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Green!
Choose 100% renewable
electricity from New England
By choosing the 100% Green option, you
make a greater contribution to driving the
development of new renewable energy
projects in New England
by increasing demand
for electricity generated
by those projects.
To choose New England
Green, call Direct Energy
at 1-866-968-8065
Frequently asked questions
Will I remain an Eversource customer?
Yes. Your primary relationship for electricity will
remain with Eversource. Eversource will still be
responsible for addressing power outages and
billing you.
What will change as a result of participating in
Watertown Electricity Choice?
You will see two changes on your Eversource
electricity bill:
• The price used to calculate the supply
charge portion of your bill will change to the
Watertown Electricity Choice price
• Direct Energy will be listed as your electricity
supplier
If I participate, can I change my mind later and
leave the program?
Yes. You may opt out, or leave, the program at
any time with no fee or penalty.
If I leave the program, can I join again later?
If you opt out of the program, you can join it
again later, but you are not guaranteed the
program price when you re -enroll.
If I want to finish my current electricity supply
contract, can I join later?
Yes. You may join Watertown Electricity Choice
after your current contract ends. You will receive
the program price at the time you join.
Are savings guaranteed?
No. Savings cannot be guaranteed. Watertown
Electricity Choice prices are fixed until December
2021, but Eversource's prices change every 6
months for residential and small business customers
and every 3 months for large business customers,
so the difference between Watertown Electricity
Choice prices and Eversource prices will change
over time.
Will I receive a lower quality of service from
Eversource if I participate in Watertown
Electricity Choice?
No. Eversource makes money from the delivery
charges on your electricity bill. They do not
profit from the supply charges, so they have no
preference as to whether they are your electricity
supplier or you use a different supplier.
I am currently on Eversource's budget billing.
Will that change?
Yes. Budget billing will continue to apply to the
delivery charge portion of your bill, but it will no
longer apply to the supply charge portion. If it is
important to maintain budget billing across your
entire bill, you may wish to opt out of Watertown
Electricity Choice.
I am eligible for a low-income discount. Will I
continue to receive it?
Yes. If you are eligible for a low-income discount
from Eversource, you will continue to receive it.
I have solar panels. Will I continue to receive
net metering credits?
Yes. Your net metering credits will continue to
appear on your Eversource electricity bill, and
they will continue to be calculated based on
Eversource's Basic Service price, not on the
Watertown Electricity Choice price.
Learn more at
WatertownChoice.com
Watertown
Electricity
Choice
An electricity program
provided by the
Town of Watertown
for its residents and
businesses
WatertownChoice.com
1-844-278-9864
What kind of program
is Watertown Electricity
Choice?
Watertown Electricity Choice increases the
amount of renewable energy in Watertown's
electricity supply.
The program is a form of group electricity
purchasing known as electricity aggregation.
Under this program, Watertown will use the bulk
buying power of the community to:
Select an electricity supplier for the community
Buy more renewable electricity than the state
law requires
Provide electricity customers with electricity
choices
Obtain a stable price for electricity
Secure customer protections
Provide the potential for savings, though
savings cannot be guaranteed
Watertown Electricity Choice provides Town -vetted
alternatives to Eversource's Basic Service and to
other electricity supply offers in the marketplace.
As a program participant, you will automatically
be enrolled in the Standard Offering and receive
49% renewable electricity - 11.494 cents/kWh for
all electricity customers.
As a program participant, you will automatically
receive 35% additional renewable electricity above
the 14% minimum amount required by state law for
2019 — for a total of 49% renewable electricity.
The total amount of renewable electricity in the
Standard Offering will increase to 51% in 2020
and 53% in 2021 as the minimum amount of
renewable electricity required by Massachusetts
law increases each year.
You may also choose one of two other options:
Opt up to 100% Green and receive 100%
renewable electricity — 12.718 cents/kWh for
all electricity customers
Opt down to Basic for no additional renewable
electricity above the minimum state law
requirement — 10.654 cents/kWh for all
electricity customers
Program prices will be used to calculate the supply
charge portion of your Eversource electricity bill.
Eversource's delivery charges will not be affected
by participation in Watertown Electricity Choice.
Program prices are fixed from September 2019 -
December 2021.
To choose the 100% Green option or the Basic
option, call Direct Energy at 1-866-968-8065 or
visit WatertownChoice.com.
Participating in the program
All Eversource Basic Service electricity customers
will be automatically enrolled with their September
2019 meter read, and program prices will first
appear on October 2019 Eversource electricity bills.
This automatic enrollment model is the state law.
If you have not signed an agreement with an
electricity supplier on your own, you are an
Eversource Basic Service customer. Most Watertown
residents are Eversource Basic Service customers.
If you already have a contract with an electricity
supplier at program launch, you will not be
automatically enrolled, but you may join the
program. To enroll, please call Direct Energy at
1-866-968-8065.
Participation is not required.
You may opt out of the program
before being enrolled or any time
after enrollment with no penalty.
If you opt out, the supply charges on your Eversource
electricity bill will be calculated using Eversource's
Basic Service price.
You have three ways to opt out before being
automatically enrolled: 1) Sign and return the
reply card that you receive in the mail. 2) Call
Direct Energy at 1-866-968-8065, 3) Opt out
online at WatertownChoice.com.
If you choose to participate, you may opt out
any time after you are enrolled by calling Direct
Energy at 1-866-968-8065 or online at
WatertownChoice.com.
Program summary
Program Prices:
September 2019 - December 2021
Standard offering (default): 11.494 cents/kWh
100% Green: 12.718 cents/kWh
Basic: 10.654 cents/kWh
To compare to Eversource's current Basic Service
prices, visit WatertownChoice.com and click
"Options & Prices."
To join the program, opt up to 100% Green,
opt down to Basic, or opt out:
Call Direct Energy at 1-866-968-8065.
Power outages, service issues, and billing:
Call Eversource if your power is out, or for
service issues, at 1-800-592-2000.
Send your electricity bill payment to Eversource
or pay online at www.eversource.com.
Watertown Electricity
Choice
Learn more at
WatertownChoice.com