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Service Area: Massachusetts

Where We Operate
Electricity Market Structure
With the passage of the Electricity Restructuring Act, the Massachusetts electricity market opened in November 1997. For the first seven years the competitive marketplace included standard offer service, a state-controlled rate, which distribution companies provided to their customers who had not chosen a competitive power supplier.

On March 1, 2005, standard offer service ended, and all customers were moved to a more variable market-based rate called basic service. Those customers on basic service have their electric pricing reset every three months at a time and are exposed to market fluctuations with rate changes as often as four times a year. Conversely those who enter into agreements with competitive suppliers can have substantially more stable energy costs for a longer period of time.

About Switching in Massachusetts
To be eligible to switch, your company's facilities must be located in one or more of these utilities' service territories:
  • National Grid
  • NSTAR
  • Western Massachusetts Electric
  • Unitil (Fitchburg Gas & Electric)
The first step in switching your business' electricity service is completing a Data Authorization Form (DAF) form that allows Constellation NewEnergy to gather historical electricity usage data from your utility. This data is necessary to analyze your power consumption patterns and to develop a proposal that is customized to the needs of your business.

You will then sign a retail Electricity Supply Agreement stating the specific product your price for electric service and the duration of the agreement. After our agreement is signed, the enrollment process is simple. Our operations team will work to provide a seamless transition from the utility as your electricity accounts are transferred to our service. Customers are generally switched to a competitive supplier on their next meter read/cycle date.

  authorization_new_england_utilities.pdf
  Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)
  Cap Cod Chamber of Commerce
  Chamber Energy Coalition (CEC)
  Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
  Massachusetts Lodging Association (MLA)
  Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA)
  Northeast Energy & Commerce Association (NECA)
  The Commonwealth Institute

Products Offered in Massachusetts  

Electricity
Load Response
Renewable Energy
Carbon Footprint Service

Success Stories  
  We help members of the Massachusetts High Technology Council stay ahead of the curve on energy costs. Read testimonial (PDF)    
Contact Us  
We have been in the retail electricity supply business since the advent of open markets in Massachussetts. Our full-service sales, analysis and customer care teams are based locally to provide superior products and service to your business.

Electricity:
New England Region
116 Huntington Avenue
Suite 700
Boston, MA 02116
Phone 617-772-7500
Fax 617- 772-7550
E-mail
Sales: CNESalesMA@constellation.com

External Resources  
Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy
www.mass.gov/dte/