For a quick comparison, the current summer rates (through the end of December) and the new winter rates are compared to Eversource here: https://www.masspowerchoice.com/lincoln/your-options
As has been mentioned, one user-friendly feature of the Lincoln program is that there is no penalty for switching in or out at any time. > On Dec 5, 2022, at 11:30 PM, Chris McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] > <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[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] >> <mailto:[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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