Valley Green Energy Working Group

The communities of Amherst, Northampton, and Pelham are developing a plan for a consumer-friendly electricity program called Valley Green Energy. The program is an electricity aggregation, which is a kind of group electricity purchasing program that will allow the communities to use our collective buying power to take a big step toward increasing the amount of renewable energy in our electricity supply.

Through the program, residents and businesses across all three communities will have new choices and greater control over the cost and environmental impact of the electricity they use. Though Valley Green Energy will not be able to guarantee savings, the communities are committed to working toward competitive and stable prices.

Learn more-For additional information, including information about how aggregation works and about the program implementation process, visit the new Valley Green Energy website.

Meeting Agendas for Meetings & Public Notices Are Attached Below

Public Presentation- We will deliver a public presentation about the program to seek input from residents and businesses on Tuesday June 6, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. via zoom at the following link: here. The Aggregation Plan and related documents will be available for review and comment from Thursday June 1^st until Friday June 30^th, 2023. Link to watch the June 6, 2023 presentation: Public Presentation About Valley Green Energy Community Choice Aggregation Jun 6, 2023 - YouTube

Valley Green Energy documents: 

• Draft Aggregation Plan (PDF)
• Draft Education & Outreach Plan (PDF)
• Exemplar Opt-Out Mailing Materials - Eversource (PDF)
• Exemplar Opt-Out Mailing Materials - National Grid (PDF)
• Model Electricity Supply Agreement (PDF)

Hard copies of these documents are available for review at the Town Offices, 351 Amherst Rd., Pelham, MA 01002. We encourage residents to provide comments on our proposed program. Please provide written comments on the program documents by November 17th. Via email: pelhamadministrator@comcast.net. Via US mail: Town of Pelham, Select Board Office, 351 Amherst Rd., Pelham, MA 01002.