Stoneham Community Electricity Aggregation (CEA) is a program offered by the town of Stoneham to provide new electricity supply options and more renewable energy to Stoneham residents and businesses.
Stoneham CEA is the only electricity program offered by the Town – beware of look-alike offers and always look for the Town seal on materials sent to you!
The Stoneham CEA program has been renewed, with new prices for the period December 2025 until December 2029. Current participants do not need to take any action to remain in the CEA program and receive the new pricing. Please be on the lookout for a notification letter arriving early November.
Anyone can get a lower supplier rate through Stoneham Basic. Discounts are available if you are a low-income customer. You can also reduce your bill through heat pump discounts. Learn more below.
Program Products
| Program Options Ending December 2025 | Eversource | ||
 Stoneham Standard (Community Default) |
 Stoneham Basic |
 Stoneham Plus |
Basic Service |
|
15.148 ¢/kWh All Rate Classes |
14.950 ¢/kWh All Rate Classes |
16.455 ¢/kWh All Rate Classes |
14.884 ¢/kWh Residential |
|
Adds 5% voluntary renewable energy (MA Class I RECs) |
No additional renewable energy |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (MA Class I RECs) to total 100% |
No additional renewable energy |
| 48 Months: December 2023 through December 2025 meter reads | August 2025 through January 2026 | ||
| Program Options Starting December 2025 | Eversource | ||
|
Stoneham Standard (Community Default) |
Stoneham Basic |
Stoneham Plus |
Basic Service |
|
13.560 ¢/kWh All Rate Classes |
13.360 ¢/kWh All Rate Classes |
14.240 ¢/kWh All Rate Classes |
14.884 ¢/kWh Residential |
|
Adds 5% voluntary renewable energy (MA Class I RECs) |
No additional renewable energy |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (MA Class I RECs) to total 100% |
No additional renewable energy |
| 48 Months: December 2025 through December 2029 meter reads | August 2025 through January 2026 | ||
Stoneham CEA default product is Stoneham Standard Participants in the program will automatically receive Stoneham Local Green unless they chose one of the other optional products.
Future savings cannot be guaranteed. 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 RECs that are included on the Renewable Energy page.
Goals of Stoneham’s Community Electricity Aggregation program
Competitive, stable price
Stoneham’s CEA seeks to provide long-term, advantageous and predictable rates for electricity that exceeds the Massachusetts renewable energy requirements. Savings compared to Eversource’s Basic Service rates cannot be guaranteed because future Eversource rates are unknown.
More renewable energy
Stoneham’s CEA’s standard and optional products include more renewable energy than required by Massachusetts. This means you can use cleaner electricity and support the growth of renewable energy generation in our region.
Increased Choice and Easy Participation
The program offers different options for electricity supply so that everyone in Stoneham can find an option that fits their budget and climate goals.
Participants in Stoneham CEA may leave the program at any time without penalty.
How It Works
Stoneham Community Electricity Aggregation program does not replace Eversource as your electric utility: they continue to deliver electricity, repair outages and manage all billing. The program offers alternatives for the Supply portion of your bill. See the Understanding Your Bill section on the Eversource’s website to see the difference between Supply and Delivery sections.
The program is open to electricity customers in Stoneham – whether they are a resident, a business, a renter or an owner.
The program has voluntary participation and automatic enrollment.
- Voluntary participation: customers can leave the program at any time without penalty.
- Automatic enrollment for new customers: In Stoneham, most residential and business customers are already enrolled in the program. New customers or newly eligible customers will periodically be sent a Customer Notification Letter notifying them of their choice to participate in the program or leave before it starts (opt out). Customers have 30 days to make a choice and those who do not opt out are automatically enrolled in the program. To enroll sooner, use our online forms.
- Opt-in required for some: Those Stoneham residents and businesses who have already chosen an electricity supplier other than Eversource will not receive the Customer Notification Letter, though they can voluntarily opt in to the program at any time. The Department of Public Utilities advises all customers of third party suppliers to check their contract terms as their supplier may charge them a fee or a penalty to leave before the end of their contract with their supplier.
Solar electricity consumers will not be impacted and will continue to receive all net metering credits while participating in the Program.
Budget Billing and Low Income Delivery Rate customers will continue to receive those benefits while participating in the Program.
More Ways to Save
- Opt-down to Stoneham Basic: Customers seeking greater financial relief can opt down to Stoneham 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 the Stoneham CEA supply. Go to this page to enroll.
- 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.
- 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.
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.