Medway Officials Have Released the Town’s Community Choice Power Supply Program Aggregation Plan
The Town of Medway developed the 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 Town’s Plan. The Plan has been developed in consultation with the Town’s municipal aggregation consultant, Colonial Power Group, Inc. (CPG) and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER).
The purpose of this Plan is to represent consumer interests in competitive markets for electricity. It seeks to aggregate consumers in the Town to negotiate rates for power supply. It brings together the buying power of more than 13,000 consumers. Furthermore, the Town seeks to take greater control of its energy options, including enhancing the ability to pursue price stability, savings opportunities and the amount of renewable energy procured. However, savings cannot be guaranteed. Participation is voluntary for each consumer. Consumers have the opportunity to decline service provided through the Plan and to choose any Competitive Supplier they wish. The Town has distributed this Plan for public review prior to submitting it to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (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 Eversource Basic Service. However, such savings and future savings cannot be guaranteed.
THE PROCESS OF MUNICIPAL AGGREGATION
Municipal aggregation involves a multi-step public process as follows:
Vote and Authorization to become a Public Aggregator – Completed May 9, 2016
Select Board Renew contract with power broker (Colonial Power Group) – Completed May 1, 2023
Development of Plan in Consultation with DOER – Completed June 2023
Review and Comment of Plan by Town Manager, Select Board and Consumers – Completed July 11, 2023 - August 11, 2023 (details below)
Vote on Plan by Select Board – Completed August 14, 2023
Submission of Plan for Department Approval
Dept of Energy Resources Municipal Aggregation Consultation – Completed January 31, 2024
Public Hearing on Plan by DPU – Scheduled for July 26, 2024 at 2pm virtual (Notice of Filing, Request for Comments, and Public Hearing details below)
Department Approval of Plan
Selection of Date for Receipt of Price Terms from Competitive Suppliers
Selection of Competitive Supplier by Town Manager
Notification of Enrollment for Eligible Consumers
Beginning of Opt-Out Period (37 days before first service date)
Transfer of Participating Consumers to Competitive Supplier
Information on Medway's docket can be found here.
Any questions pertaining to this should be directed to Stephanie Carlisle, Sustainability Coordinator at (508) 533-3275.
Town of Medway’s Aggregation Plan. (An original hard copy of the Plan is also available at the Town Clerk’s office (posted June 26, 2023)).