You are a National Grid, Massachusetts Electric, or Nantucket Electric customer.
You can participate in National Grid's GreenUpSM, a program that enables you to support the development of renewable energy through your electric bill. For an added cost of approximately $5 to $12 per month, you can support the development of new renewable energy resources. In addition, when you sign up, you help earn matching grants for your city or town and matching funds for low-income renewable energy projects. You may also qualify for a federal tax deduction.
Cost Information Chart
Supplier |
Product |
Price1 |
Approx. cost per month2 |
Approx. comm- unity match earned |
Approx. low income match earned |
Mass Energy Consumers Alliance
1-800-287-3950 |
New England GreenStartSM 100% |
2.4 ¢/kWh |
$12.00 |
$7.00 |
$7.00 |
New England GreenStartSM 50% |
1.25 ¢/kWh |
$6.25 |
$4.00 |
$4.00 |
|
Community Energy 1-866-WIND-123 |
New Wind Energy® 100% |
2.00 ¢/kWh |
$10.00 |
$6.00 |
$6.00 |
New Wind Energy® 50% |
1.00 ¢/kWh |
$5.00 |
$3.00 |
$3.00 |
|
Sterling Planet 1-877-457-2306 |
MA Clean Choice |
$7.50/ mo for 150 kWh |
$7.50 |
$6.00 |
$6.00 |
1 Price is in addition to your current monthly electricity bill.
2 Assumes an average of 500 kWh of electricity is consumed monthly.
Energy Information Chart
Supplier |
Product |
% New Sources1 |
Sources of Energy |
Mass Energy Consumers Alliance 1-800-287-3950 |
New England GreenStartSM 100% |
25% |
Hydro 75% Biomass/Solar/Wind 25% |
New England GreenStartSM 50% |
30% |
Hydro 70% |
|
Community Energy 1-866-WIND-123 |
New Wind Energy® 100% | 30% |
Hydro 70% Wind 30% |
| New Wind Energy® 50% | |||
Sterling Planet 1-877-457-2306 |
MA Clean Choice |
67% |
Wind 33.3% Hydro 33.3% Landfill Gas 33.3% |
1 Buying the environmental attributes of energy from new (built since 1997) renewable energy facilities is most likely to help spur clean energy development. A higher percentage of new sources also earns more matching dollars for communities and low-income programs.
