Important program news:

Lincoln Green Energy Choice prices will decrease in January as the current electricity supply contract ends and a new, 24-month contract goes into effect. All participants will see lower prices.

See the new prices.

Read the official announcement from the Town of Lincoln.

Lincoln Green Energy Choice is an electricity aggregation program, which is a type of group electricity purchasing program for Lincoln residents and businesses from the Town of Lincoln. The program gives electricity customers in Lincoln a Town alternative to Eversource’s Basic Service and to other electricity supply offers in the marketplace.

Through Lincoln Green Energy Choice, electricity customers in Lincoln receive more renewable electricity, and long-term, stable electricity supply prices. The program first launched in early 2021, and more than 200 other Massachusetts communities now have similar programs.

Not sure where to start?
Download a 2-page program overview (PDF).

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Three consumer-friendly options

Lincoln Green Energy Choice offers three options for the electricity supply part of your Eversource bill. As a new participant, you will be automatically enrolled in Standard Green and will receive 77% of your electricity from new regional renewable sources. The 100% Green and Basic options are available by request. Make the choice that is right for you!

Learn more about program options and prices. Need help deciding? Contact customer support.

Lincoln Green Energy Choice offers long-term prices, while Eversource’s prices change seasonally. Use the price calculator to compare Lincoln Green Energy Choice prices with Eversource’s average prices.

No interruption in service 

Through Lincoln Green Energy Choice, the Town has selected First Point Power as our electricity supplier (the company that puts electricity on the grid for us) and locked in long-term pricing for the electricity supply charge on our bills. But Eversource remains Lincoln’s electric utility and continues to handle our billing, address power outages, and deliver our electricity with no interruption.

 

Eversource remains responsible for…

Delivering your electricity
Eversource continues to deliver your electricity with no interruption (and they are 100% OK with your participation in Lincoln Green Energy Choice).
Sending your electric bill
Your electric bill continues to come from Eversource, and this is the only electric bill you receive as a participant in Lincoln Green Energy Choice.
Accepting your electric bill payment
You continue to pay Eversource using whatever existing arrangement you have.
Addressing power outages
Call Eversource if your power goes out, as you do now.
Providing a low-income discount or fuel assistance
If you are eligible for these benefits, you continue to receive them with no change.
Providing bill credits or incentive payments from solar panels
You continue to receive your credits or payments, and participating in Lincoln Green Energy Choice does not impact their calculation.
Applying bill credits from community solar to your bill
You continue to receive bill credits, and participating in Lincoln Green Energy Choice does not change their calculation.
Applying Budget Billing to your bill
If you have Eversource's Budget Billing, it continues to apply to your total bill.

Most new accounts are eligible for automatic enrollment

Have Eversource’s Basic Service? 

If you did not sign a private electricity supply contract, you have Eversource’s Basic Service. New accounts on Basic Service (except those with a customer-initiated block) are eligible for automatic enrollment. The automatic enrollment process happens on a roughly quarterly basis throughout the year. All similar programs throughout the state use an automatic enrollment model, but you are free to opt out before being automatically enrolled. You will receive a notification in the mail from the Town in advance. See the notice of automatic enrollment.

 

Have a private electricity supply contract?

If you signed a private electricity supply contract, your account will not be eligible for automatic enrollment, but you can request enrollment online or by contacting customer support with our program consultants. (Restrictions apply for industrial accounts.) We recommend that you carefully check the terms and conditions of your supplier agreement. Your ability to terminate your agreement with your supplier may be restricted. Learn more.

Make sure you’re enrolled

If you are enrolled, Lincoln Green Energy Choice will be integrated into your existing Eversource electric bill. Your supplier will appear as First Point Power – Lincoln Green Energy Choice. But you will not see any additional charges on your bill or receive any additional electric bills because of participating in the program. 

See an example bill

Will you save money?

Maybe! The Lincoln Standard Green and Lincoln Basic prices are currently lower than Eversource’s residential electricity supply price. In addition, the Lincoln Basic price is lower than Eversource’s current small business price. But Lincoln cannot guarantee that program prices will always be lower than Eversource because Eversource’s prices change seasonally, and we do not know their future prices. 

Learn more

Why renewable energy is important
How it works
Participating
Change your option
Program notifications & documents
Price calculator

Protect your Eversource account number

Eversource will never knock on your door or call you to talk about your electric bill.
Only provide your Eversource account number if you are ready to change your electricity supplier.