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Narragansett Community Choice Electricity is our town’s electricity supply program. The Program aims to help our community members manage electricity costs, increase renewable energy use, and reduce carbon pollution. Narragansett Town Council approved this program in June 2022.

Important Rate Update

RI Energy has increased its proposed rate since the Town sent its Notification Letter. Our Narragansett Community Choice Electricity rates remain the same. Rates below are for residential customers that will be in effect when the Program launches in May 2023.

NARRAGANSETT STANDARD: 9.361 ¢/kWh
RI ENERGY: 10.341 ¢/kWh

Public Meetings

• Wednesday, March 15th at 6 pm at the Narragansett Community Center – this meeting is now available to watch on demand. 
• Wednesday, March 29th at 6 pm at the Narragansett Community Center

Special Virtual Discussion
Tuesday, March 21st at 7:30 pm, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, the local non-profit that helps bring new renewable projects to New England will be holding a virtual discussion about our town’s community electricity program. A second meeting will take place on Thursday, March 23rd at noon. Please go here to sign up.

 

 

Our Electricity Options

The table below summarizes the program’s residential options. For additional details, or for commercial and industrial pricing, see Electricity Options page here.

Standard
(automatic enrollment) 		Basic Green 50 Green 100 Rhode Island Energy
Last Resort Service
Residential
9.361 ¢/kWh Residential 9.151 ¢/kWh Residential 10.222 ¢/kWh Residential 12.321 ¢/kWh Residential 10.341 ¢/kWh
Adds 5% voluntary
renewable energy
(RI New RECs) 		No additional
renewable energy 		Adds voluntary
renewable energy
(RI New RECs) to total 50% 		Adds voluntary
renewable energy
(RI New RECs) to total 100% 		No additional
renewable energy
May 2023 to November 2023 April 2023 to September 2023
Notification Letter Sent in Late February – Customers eligible for automatic enrollment in Narragansett Community Choice Electricity will receive a notification letter by early March 2023. Sent via US mail, the letter explains the electricity supply offers and your participation options.
If you receive the notification letter, your account will be automatically enrolled in Standard at 9.361 ¢ per kilowatt-hour (kWh) starting on your May 2023 meter read. No action is necessary to receive this price. The deadline to opt-out and not participate in the program is April 8, 2023. If you are enrolled, you may always leave the program at any time, without penalty.
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. 

How It Works

Narragansett Community Electricity is a municipal electricity aggregation, operated by the Town of Narragansett, and authorized by R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-3-1.2.

There are two parts to your Rhode Island Energy electricity bill, (1) Supply Services, and (2) Delivery Services. 

If you participate in Narragansett Community Electricity:

    • The utility, Rhode Island Energy, will continue to provide all Delivery Services, which includes responding to power outages. You will continue to receive your electricity bill from Rhode Island Energy.

    • The Supply Services portion of the Rhode Island Energy bill will change to reflect your participation in Narragansett’s program.

    • Customers in the Low-Income Rate Class (A60) will continue to receive their current percentage discount on the entire electricity bill.

    • Budget billing customers will continue to receive budget billing for the Delivery Services portion of the bill.

    • Customers that receive solar electricity benefits from net metering credits and/or Renewable Energy Growth Program payments will continue to receive those benefits.

    • You may leave the Program or switch to a different program option at any time, without penalty.