Brookline Green Electricity

BGE is Brookline’s ONLY Electricity Program! BGE is an official Town of Brookline program. There are many unaffiliated third-party electric suppliers electricity suppliers knocking doors and calling to recruit. Beware! These third party electricity suppliers have been found to make misleading promises of savings and clean energy, and enticing initial rates that often increase significantly after a few month resulting in paying more than they should (see Attorney General’s report). BGE will never knock on your door or call unsolicited.

More Ways to Save! Anyone can get a lower supplier rate through Brookline Basic. Discounts are available if you are a low-income customer. You can also reduce your bill through community shared solar and heat pump discounts. Learn more below.

Brookline Green Electricity (BGE) is a program offered by the Town of Brookline and is an important part of Brookline’s Climate Action and Resiliency Plan. Learn more about the program options, including how to switch your choice.

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.

Products described as Green contain Renewable Energy Certificates (MA Class I RECs) above that required by the Commonwealth, and come only from solar, wind, anaerobic digestion and low impact hydro located within New England.

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 Town’s contract with the supplier. At the start of the Town’s next supply contract, you will be transferred to the then-current program pricing.

MORE WAYS TO SAVE TODAY

• Opt-down to Brookline Basic. Customers seeking greater financial relief can opt down to Brookline Basic. Click here to enroll.
• Low-Income Discount: Eversource in Massachusetts provides a 42% discount to low-income customers that apply to the entire bill, including the cost of Brookline Green Electricity supply. Go to this page to enroll. 
• Community Shared Solar: If you are interested in pairing community solar and BGE products, you can learn more here.
• Heat Pump Discount Rate: Starting November 1, 2025, most electricity customers with heat pumps will receive a discount through Eversource’s ‘heat pump’ delivery rate. 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:
    • Automatic enrollment: Customers with Mass Save®-supported heat pumps installed on or after Jan 1, 2019 will be automatically enrolled starting Nov 1, 2025 — no action needed.
    • Winter discount: Reduced delivery rates apply Nov 1 – Apr 30 each year.
    • Estimated savings: About $540 per winter (Mass. DPU).
    • No impact on supply: Only affects delivery charges; aggregation supply rates stay the same.
    • Non-heat-pump customers: Remain on standard delivery rates.
    • Enrollment notices: Will be sent prior to the November 1, 2025 enrollment date.
    • Manual enrollment: All other customers need to reach out to Eversource to enroll. 

Check Eversource’s heat pump rate page to find more information about signing up. For more information on heat pumps, check out this helpful FAQ from Mass Save. 

Sign up for Brookline All Green to receive 100% Local Renewable Energy!

BGE Program Performance

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.

Through BGE, Brookline annually purchases more than 42.2 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of voluntary renewable energy from New England. Those purchases are:

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Questions & Support

Have questions or need help? Please visit the support page, which contains the contact information for the current program supplier and a form for comments.