The 21 alternative electrical contracts currently listed on the Mass.gov site (see below) as being available to households in our zipcode continue to reflect uncertainty as to where prices for electricity are headed.
https://www.energyswitchma.gov/#/compare/2/1/01773// You can still get 12-month or 36-month contracts at 19.8 or 20.0 cents per kwh from companies 100% of whose sources qualify as clean/renewable, as defined by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Other bids range as high as 32.0 cents/kwh. You are free to choose which of these rates you want in the Mass.gov open market. When choosing, to be sure, you need to pick a time period to lock in, which may prove to be advantageous or disadvantageous in hindsight. For example, people who selected a 33 month 100% renewable contract earlier this year are no doubt pleased to be locked into a 12.9 cent/kwh price through the end of 2024. But things might have turned out differently. You must also read the fine print. For example, some contracts have fees for early cancellation and others may switch you into a floating price if you forget to take action when your contract expires. The website also advises you how much of a supplier’s sources are “premium” sources as defined by the DPU and as further explained in detail in various earlier posts on Lincoln Talks from the Lincoln Green Energy Committee. -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
