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Important program news

Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program prices are falling for the second time in less than a year.

To help Worcester residents and businesses manage electricity costs, the City of Worcester has changed the source of the additional renewable electricity that is purchased through the program. The result is lower prices for all participants.

No action is required for current program participants to receive the new, lower prices. The new prices take effect with September meter reads, and you will see the new price on your October National Grid bill.

See the new prices.
Check back soon for the official announcement from the City of Worcester.

 

The Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program is a group electricity buying program for Worcester residents and business owners. By combining the community’s purchasing power, the City negotiates stable, fixed prices, a greater share of green energy, and the potential to save compared to National Grid.

Prices are fixed for the contract term, though savings can’t be guaranteed since National Grid’s future prices are unknown. You may opt out at any time, with no fee or penalty.

Program benefits

Three consumer-friendly, greener options

The Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program offers three options for the electricity supply section of your National Grid bill. No matter which option you choose, the amount of the electricity supply you receive from renewable sources will exceed the state-required minimum. And all three options offer long-term, stable prices. Make the choice that’s right for you!

Worcester Standard Green: 14.120 cents per kilowatt hour. Worcester 100% Green: 14.190 cents per kilowatt hour. Worcester Basic Green: 14.080 cents per kilowatt hour. National Grid residential: 17.185 cents per kilowatt hour.

Learn more about program options and prices. Need help deciding? Contact customer support: 833-926-1207

How it works 

You buy your electricity supply through the program instead of from National Grid. National Grid uses a program price to calculate the Supply Services section of your bill instead of their own Basic Service price. National Grid continues to deliver your electricity with no interruption and send your bill, and you continue to call National Grid if your power goes out. Learn more about how aggregation works.

Learn how the Green Worcester Electri-city Municipal Aggregation Program works.

 

National Grid remains responsible for…

Delivering your electricity
National Grid continues to deliver your electricity with no interruption (and they are 100% OK with your participation in the Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program).
Sending your electric bill
Your electric bill continues to come from National Grid, and you will not receive a separate bill from the Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program.
Accepting your electric bill payment
You continue to pay National Grid using whatever existing arrangement you have.
Addressing power outages
Call National Grid 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 the Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program does not impact their calculation.
Applying bill credits from community solar to your bill
You continue to receive bill credits, and participating in the Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program does not impact their calculation.
Applying the Budget Plan to your bill
If you have National Grid's Budget Plan, it continues to apply to your total bill.

Most new accounts are eligible for automatic enrollment

Have National Grid’s Basic Service? 

New accounts on National Grid’s Basic Service are eligible for automatic enrollment. (If you did not sign a private electricity supply contract, you have National Grid’s Basic Service.) 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 notice in the mail from the City of Worcester in advance. See the most recent 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, the Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program will be integrated into your existing National Grid electric bill. Your supplier will appear as Green Worc ElectriCITY Aggregation Prog. But you will not see any additional charges on your bill or receive a separate bill from the Green Worcester ElectriCITY Municipal Aggregation Program.

See an example bill

 

Will you save money?

Maybe! All program prices are currently lower than National Grid’s residential and commercial electricity supply prices. But Worcester cannot guarantee that program prices will always be lower than National Grid because National Grid’s prices change seasonally, and we do not know their future prices. 

Learn more

How it works
Participating
Change your option
Program notifications & documents
Price calculator
Renewable energy

Protect your National Grid account number

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

 

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