{"id":15556,"date":"2022-07-05T22:15:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T02:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/?page_id=15556"},"modified":"2026-01-11T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:53:10","slug":"community-electricity-aggregation-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/community-electricity-aggregation-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Needham Power Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-15768 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022-0720-CEA-webpage-photo-for-GNC-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: blue;\"><em><strong>Needham Power Choice<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center; color: blue;\"><em><strong>is here!<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green Needham, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Needham and Mothers Out Front Needham, researched electricity aggregation and the programs adopted by our neighboring towns. We created a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2022\/06\/informational-packet-introducing-community-electricity-aggregation.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">document that provides a detailed overview of electricity aggregation programs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and submitted it to the Select Board and other town officials in January, 2022. Because of the substantial benefits to be gained, we requested that the Town enter into an aggregation contract for the residents and businesses of Needham.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>cThe Select Board referred the idea to the Climate Action Plan Committee, which recommended that the Town move ahead with an aggregation program. Town Meeting subsequently authorized the program in October 2022.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Needham Power Choice program launched in March, 2025. Needham Power Choice offers three electricity supply choices, including <b>Needham 100% Green<\/b>, providing 100% of your electricity from new renewable sources in the New England region. All three supply choices provide stable pricing through March 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about electricity aggregation, the status of the Needham Power Choice program, and more, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.masspowerchoice.com%2Fneedham&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmaureen.commane%40telushealth.com%7C6a47f274b4cc4a951dab08dc28e1916e%7C7565b51c5e8748ebbc80252b20bc1ade%7C1%7C0%7C638430196505977758%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0rqD59%2BMFP%2BcVgevZO407905f6E00LAUhAUHZDnTHIs%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.masspowerchoice.com\/needham<\/a>. Communications regarding the status of the Needham Power Choice program will only come from the Town of Needham. Remember, if you don&#8217;t see the Needham Town Seal, it&#8217;s not from the Town of Needham.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"c\" style=\"text-align: left; color: blue;\">More Information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masspowerchoice.com\/needham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Needham Power Choice website<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapc.org\/our-work\/expertise\/clean-energy\/green-municipal-aggregation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Overview of Electricity Aggregation<\/a>&#8211; source: Metropolitan Area Planning Council<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/MAPC-Green-Municipal-Aggregation-Toolkit_2020-Update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting an aggregation program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; includes list of benefits and risks of aggregation<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/municipal-aggregation#approved-municipal-aggregations-https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/municipal-aggregation#approved-municipal-aggregations-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">List of Massachusetts communities with electricity aggregation programs<\/a> &#8211; source: Mass.gov<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2022\/07\/01\/science\/an-innovative-state-energy-program-is-lowering-emissions-residents-electric-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An innovative state energy program is lowering emissions \u2014 and residents\u2019 electric bills<\/a> &#8211; Source: Boston Globe 2022-07-02<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.greenenergyconsumers.org\/blog\/green-power-at-lower-cost-municipal-aggregation-is-a-huge-success-in-massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green Energy Consumers Alliance &#8220;Consumers For Climate&#8221; Program<\/a> &#8211; Sign up for their newsletter<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/documents\/2022\/10\/cea-faq-info-for-town-meeting-members.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electricity Aggregation FAQ info for Town Meeting Members<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Needham&#8217;s electricity aggregation team has been actively working to bring aggregation to Needham. Read more about this exciting way to add more green energy to our electricity mix. If you\u2019re interested in updates, or would like to be involved as we move forward, join our electricity aggregation team. We will be providing education, outreach and advocacy in support of the Town\u2019s progress towards an aggregation plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":15768,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[335,338],"class_list":["post-15556","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-active-project","tag-greening-your-electricity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15556"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19671,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15556\/revisions\/19671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenneedham.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}