The City of Everett developed its Aggregation Plan in compliance with Massachusetts law regarding public aggregation of electric consumers. It contains required information on the structure, operations, services, funding, and policies of the City’s Plan. The Plan has been developed in consultation with the City’s municipal aggregation consultant, Colonial Power Group, Inc. (CPG) and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and is consistent with the Municipal Aggregation Guidelines developed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU).
The purpose of the Aggregation Plan is to represent consumer interests in competitive markets for electricity. It seeks to aggregate consumers in the City to negotiate rates for power supply. It brings together the buying power of more than 50,000 consumers. The City seeks to take greater control of its energy options, including enhancing the ability to pursue price savings, price stability and the amount of renewable energy content. Participation is voluntary for each consumer. Consumers can decline service provided through the Plan and choose an alternative supply option instead. The City has distributed this Plan for public review prior to submitting it to the DPU.
Basic Service rates change twice a year or more, depending on rate class. As a result, the aggregation rate may not always be lower than the Basic Service rate. The goal of the aggregation is to deliver savings over the life of the Program against National Grid Basic Service. However, savings cannot be guaranteed.