NSTAR is excited to offer customers a new option to support renewable energy.
Highlights
- Basic Service customers can choose to have half or all of their electricity use support wind power.
- There is an additional premium for this option. Customers choosing to have 50% of their electricity support wind power pay an additional 0.837 cents per kWh, while customers choosing to have 100% of their electricity support wind power pay an additional 1.396 cents per kWh.
- Wind power will be generated at Maple Ridge Wind Farm in upstate New York, before traveling into the New England power grid.
- Our customers can enroll in NSTAR Green.
About NSTAR Green
The objective of NSTAR Green is to enable NSTAR Basic Service
customers – those who buy electricity from NSTAR rather than
from a competitive supplier – to support electricity generated
from renewable sources.
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By participating in this program, NSTAR customers will support the development of renewable energy resources in the region. Participation will help reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions and increase the sustainability of the renewable industry.
Making The "Green" Choice
Residential and small commercial Basic Service
customers are eligible to enroll. There is no term commitment
for NSTAR Green and customers can return to Basic Service at any
time.
Customer accounts in good standing with no overdue balance are
eligible.
Participating customers can choose to have all or half of their electricity use support wind energy entering the regional power grid. There is an additional premium for NSTAR Green. Exact pricing per kWh is available below.
For customers who want to be placed on NSTAR Green, enrollment is currently available.
NSTAR has signed two, 10-year contracts to supply "green" power to customers. One contract is with PPM Energy to receive 30 megawatts of clean energy from the Maple Ridge Wind Farm in upstate New York. The other contract is with TransCanada Corporation for 30 megawatts from the Kibby Wind Power Project currently under development in Maine.
NSTAR is not affiliated with either of these renewable generating companies. Besides supporting green power, nothing else about your NSTAR service will change.
NSTAR's Commitment to "Green Power"
NSTAR Green stands out as a unique program because it is
providing actual wind-generated electricity.
It is just one of several initiatives NSTAR is
undertaking to increase the use of renewable energy in
Massachusetts. Greater reliance on renewable resources will
diversify our electricity generation mix, help attain
environmental goals and support the development of the renewable
electricity market in New England.
Pricing
The following pricing for NSTAR Green is effective from July 1, 2008 to December 30,
2008 (all pricing is in
cents per kilowatt hour):
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NSTAR Green 50 |
NSTAR Green 100 | |
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Residential Customers Rates A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A7, A8, 32, 66, 68, 30, 37, 38, 86, 42, 57, 58, 59, 39, 01, 04, 05, 07, 48, 10 |
13.384 | 13.943 |
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Small Commercial/Industrial Customers Rates A9, B1, B5, 31, 33, 34, 35, 55, 02, 06, 51 |
13.683 | 14.242 |
