Your options

Westborough Power Choice offers three options:

  1. As a new participant, you will be automatically enrolled in the Standard plan, and you will receive 44% of your electricity from new renewable resources in the New England region (which means renewable energy certificates, or RECs, will be purchased from renewable sources of electricity with MA Class I status).
  2. The 100% Green plan is an option that provides 100% renewable electricity, all from new renewable resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs).
  3. The Budget plan is an option that provides only the minimum amount of renewable electricity required by state law.

Electricity supplier: Westborough’s electricity supplier is Direct Energy.

Electricity mix: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires that all electricity supply products include a minimum of 59% from renewable energy resources in 2023, 62% in 2024, and 63% in 2025. Westborough’s Budget plan meets this requirement. Westborough’s Standard and 100% Green plans exceed it. Visit the Resources page to download the most recent electricity generation disclosure label.

Standard

14.32 ¢/kWh*

Price term November 2023 meter read – November 2025 meter read.
Renewable energy content
Renewable energy content detail		 A minimum of 44% of your electricity will be from new renewable resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs): 24% to meet 2024 state requirements and an additional 20% added voluntarily by Westborough.
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.

Change to Standard

Not yet enrolled in the program? Learn about enrollment.

100% Green

16.39 ¢/kWh*
Price term November 2023 meter read – November 2025 meter read.
Renewable energy content
Renewable energy content detail
 100% of your electricity will come from new renewable resources in the New England region (MA Class I RECs).
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.

Change to 100% Green

Not yet enrolled in the program? Learn about enrollment.

Budget

13.57 ¢/kWh*
Price term November 2023 meter read – November 2025 meter read.
Renewable energy content
Renewable energy content detail		 Meets minimum Massachusetts renewable energy requirements.
Exit terms Leave any time. No exit charge.

Change to Budget

Not yet enrolled in the program? Learn about enrollment.

* Prices include a $0.001/kWh administrative 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 Supply Services portion of your National Grid electric bill. Delivery Services charges on your National Grid electric bill are not impacted by participation in Westborough Power Choice. Some large commercial accounts may not be eligible for program pricing at the time of enrollment and may instead be offered market pricing. Visit the FAQ page for more information.

 

NATIONAL GRID’S BASIC SERVICE

 18.213 ¢/kWh residential
17.262 ¢/kWh commercial
14.394 ¢/kWh industrial
Price term November 1, 2023 – July 31, 2024, for residential and commercial accounts.

February 1, 2024 – April 30, 2024, for industrial accounts.

National Grid’s fixed Basic Service prices change. View the most up-to-date Basic Service rates.
Renewable energy content Meets minimum Massachusetts renewable energy requirements.
Exit terms
 Leave any time. No exit 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.

Please note: Savings compared to National Grid’s Basic Service prices are possible, but they cannot be guaranteed. This is because National Grid’s Basic Service prices change, and future prices are not known. There will likely be months when the Westborough Power Choice price is higher than the National Grid price. This is to be expected. The program goal is to beat the average of National Grid’s changing Basic Service prices over time.