Aggregation In Massachusetts:
It Works!
Carrie Cullen Hitt
AES NewEnergy, Inc.
www.newenergy.com
MunEnergy –
MMA & AES NewEnergy
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Approximately 130 communities have
participated in electricity program
Additional 30 communities in natural gas
program
Contracts ranged from one to five years
Over $10 million saved to date
MunEnergy Electricity & Natural Gas
Program Participants 2001
(a program sponsored by the Massachusetts Municipal Association and administered by AES NewEnergy)
• MunEnergy Electricity Program (119 municipalities and 20 other municipal entities including regional school districts)
• MunEnergy Natural Gas Program (48 municipalities, 36 of those municipalities are also enrolled in the electricity program)
MunEnergy Electricity Program Participants
MunEnergy Natural Gas Program Participants
Please Note: Massachusetts has 50 communities that receive electricity through Municipal Lighting Plants; therefore, these communities are
not eligible for an electricity program. Massachusetts has 102 communities that do not receive natural gas; therefore, these communities are
not eligible for a natural gas program.
Objectives
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To aggregate the electric and natural gas
demand of Massachusetts city & town
municipal facilities
To create energy savings for municipal
facilities statewide
Challenges
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Program administration
Length of decision-making process
and dynamic pricing
Billing
The MMA Green Power Project
Funding provided by the Massachusetts
Renewable Energy Trust, administered by
the Massachusetts Technology
Collaborative
 Objectives:
- Inform MMA members about green
power
- Assess interest of MMA cities and
towns in purchasing specific products
related to green energy
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Assessing Municipal Demand
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Educational campaign: brochure,
presentations and briefing paper
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Market Research: Surveys and Focus
Groups
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Results: share results with MTC,
determine viability of offering a product