Making renewable electricity affordable and accessible for all Boston residents.

Boston is now running the largest community choice aggregation in New England!

BostonCAN is thrilled to confirm that CCE offers all Boston electricity customers a painless but meaningful way to take action against climate change.

Learn More on the City's Website

To read more about BostonCAN's advocacy work on climate justice in the City of Boston, and how you can get involved in our campaigns, visit our website.

Better for the Planet

With bulk purchasing, we can obtain 5 - 10% more renewable energy without significantly increasing energy costs. This will save tonnes of CO2 each year, protecting the environment and helping us reach our climate targets.

Money Smart

The new Community Choice Electricity purchasing plan will add little or no costs to residents or businesses. The new shared plan will also protect us from price spikes caused by the changing cost of fossil fuels.

Protects Residents

Have people been calling you or knocking on your door and offering you a new electricity plan? Many of these plans do not deliver on their promises. Our Community Choice Electricity plan protects residents against energy scams by implementing a new citywide clean energy electricity plan for all of us.

Thank You

To all the organizations, activist groups, officials, and businesses who helped make this happen, not all of whom are listed here.

Community Leaders

Reverend Mariama White-Hammond

Pastor, New Roots AME Church

"I definitely think Community Choice is the direction we should be going in."

Kalila Barnett
 

Former Executive Director ACE-EJ

 

"I support Community Choice Energy because it can provide access to clean renewable energy for all Boston residents."

Joel Wool
 

Former Advocate: Energy & Environment - Clean Water Action

"Community Choice Energy means ALL of Boston can pitch in to build our clean energy future together."

Jenny Sazama

Director & Co-Founder, Youth On Board

"Youth will inherit the climate we create. Let's make it renewable."

Carol Oldham

Former Executive Director, Mass Climate Action Network

"Community Choice Energy allows residents and small businesses to seamlessly switch to more renewable energy."

Michael Orr

Somerville Resident
 

"I decided to opt up for the 100% renewables choice through CCA. In just two minutes I was signed up! It was sooooo easy."

Organizations

The Boston Globe

"Boston is an important city. It’s the largest in New England. It’s filled with top-notch scientists and big thinkers, and its citizens increasingly feel like citizens of the world. Boston needs to do something. This is something. Let’s do it. "

Boston Climate Action Network

"Get more renewable electricity for all Boston residents by combining our buying power."

Clam Point Civic Association

"Community Choice Energy is the fastest single action Boston can take to meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals."

Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee

"The Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee endorses the Community Choice Energy campaign and urges the Boston City Council and Mayor to adopt and implement a Community Choice Energy program promptly."

Charlestown Neighborhood Council

"We endorse Community Choice Energy as an important step toward a greener Boston."

Boston Student Advisory Council

"The climate is our future. We don't have time to waste."

Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay, Green Committee

"We can get more renewable electricity by combining our buying power. We can choose renewables, fight climate change, protect consumers, create jobs, and stabilize prices."

Boston Clean Energy Coalition

"The Boston Clean Energy Coalition enthusiastically supports Community Choice Energy for Boston because it will accelerate our transition to a renewable energy future in an equitable fashion."

Sierra Club - Massachussetts

"Community Choice Energy is a great opportunity for Boston to invest in renewable energy and help consumers by providing them with consistent electricity prices year round."

Roslindale Affinity Group
 

"We whole-heartedly endorse the Community Choice Energy (CCE) initiative in Boston. Using the power of bulk puchasing in the electricity generation market, CCE consolidates demand by Boston residents for locally generated wind, solar and non-fossil fuel electricity."

West Roxbury Saves Energy

"It is time for Boston to take the lead in all matters that help our environment, and CCE is the single most effective way to immediately reduce greenhouse gases in our city. Now is the time for Boston to adopt CCE; we cannot wait."

The Arborway Coalition

"We encourage the City to take an important additional step toward a greener Boston by adopting 'Community Choice Energy' (CCE)."

Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council

"(CCE) will bring both environmental and economic benefits by reducing carbon emissions and helping the city to meet the goals of its Climate Action Plan, while also protecting Boston residents and businesses from price spikes caused by volatility in the cost of fossil fuels."

Officials

Michelle Wu

Boston City Councilor-at-Large

"The law lays out a process for the City of Boston to choose to power our city as a whole with renewable energy resources such as solar and wind. Community choice energy is the fastest way that Boston can get on the path to being a 100% renewable energy city."

Marty Walsh

Mayor of Boston

"Community Choice Energy will help Boston deliver electricity in a way that is safe, affordable, and convenient for all residents. As we continue our work to achieve carbon neutrality in Boston by 2050, creating affordable energy options represents Boston's commitment to equity in all our environmental goals."

Matt O'Malley

Boston City Councilor

"Fighting climate change and protecting our environment is about equity and social justice, standing together to prevent disastrous impacts that will fall disproportionately on vulnerable communities."


Annissa Essaibi-George

Boston City Councilor

"Climate Change is a clear threat to future generations. I am committed to supporting work and policy that advances our transition to clean, renewable sources of energy. We have an obligation to do all we can to preserve a habitable environment for our children and their children."

Ayanna Pressley

US Congresswoman, Former Boston City Councilor

"Cities around the country have had to do more to combat climate change. Community Choice Energy is an example of community driven policy that will push Boston to be greener and more resilient. I am proud to support this effort."

Andrea Campbell

Boston City Councilor

"Community Choice Energy is an important, environmentally conscious step we can take toward making our City greener and making clean energy accessible and affordable to all residents."

Josh Zakim

Former Boston City Councilor

"We must all work together to protect our city from climate change. Adopting CCE is a small, simple step that we can take that will make a large impact on our environment."

Tito Jackson

Former Boston City Councilor

"Community Choice Energy is simply the right thing to do. It is critical for the City of Boston to use its resources to significantly fight climate change, and become a leader in standing for a better environment."