Andover Community Power

Andover Community Power is a program offered by the Town to provide residents and businesses more electricity supply options by pooling the electricity use of thousands of users in Andover. The program is a Town-vetted alternative to National Grid’s default supply and other third party electricity suppliers.

Read our Frequently Asked Questions here!

  Participants in ACP can see how their electricity bill should look here.

Public Meetings

The Town of Andover held multiple public informational meetings on Andover Community Power on April 8th, April 12th and April 17th prior to the summer 2024 program launch. The meeting recording and presentation materials of the April 12^th virtual session are available using the links below:

• Watch the recording
• Review the slide deck 

More Ways to Save!

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

Program Products

Participants in the program will automatically receive Andover Standard, the community default, unless they chose one of the other optional products. To choose a different product click here.

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 product details and renewable energy content here.

If you do not receive a letter, you will not be automatically enrolled. You may join the Program by submitting a request to enroll here. 

Questions about the program? We’re here to help! You can find our contact information here.

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 Andover 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.

ACP Program Performance

Future savings compared to National Grid 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 ACP, Andover purchases over 6,100 MWh of voluntary New England renewable energy each year. Since launch, prices have remained stable and have saved residential customers more than $1.8 million compared to National Grid. The current 42-month contract runs through the December 2027 meter reads, after which the Town will review program performance and issue a new RFP to secure pricing for the next contract.