In December the electric "Supply" rate will increase to 29.984 cents/kWh for Municipal Aggregation Program enrollees

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Starting in December,  residents enrolled in Lancaster's municipal electrical aggregation program will see an increase in their electric "supply" rate.  The supply rate will increase from 14.974 cents/kWh to 29.984 cents/kWh.     

Thank you to Jean Syria, who relayed that information from town finance director Cheryl Gariepy in one of the unofficial town Facebook groups.

The Municipal Aggregation Program supply rate will change again in July: the town has a second contract for July through December.

Dec 2022 – June 2023: 0.29984 per kWh

July 2023 – Dec 2023:  0.14781 per kWh

As a caveat, I have not heard this information relayed officially, nor do I see it posted on the town website.    If you're weighing a life-changing decision involving your electric supply rate...maybe call town hall first.

If you're using National Grid's default supplier, their rate is 33.8 cents/kWh through April.  The aggregation program will be a better bargain at least until the spring.  National Grid will announce a new rate for May at some point -- they use six-month contracts.

You can check if you're enrolled in the aggregation program by looking at your statement: if you're enrolled in the aggregation program, under "Supplier" you'll find "DYNEGY (LANCASTER AGGREGATION)"

If you need to make changes, there are links on the Colonial Power Group website -- they're the company Lancaster contracts to do the backoffice work for the aggregation program.