Timeline for the program development and approval process followed all steps required by State statute, including local authorization, public review, and approval by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. Follow the program’s progress using the table below.
May 2021: Town Meeting voted to authorize the Town Administrator to investigate and develop a community electricity program. Through a competitive process, the Town of Medfield selected Good Energy as a consultant to assist in developing and managing the Program.
December 2021: The Town, working through its Community Choice Aggregation Committee and consultant, developed a draft Aggregation Plan, including the program’s goals, organization and operation.
December 2021 – January 2022: The Town released the Draft Aggregation Plan for public review for a month, followed by a public hearing.
June 2022: As required by statute, the Town met with the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) for consultation on the Aggregation Plan.
July – August 2022: The Town revised its Aggregation Plan to accommodate new requirements for aggregation programs from the Department of Public Utilities. The Town made the revised Aggregation Plan available for public review for a month, including a public hearing.
August 30, 2022: The Medfield Board of Selectmen voted to approve the Aggregation Plan, and send the Plan to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) for its review and approval.
Copies of the Plan documents show redline changes to the original Aggregation Plan (from January 2022). Click below to download:
Fall 2022 – Following the approval by the Medfield Select Board, the Town submits the Aggregation Plan to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) for review and approval. Docket #22-109.
Medfield Community Electricity: DPU Public Hearing & Comments – Medfield submitted its Plan for the Medfield Community Electricity (MCE) Program to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). The DPU’s first phase of review is to schedule a public hearing. The hearing was held via Zoom on November 22, 2022. The DPU invited public comment at the hearing.
December 18, 2023: DPU issued Order approving the plan pending further revisions in a compliance filing.
January 29, 2024: DPU stamp-approved Medfield’s compliance filing, granting the Program full approval. Medfield then began the process of selecting an electricity supplier for the Program and identified a start date.
March 2024: Medfield chose Direct Energy as the supplier for the Program and implemented an extensive education and outreach campaign to make residents and businesses aware of the program launch and their choice to participate in the Program or leave before it started (opt-out). Participants can opt out at any time after the Program has begun without penalty or fee of any kind. The Program launched in June 2024.
April & May 2024: The Town of Medfield held two public informational meetings on Medfield’s new Community Electricity Program.
June 2024: Medfield Community Electricity launched