Boston announces new rates in Community Choice Electricity program

Avery Bleichfeld Boston residents enrolled in the city’s Community Choice Electricity program should expect to see lower rates for the next two years. Through the municipal aggregation program, the city bulk-purchases electricity and resells it to residents, a model...

DPU Issues Order on Low-Income Solar Access

The new order provides equitable access to solar energy and affordability to low-income and environmental justice populations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 6/04/2024 Department of Public Utilities Electric Power Division BOSTON — Today, the Massachusetts Department of Public...

CITY OF BOSTON ANNOUNCES NEW COMMUNITY CHOICE ELECTRICITY RATES

The City of Boston has increased the default renewable energy content by an additional 15% beyond state requirements to support the transition to a regional clean energy grid Today, the City of Boston announced new electricity rates through Boston’s Community Choice...

Boston unveils new electricity supply rates

City currently provides power to 65% of residents by BRUCE MOHL THE CITY OF BOSTON unveiled new, higher rates on Monday for the electricity being offered through its municipal aggregation plan, but the pricing was still below what most other suppliers are charging....

Can the Northeast slash carbon and keep the lights on?

  By Miranda Willson, Benjamin Storrow FERC Chair Richard Glick on Capitol Hill. Francis Chung/E&E News   BURLINGTON, Vt. — New England needs to start pivoting away from natural gas to address its longstanding electric reliability issues, even as it leans on...

Why electricity prices are rising unevenly across New England

Miriam Wasser, WBUR, and Mara Hoplamazian, NHPR You may have noticed that your most recent electric bill is higher than usual — and if that change hasn’t happened yet, it’s probably coming this fall. These price spikes are occurring across New England, but bills are...
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