Rehoboth Community Electricity Aggregation Program - Renewed Through 2023

Municipal Electrical Aggregation

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  Rehoboth Community Electricity Aggregation program, launched in January 2016 and part of a 25-community electricity buying group, has been renewed through the end of 2023

Rehoboth, MA – 12/21/2020 – The town of Rehoboth announces that it has renewed its electricity aggregation program for another 35 months starting in January 2021. No action is required on the part of the current program participantsas they will continue their electricity service automatically with the new supplier, Constellation.

The Rehoboth CEA program is part of a larger electricity purchasing group, providing Rehoboth residents and businesses with competitive choice and longer-term price stability. During the first five years of the program, it has provided significant value to the community. 

“We’re very excited that this successful program is entering its sixth year of operation - it has been a great benefit for the community,” said the Interim Town Administrator.

The new default program rate is $0.10470 per kilowatt hour (kWh) from January 2021 through December 2023; this default rate meets all state renewable electricity standards. The National Grid Residential Basic Service electricity rate is $0.12388/kWh for the six-month period from November 2020 through April 2021. In addition, the program also offers two options with more renewable electricity than required by state law. More information about the program and all the options can be found on the program website masscea.com/Rehoboth.

The program rates, resulting from a competitive bid, are fixed over the 35 months of the electric supply agreement (ESA) from January 2021 through December 2023. The Rehoboth CEA product offerings and rates will be:

National Grid rate

 

 

 

 

Rehoboth default rate

CEA optional rates

Basic service
 (residential customers)

 

Rehoboth Local Green 50%

Rehoboth Local Green 100%

Meets state renewable electricity standards

 

Meets state renewable electricity standards

50% in addition to state renewable electricity standards

100% in addition to state renewable electricity standards

$0.12388/kWh

 

$0.10470/kWh

$0.12244/kWh

$0.14019/kWh

Duration
November 2020- April 2021

 

Duration: January 2021 - December 2023

Products described as Green contain renewable electricity above that required by state law. The additional renewable electricity qualifies for MA Class I designation. Local refers to geographic areas permitted under MA Class I designation, namely New England, New York and eastern Canada.

Disclaimer: Savings cannot be guaranteed as compared to Basic Service rates which change every six months for residential and commercial accounts and every three months for industrial accounts. 
 
Current Rehoboth residents and businesses who are participating in the CEA program will be automatically transitioned to the new default electricity rate as of their January 2021 meter read date. 
 

Those who do not want to participate in Rehoboth CEA can opt out without penalty or change to a different program option at any time on the program website masscea.com/Rehoboth or by calling the supplier Constellation at 833-461-0813. 

For more information about the program, go to masscea.com/Rehoboth.

Thank you.

Deborah Arruda
Interim Town Administrator
Board of Selectmen’s Office
Town of Rehoboth