Updated: Default Product Pricing For Boston Opt-Out Municipal Aggregation Released

The City of Boston has filed with the Massachusetts DPU a final consumer notification form concerning its opt-out municipal electricity aggregation which has a start date of February 2021

As exclusively first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com in October, prices for optional products in the aggregation (and the aggregation's supplier) were previously released, but the standard (default) pricing for aggregation customers was not published at that time

The standard (default) rate for Boston's aggregation is $0.11409 per kWh for the period February 2021 to November 2021 for all customer classes. The standard product includes 10% MA Class I RECs above minimum state requirements

An optional "basic" product (no green content beyond state mandates) is priced at $0.10959 per kWh for the period February 2021 to November 2021 for all customer classes

An optional 100% green product is priced at $0.14764 per kWh for all customer classes for the period February 2021 to November 2021 (100% MA Class I RECs achieved by purchasing 82% additional RECs above the state’s then-current requirement for these renewables).

The opt-out form notes that, "Rate may increase as a result of a change in law that results in a direct, material increase in costs during the term of the contract."

The rates listed above include: Consultant Fee of $0.0007 per kWh to facilitate Boston’s Community Choice Electricity Program and (2) Operational Adder of $0.00008 per kWh to fund personnel costs associated with the City’s Energy Manager position.

Boston has selected Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. to serve its opt-out municipal electricity aggregation