Program Details

Medford Community Electricity Aggregation (CEA) is a program offered by the City of Medford’s Office of Planning, Development, and Sustainability to provide new electricity supply options and more renewable energy to Medford residents and businesses. The program doesn’t replace National Grid, the electric utility in Medford, which still continues to deliver electricity, repair outages, and manage all billing, so customers continue to receive only one bill from their utility.

Medford CEA is the only electricity program offered by our City – beware of look-alike offers and always look for the city seal on materials sent to you! See the program product options below.

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Anyone can get a lower supplier rate through Medford Basic. Discounts are available if you are a low-income customer. Last year National Grid and Eversource provided customers options to reduce your bill using heat pump discounts. This year, National Grid is lowering its heat pump rates further, effective November 1. Learn more below.

Program Options

Are you participating in the Program? You can check if you participate and your supply option price by looking in the Supply Section of your National Grid or Eversource bill. Join the program or change your option at any time here. Compare costs with our calculator (National Grid) or Eversource.

Learn more about our supply options here.

Future savings compared to Eversource Basic Service cannot be guaranteed because future Basic Service prices change every six months for residential and commercial customers and every three months for industrial customers.

The additional RECs qualify for MA Class I designation and come only from solar, wind, anaerobic digestion and low impact hydro. RECs are the accepted legal instrument used to track renewable energy generation and to substantiate claims of renewable energy use. Learn more about the product details and renewable energy content here.

Please note: Customers that opt-out of the program and then seek to re-join, as well as new medium, large and very large business customers joining the program, may be offered a market price, rather than the program price shown in the table above. Such market price will be offered by the electricity supplier in writing, and you will not be enrolled in that price unless you affirmatively accept. The market price will be based on current  wholesale prices and the supplier’s costs at the time the you seek to enroll, and the price will be fixed for the remainder of the City’s contract with the supplier. At the start of the City’s next supply contract, you will be transferred to the then-current program pricing.

More Ways to Save Today

• Opt-down to Medford Basic: Customers seeking greater financial relief can opt down to Medford Basic. Click here to enroll.
• Low-Income Discount: National Grid in Massachusetts has transitioned to a tiered low-income discount rate, replacing the previous flat 32% discount. Discounts now range from 32% to 71% based on income level and apply to the entire bill, including the cost of Medford Community Electricity Aggregation (CEA) supply. Go to this page to enroll. Eversource in Massachusetts provides a 42% discount to low-income customers that apply to the entire bill too. Go to this page to enroll. 
• Heat Pump Discount Rate: National Grid is lowering its heat pump delivery rates further for winter 2026–27, starting November 1. Eligible households could save an additional $16–$21 per month on top of the existing heat pump discount for typical usage of 600 kWh. This discount applies only to the delivery portion of electric bills, so customers in this community’s aggregation program remain eligible and can enjoy added savings.
  • Key details:
    • Most customers with qualifying heat pumps will be automatically enrolled in this rate.
    • The rate applies during the winter season (November 1 – April 30) each year.
    • The new rate lowers delivery costs but does not affect aggregation supply rates.
    • There is no conflict between the new delivery rate and your aggregation program’s supply prices – the two are complementary in helping customers manage costs.
  • Eligibility and enrollment:
    • National Grid customers: If your heat pump was installed through Mass Save® in 2019 or later and you have a residential electric account, you may be automatically enrolled. No action is needed if you qualify and are enrolled. If you believe you qualify but haven’t been enrolled, submit this form to provide proof of your heat pump installation. Review National Grid’s heat pump rate page to find more information about signing up.
    • Eversource customers: If you received a Mass Save® rebate via your Eversource electric account for a heat pump you installed after Jan. 1, 2019, you will be automatically enrolled on this rate. If this applies to you, you will be notified of your enrollment on the Heat Pump Rate. If you didn’t receive a rebate from the Sponsors of Mass Save or if you installed your heat pump prior to Jan. 1, 2019, you may apply now on Eversource’s Heat Pump Rate page. Customers using electric resistance heating (baseboards, space heaters, or furnaces) do not qualify.

For more details about updated rates, check out this article. For additional information on heat pumps, see this helpful Mass Save® FAQ.