced program offering and you do not want any additional renewable energy, choose Power Forward Standard, which is the default program offering. All new National Grid Basic Service customers in Foxborough will be automatically enrolled in Power Forward Standard, unless they choose Power Forward Green or opt out. 
  • If you want 100% renewable electricity, choose Power Forward Green.
Program news: Beginning in October 2020, a new electricity supply contract will take effect. Active participants do not need to take any action to participate in the new contract in November.

  • If you are enrolled in Power Forward Standard, you will be automatically enrolled in Power Forward Standard at the new price.
  • If you are enrolled in Power Forward Green, you will be automatically enrolled in Power Forward Green at the new price and get all of your electricity from New England

Read the complete announcement from Foxborough

Electricity supplier: If you participate in Foxborough Power Forward, you will see Direct Energy listed on your National Grid electricity bill as your electricity supplier through October 2020. Beginning in November 2020, you will see Dynegy listed 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 Foxborough Power Forward prices with National Grid’s current 6-month Basic Service price, or use the online calculator to compare against National Grid’s most recent 12-month average price and see the environmental impact of enrolling in Power Forward Green.

11.79 ¢/kWh*

for residential, commercial, and industrial accounts

NEW! 10.367 ¢/kWh*

for residential, commercial, and industrial accounts
Price term October 2018 meter read – October 2020 meter read. October 2020 meter read – October 2022 meter read.
Renewable energy content Meets Massachusetts minimum renewable energy requirements.

This means:

  • 27.7056% is from renewable and alternative energy sources in compliance with 2020 Massachusetts RPS and APS requirements. Includes a required 16% from newer renewable energy projects in New England (MA Class I RECs).
  • 72.2944% is generated by a mix of natural gas, nuclear, oil, and other traditional energy sources.
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.

Change to Power Forward Standard

Not yet enrolled in the program? Learn about enrollment.

12.13 ¢/kWh*

for residential, commercial, and industrial accounts

NEW! 13.223 ¢/kWh*

for residential, commercial, and industrial accounts
Price term October 2018 meter read – October 2020  meter read. October 2020 meter read – October 2022  meter read.
Renewable energy content  100% renewable energy from New England (MA Class I RECs)
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.

Change to Power Forward Green

Not yet enrolled in the program? Learn about enrollment.

NOTE: Prices for Power Forward Standard and Power Forward Green 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 National Grid electricity bill. Delivery charges on your National Grid electricity bill are not affected by the Foxborough Power Forward program.

 

NATIONAL GRID’S BASIC SERVICE 9.898 ¢/kWh residential
8.428 ¢/kWh commercial
8.452 ¢/kWh industrial		 12.388 ¢/kWh residential
10.763 ¢/kWh commercial
11.305 ¢/kWh industrial
Price term May 1, 2020 – October 31, 2020 for residential and commercial accounts.

August 1, 2020 –  October 31, 2020 for industrial accounts.

National Grid’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. View the most up-to-date Basic Service rates.

 November 1, 2020 – April 30, 2020 for residential and commercial accounts.

November 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021 for industrial accounts.

National Grid’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. View the most up-to-date Basic Service rates.

 
Renewable energy content Meets Massachusetts minimum renewable energy requirements.

This means:

  • 27.7056% is generated by renewable and alternative energy sources, in compliance with 2020 Massachusetts RPS and APS requirements. Includes a required 16% from newer renewable energy projects in New England (MA Class I RECs).
  • 72.2944% is generated by a mix of natural gas, nuclear, oil, and other traditional energy sources.
Exit terms
 Leave any time. No exit charge.*

* Exit terms for National Grid’s Basic Service: No penalty 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.