Some of us are more concerned with how even a slight increase in electric prices will impact our budget. While many folks in Lincoln can certainly afford to voluntarily increase their bills by opting for "premium" recs, others of us are more interested in minimizing that in a time of increased inflation and uncertainty. Even more so if you did the "right thing" and switched to heat pumps/electric vehicles.
If you do decide to switch suppliers using the MA energy choice website or even the Lincoln program, keep in mind that the Eversource summer base rates tend to be lower than their winter rate. If you are locked in at a higher rate through one of the alternate supply programs you'll be stuck paying their negotiated rate until you opt out. Switching an all electric house to the base rate may or may not save you money depending on how things turn out as rates get approved. I'll be closely watching the supply prices as it gets closer to that time. - Chris On Mon, Dec 5, 2022, 22:12 Paul Shorb <[email protected]> wrote: > Ed - > I looked at the companies listed on that webpage and couldn't find any > that claimed to provide all "premium" renewable resources (i.e., Class 1 > RECs). Can you find any? > > - Paul > > On Mon, Dec 5, 2022 at 7:33 PM Edward Young via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 [email protected]. >> 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. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > 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. > >
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