Renewable Energy Content Detail

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that all electricity supply products include a minimum of 62% from renewable energy resources in 2024 and 63% in 2025. All Lincoln Green Energy Choice options exceed this requirement.

Lincoln Standard Green+38% – 44% additional electricity from renewable sources Lincoln 100% Green100% from
renewable sources.
Lincoln Basic+2% additional electricity from renewable sources.  

Eversource’s
Basic Service
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Renewable energy 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025 2024 2025
From new resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs)*
Added by Lincoln 38% 44% 76% 73% 2% 2%
Required by state law 24% 27% 24% 27% 24% 27% 24% 27%
Total from new renewable sources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs) 62% 71% 100% 100% 26% 29% 24% 27%
From other clean or renewable sources, required by state law** 38% 36% 38% 36% 38% 36% 38% 36%
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* The renewable energy added by the Town of Lincoln in the three program options is from new resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs), which are renewable energy projects built in 1998 or later and which are primarily wind and solar energy projects but can be other types of technologies. Lincoln’s contract specifically excludes facilities that burn biomass.
** These other resources include waste-to-energy, nuclear, and large hydro projects, among others.

 

 

Lincoln Standard Green Lincoln 100% Green Lincoln Basic Eversource’s Basic Service
From new resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs)*
Added by Lincoln 2024 38% 76% 2%
2025 44% 73% 2%
Required by state law 2024 24% 24% 24% 24%
2025 27% 27% 27% 27%
Total 2024 62% 100% 26% 24%
2025 71% 100% 29% 27%
From other clean or renewable sources**
Required by state law 2024 38% 38% 38% 38%
2025 36% 36% 36% 36%

* The renewable energy added by the Town of Lincoln in the three program options is from new resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs), which are renewable energy projects built in 1998 or later and which are primarily wind and solar energy projects but can be other types of technologies. Lincoln’s contract specifically excludes facilities that burn biomass.

** These other sources include waste-to-energy, nuclear, and large hydro projects, among others.