Hanson Community Power

Hanson Community Power is a program offered by the Town to provide residents and businesses more electricity supply options and more renewable energy. The program is a Town-vetted alternative to National Grid’s default supply and other third party electricity suppliers.

Customers who participate in Hanson Community Power have electricity bills with minor formatting differences than those on National Grid Basic Service, which you can see explained here.

Ways to save

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


Hanson Standard
(community default)
Hanson Basic
Hanson Plus
National Grid Basic Service Residential
13.693 ¢/kWh 13.280 ¢/kWh 14.738 ¢/kWh 15.484 ¢/kWh
Adds 10% 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
June 2024 through December 2026 August 2025 through January 2026

Participants in the program will automatically receive Hanson 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.

More Ways to Save

  • 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 the Hanson 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. 
    • 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.

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