Green Powered

You switch to green electricity. We all get a cleaner grid.

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Green Powered is Endorsed By

CET
Mass Audubon
Mother's Out Front
Save The Bay
clean water action
sierra club

Video: Green Powered's impact

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How it works

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We Buy Energy

Pay monthly & we buy Class 1 or "new" clean energy for you and thousands of others

Over time, we collectively add more renewables to the New England power grid

We collectively add more renewables to the New England power grid

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Map of clean energy that members support

Clean energy resources supported by Green Powered members.

How much it costs

Green Powered 100%

Who is eligible

National Grid Massachusetts and Rhode Island Energy electric customers

Your electricity comes from: 

100% wind power from New England wind turbines (MA Class 1 or RI "new")

Price per kWh you use: 

Average home pays $30/month. 5 cents/kWh (in addition to your normal electricity charges)

Green Powered 25%

Who is eligible

National Grid Massachusetts and Rhode Island Energy electric customers

Your electricity comes from: 

25% mix of New England wind, solar, hydro, and anaerobic digestor gas (Class 1)

Price per kWh you use: 

Average home pays $14/month. 2.2 cents/kWh (in addition to your normal electricity charges)

Green Powered Subscription

Who is eligible

Anyone, anywhere

Your electricity comes from:

A mix of New England wind, solar, hydro, and anaerobic digestor gas (Class 1)

Price per kWh you use:

You choose to match a specific amount of kilowatt hours per month, and the cost is always the same, billed to a credit card. The cost breaks down to $0.054/kWh.

  • Best (Match Most or All - 600 kWh): $32.40 per month
  • Good (Match about half - 300 kWh): $16.20 per month
  • Custom (choose your amount in 100 kWh blocks): $5.40 per block, per month 5.4 cents/kWh (in addition to your normal electricity charges. This includes processing fees)

Community Choice Electricity

Who is eligible

Residents of these communities

Your electricity comes from: 

Your town may offer a local program with a mix of wind, solar, hydro, and digester gas via Green Powered. Most offer 50% & 100% options.

Price per kWh you use: 

If your community is on this list, you can find pricing information on their website (provided on the list).

Tax benefit

Although it is an additional cost on top of what your already pay for electricity, your payments for Green Powered (and Community Choice Electricity programs supplied by Green Energy Consumers Alliance) are considered a public good and are 100% federally tax-deductible.

2024 Tax Receipts

Your payments for Green Powered, above and beyond what you pay the utility for your electricity supply, are federally tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
You may download your receipt online at GreenEnergyConsumers.org/MyAccount, or contact hello@greenenergyconsumers.org to request it be sent within 2 business days.

If you are a resident of one of the Community Choice Electricity programs we serve, you are eligible for an additional tax receipt. Visit GreenEnergyConsumers.org/TaxReceipts to check if you are eligible!