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Melrose Community Power (MCP) is a program offered by the City of Melrose to provide new electricity supply options and more renewable energy to Melrose residents and businesses.

Melrose Community Power 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!

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In addition to the supply options through the program, discounts are available for low income customers and customers with heat pumps. Learn more below.

Most residents and businesses in Melrose already participate in the Melrose Community Power program. Check your electricity bill to see if you’re one of them: In the Supply Services section, the Supplier should be listed as Melrose Community Power-Direct. A full bill sample shows different enrollment scenarios.

The Program will periodically send Customer Notification letters to new or newly eligible electricity customers, which includes the program details, information about product prices, and renewable energy. Customers who receive this letter and choose to participate will be automatically enrolled. To enroll sooner, use our online forms.

Melrose Community Power (MCP) has a standard product, called Melrose Local Green, which has more renewable energy certificates (MA Class I RECs) than required by the Commonwealth. Participants in the program receive Melrose Local Green unless they affirmatively choose one of the other electricity products. 

Future savings compared to National Grid Basic Service cannot be guaranteed.

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. Local refers to electricity from renewable energy resources located in New England.

All of the additional RECs included in the program are designated as Massachusetts Class I RECs and 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.

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

• 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 Melrose Community Power 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 National Grid’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: Sent by late Oct 2025.
    • Manual enrollment: All other customers need to reach out to National Grid to enroll

Check National Grid’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.