I have electric heat so my bill is sky high in the winter and this winter is extra bad with all the price hikes. Has anyone saved money by changing their electricity supplier through national grid? Looking it up I could save like .5 cents per kilowatt but I haven’t used a separate supplier before. Does anyone else use one? Pros? Cons?

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bartnd t1_j2rj2w7 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 1:16 PM

I've seen this place mentioned in other threads and my MIL recently switched and all it took was a phone call:

https://www.masspowerchoice.com/worcester

Reading through the site I don't really see a downside unless Nat Grid drops below the posted rates (in which case you seem to be easily able to switch back.)

The one thing I haven't seen yet is if all the other delivery fees will change, but from a kw/h view it should meet your criteria.

NativeMasshole t1_j2rl7wd wrote on January 3, 2023 at 1:36 PM

Mass Save actually has a list up on their .gov site too.

Vinc3d t1_j2rpjbf wrote on January 3, 2023 at 2:13 PM

One catch I’ve seen is the lower rates are temporary. So you’re saving .5 per kilowatt for a year and then the rates hike up to match or exceed national grid. This is from reading about others experiences not mine. So take it how you will but certainly read the fine print and ask the provider about rate increases.

Icy_1 t1_j2sa3mg wrote on January 3, 2023 at 4:37 PM

I signed with InspireCleanEnergy back in October. .129 as opposed to .339 (I think its higher now, but still less than National Grid. There is no downside. No contract, so if National Grid is cheaper later, just switch back. I switch between National Grid, my town (Auburn) contract, and Inspire.

stevenc88 t1_j2v1li9 wrote on January 4, 2023 at 3:24 AM

I did the same, with the same .129 rate, fixed for 12 months. I was looking for some catch why switching would be a bad idea, but couldn't find one. So I switched.

dupattaluella t1_j571do1 wrote on January 20, 2023 at 9:10 PM

Oof. Just looked them up and where I live, we'd have to sign a contract for at least 6 months and the rate is only $.05 less than what we pay now.

Fabulously-humble t1_j2rhml2 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 1:03 PM

My town did. It's about 50% of what National Grid charges for power. Not for transmission. National Grid owns the poles and wires so their charge is basically fixed and there's nothing that can be done about it.

But the power provider can be changed at will.