Why Choose the Massachusetts Municipal Association Energy Program?

MMA chose Constellation as their endorsed energy supplier because of their greater flexibility to help you develop energy management solutions to protect your bottom line. Teaming up with Constellation allows you to take advantage of powerful benefits offered to MMA members. So why should you choose the MMA Energy Program?

Endorsed energy supplier
Endorsed energy supplier to the MMA’s MunEnergy Program providing energy education and solutions to municipal members across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1998.
Contract terms flexibility
Flexibility in setting terms, such as “layering” your contracted purchases to mitigate spikes in energy pricing, allowing you to lock-in a percentage of future usage throughout the course of your agreement.
Dedicated load profile analysis
Dedicated, experienced MunEnergy team members analyze load profiles to offer various options for municipalities 
to manage their energy budget.
Attorney-vetted contracts
Contract has been negotiated and vetted by the MMA’s attorneys who specialize in municipal energy issues
Free access to 
an MMA attorney
On-call MMA attorney available for questions about the benefits of the fully-vetted energy contract at no cost
Sales offices located near you
Sales offices located throughout the state and regional offices located in Boston, Everett and Lowell
Online energy management tools
Free online energy management tools to track usage and billing
Energy offers designed for you
Customized energy offers specifically designed for municipalities
Full support from our team
MunEnergy team is available to present at energy discussion meetings

Constellation has been a pleasure to work with. Their representative assigned to Attleboro is knowledgeable and friendly. Questions are always answered in a timely manner. When I was looking at different vendors, I considered what we were getting and what others were offering and for how much, and I decided to keep the City with Constellation.

—Paul Heroux, City of Attleboro Mayor

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Understand your facility usage and utility bills.

Analytics platforms such as Pear.ai can help you manage carbon emissions data associated with your utilities, including energy, water, sewer, and diesel. Use it to generate valuable insights, such as baseline energy usage data and how energy efficiency upgrades and other options can reduce emissions.

Make energy efficiency upgrades

Energy efficiency upgrades, such as LED lighting and HVAC upgrades, can help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. With Constellation’s Efficiency Made Easy® (EME) program, you can implement those infrastructure improvements with no upfront capital.

Purchase EFECS and RECS

Emission-Free Energy Certificates (EFECs) represent the emission-free attributes of generating sources that do not emit greenhouse gases, such as solar, wind, nuclear and hydropower. At today’s prices, these are the most cost-effective certificates available. Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) represent the emission-free attributes of one megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity generated only by renewable power plants, such as from wind or solar power.

Explore renewable natural gas

Directly reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from natural gas consumption by matching your gas purchases with environmental attributes of renewable natural gas (RNG), derived from sources including landfills, wastewater treatment plants and commercial & agricultural waste digesters.

Leverage carbon offsets

Indirectly reduce such emissions through the purchase of carbon offsets, which represent a verified reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions made elsewhere through forestry, energy efficiency, industrial process improvements and carbon capture & sequestration projects.

Procure offsite renewables

Through Constellation Offsite Renewables solutions, you have the ability to go beyond purchasing certificates and integrate energy from specific renewable energy projects in your region. Purchase renewable energy from existing (CORe) or new-build (CORe+) generation, including solar and wind facilities, into load-following energy supply.

Pursue Hourly Carbon-Free Energy Matching of clean electricity with your load

By matching your electricity use with a local emission-free energy source in real time, you can go beyond other net-zero programs to allow you to eliminate the carbon impact of your operations and fully achieve zero emissions goals.

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Monthly Energy Market Intel Webinar

This month's webinar will include:

  • The most up-to-date forecast from Constellation’s meteorology team
  • Notable developments and insights on the economy
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Constellation's Energy Market Intel Webinar - July 2024

Our Energy Market Intel Webinar Series brings you key insights into market trends, buying strategies, and outlooks on power and natural gas pricing trends that can make you a smarter buyer and manager of energy for your company.

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Wed. June 19, 2024 2:00 pm

Constellation's Energy Market Intel Webinar - June 2024

Our Energy Market Intel Webinar Series brings you key insights into market trends, buying strategies, and outlooks on power and natural gas pricing trends that can make you a smarter buyer and manager of energy for your company.

Topics: A warm 2024 summer, All you need to know about data centers and key markets, Natural gas production seeing a slight recovery, Regional updates
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Constellation's Energy Market Intel Webinar - May 2024

Our Energy Market Intel Webinar Series brings you key insights into market trends, buying strategies, and outlooks on power and natural gas pricing trends that can make you a smarter buyer and manager of energy for your company.

Topics: The national basis transition from heating demand to cooling demand, Notable developments and insights on the economy, Natural gas production remaining flat, Freeport LNG downtime and potential impacts
Tue. April 9, 2024 2:00 pm

Fortunato & Friends Webcast - April 2024

Special guest Neil Chatterjee, former chairman and commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) discussing FERC’s role and importance in the energy sector, challenges and opportunities for the energy industry, 2024 election outlooks and potential impacts and more.

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Fortunato & Friends Webcast - January 2024

Chief Economist Ed Fortunato holds a discussion with special guest Mike Smith, chief executive officer of CPower Energy discussing virtual power plants.

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Local leaders attend a workshop during the 2024 MMA Annual Meeting...

Local leaders attend a workshop during the 2024 MMA Annual Meeting in January. The 2025 conference will feature 18 workshops exploring current municipal topics. The MMA is seeking topic suggestions from members for the timely, informative and interactive workshops that are a key component of the MMA’s annual conference each January. Please offer your input on topics that would help you in the work you do in your city or town. To submit ideas, use our convenient online form. Connect 351 will be held on Jan. 23-25 in Boston. The post MMA seeks input for annual conference workshops appeared first on Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA).
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Six communities from across the state were recognized as winners of...

Six communities from across the state were recognized as winners of the MMA’s annual municipal website awards during the 2024 MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show. The MMA is accepting nominations for its annual municipal website awards, which will be presented during the MMA’s annual conference in January 2025. The awards recognize excellence in customer service, functionality, convenience and government transparency delivered by a municipal website. To enter the contest, chief municipal officials may simply fill out a short online nomination form. The entry deadline is Thursday, Oct. 31. The awards recognize the best municipal websites in five population categories: under 5,000; 5,001-12,000; 12,001-25,000; 25,001-35,000; and 35,000-plus. One winner is selected from each category. Judges evaluate municipal websites based on...
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Andover, Seekonk, Littleton and Tisbury took the top prizes in their...

Andover, Seekonk, Littleton and Tisbury took the top prizes in their respective categories in the MMA’s 2024 Annual Town Report Contest. The MMA is accepting entries for its Annual Town Report Contest. First-, second- and third-place winners will be selected from each of four population categories: less than 5,000; 5,001-15,000; 15,001-30,000; 30,001-plus. Winners will be recognized and given a certificate during the MMA’s annual conference in January 2025. Judging criteria include: • Attractiveness of report cover and layout • Material arrangement • Presentation of statistics and data • Summary of the year’s achievements • Evidence of local planning for the future • Practical utility of report Each entry will be reviewed by two judges, chosen based on their expertise in...
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An MMA webinar discussed funding and financial incentives available for geothermal...

An MMA webinar discussed funding and financial incentives available for geothermal energy projects through the federal Inflation Reduction Act. Speakers included (clockwise from top left) Massachusetts Deputy Climate Chief Jonathan Schrag, Greg Joynt, associate principal and architect at Kaestle Boos Associates, Easton Town Administrator Connor Read and MMA Legislative Analyst Josie Ahlberg. An MMA webinar today discussed funding and financial incentives available for geothermal energy projects through the federal Inflation Reduction Act. Massachusetts Deputy Climate Chief Jonathan Schrag and Deputy Director for Federal Funds and Infrastructure Bob Larocca began by discussing Direct Pay, which allows cities and towns to receive federal tax credits for certain clean energy projects or investments. “We aim to provide actionable guidance and resources to communities,...
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Satellite imagery captures Hurricane Idalia, left, approaching the western coast of Florida on Aug. 29, 2023, while Hurricane Franklin churns in the Atlantic Ocean. Meteorologists are forecasting a volatile hurricane season this year. (Image courtesy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) As we enter the busiest months of the annual hurricane season, meteorologists are forecasting a season with the potential to be more volatile than usual. Even if the Northeast coastline does not see a direct hit, inland areas are not immune from the effects of more temperamental, damaging storms. The combination of rising North Atlantic Ocean temperatures and an emerging La Niña climate pattern, which pushes the jet stream north and creates an ideal environment for hurricanes, is expected to...
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The sixth session in the MMA’s “Inspiring Climate Action” webinar series will explore state incentives and federal funding options for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and low-emission vehicles. Speakers will include (l-r) Anna Vanderspek, electric vehicle program director at the Green Energy Consumers Alliance, National League of Cities Legislative Director for Sustainability Carolyn Berndt and National League of Cities Senior Program Specialist on Infrastructure, Transportation and Solutions Kyle Funk. The sixth session in the MMA’s “Inspiring Climate Action” webinar series, on Aug. 7, will explore state incentives and federal funding options for electric vehicle charging infrastructure and low-emission vehicles. Anna Vanderspek, electric vehicle program director at the Green Energy Consumers Alliance, will discuss the types of EVs available today and the...
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The MMA will be sending its biennial Chapter 90 funding survey this summer to chief municipal officials and public works and highway department officials in all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns. The survey asks communities for their assessment of what it would cost to maintain their local roads in a state of good repair. The MMA and local officials across the state recognize the Chapter 90 program as a critical resource to ensure the health of local economies and the well-being of Massachusetts cities and towns. Up-to-date information about local road and bridge maintenance needs is key to the MMA’s transportation funding advocacy efforts, particularly with a new legislative session set to begin in January. Information gathered through the Chapter...
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With mosquito season upon us, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health...

With mosquito season upon us, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is reminding residents and municipal officials that mosquitoes can spread illness-causing viruses such as West Nile and eastern equine encephalitis. The DPH works with established Mosquito Control Districts to trap and test samples of mosquitoes to help measure and track risk throughout the season. Updates are posted online at Massachusetts arbovirus update. Once West Nile or EEE viruses are found in mosquitoes in Massachusetts, it’s time to start taking steps to avoid mosquito bites. EEE infections in people don’t happen every year in Massachusetts; there were 12 cases in 2019 and five cases in 2020 but no infections since then. West Nile is more common, and the DPH expects...
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The House and Senate today enacted a $58 billion state budget...

The House and Senate today enacted a $58 billion state budget bill for fiscal 2025 that has significant increases for a number of key local accounts. Both chambers took quick action on a compromise budget bill that was released by a six-member House-Senate conference committee yesterday evening. Despite the current period of softening state revenue collections, the budget has good news for cities and towns, as it increases the main discretionary local aid account by 3% over fiscal 2024 — a critical priority pushed by the MMA — and significantly increases Chapter 70 school aid to fully fund the Student Opportunity Act on its intended schedule and provide $104 per student in minimum new aid to districts. The budget also...
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The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center has issued a Draft Program Concept for the Green School Works program and is holding webinars this summer for municipal and school officials and other stakeholders to provide an overview of the program and to solicit feedback and answer questions. Created as part of the fiscal 2024 state budget, Green School Works will provide financial support to K-12 public schools or districts to install or maintain clean energy infrastructure. Funding will go toward project implementation as well as support for building-specific decarbonization assessments and plans and high-level, district-wide decarbonization planning. On July 12, the MassCEC posted the draft program concept and request for information on its program web page. The RFI seeks to gauge interest...
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Bill  Bartlett
Bill Bartlett
Sr. Association Manager Constellation
Bill  Bartlett

Bill Bartlett

Bill Bartlett, the Business Development Manager for the Massachusetts Municipal Association, has been with Constellation for almost 12 years. He enjoys working with the Association to help members with energy education and procurement strategies. One of Bartlett’s hobbies is traveling, and his favorite destination is Paradise Island in the Bahamas. His recommended blog is, “the next one,” as they are regularly updated and always relevant.

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Aiste  Dacys
Aiste Dacys
Business Development Manager Constellation
Aiste  Dacys

Aiste Dacys

Aiste Dacys is the Senior Development Manager for the Massachusetts Municipal Association. Dacys joined Constellation as part of the ConEdison Solutions acquisition in September 2016. She enjoys educating towns and cities about energy markets and MunEnergy benefits. Check out her favorite piece of advice from Constellation: How to Read Your Energy Contract Like a Professional.

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Charlotte  Diogo
Charlotte Diogo
Business Development Manager Constellation
Charlotte  Diogo

Charlotte Diogo

Charlotte Diogo is the Business Development Manager for the Massachusetts Municipal Association. Diogo has been with Constellation since 2007 and enjoys forming relationships with Association leaders and members. She recommends other Association members check out the testimonial for MMA members about the Town of Somerset, MA.

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Katie  McCue
Katie McCue
Deputy Executive Director Massachusetts Municipal Association

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How can the Massachusetts Municipal Association Energy Program help your municipality?

The Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) chose Constellation as their endorsed energy supplier to provide value to members like you. MMA members can manage energy costs in new and powerful ways to achieve budget certainty, cost savings, and financial protection with Constellation’s full range of integrated energy solutions. Constellation also provides MMA with educational materials and a dedicated focus serving cities and towns.

Why Choose the Massachusetts Municipal Association Energy Program?

  • Endorsed energy supplier to the MMA’s MunEnergy Program providing energy education and solutions to municipal members across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts since 1998.
  • Flexibility in setting terms, such as “layering” your contracted purchases to mitigate spikes in energy pricing, allowing you to lock-in a percentage of future usage throughout the course of your agreement.
  • Dedicated, experienced MunEnergy team members analyze load profiles to offer various options for municipalities 
to manage their energy budget.
  • Contract has been negotiated and vetted by the MMA’s attorneys who specialize in municipal energy issues
  • On-call MMA attorney available for questions about the benefits of the fully-vetted energy contract at no cost
  • Sales offices located throughout the state and regional offices located in Boston, Everett and Lowell
  • Free online energy management tools to track usage and billing
  • Customized energy offers specifically designed for municipalities
  • MunEnergy team is available to present at energy discussion meetings

Now’s the Time to Proactively Manage Your Energy Budget

Energy has become one of the top five expenses for many businesses, no matter what their size. Today, more businesses are looking to Constellation to develop energy
strategies to help manage these costs. Whether your business is looking for cost certainty with a fixed price solution; access to real-time market pricing with an index solution; or a more complex risk mitigation strategy, the Massachusetts Municipal Association Energy Program can offer customized solutions for your business.

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Interested in learning more about the Massachusetts Municipal Association Energy Program? Visit associations.constellation.com/MMA or contact one of our Massachusetts Municipal Association Energy Program representatives below.

Bill Bartlett
Sr. Association Manager
Constellation
william.bartlett@constellation.com
667.313.5181
Aiste Dacys
Business Development Manager
Constellation
aiste.dacys@constellation.com
774.249.4312
Charlotte Diogo
Business Development Manager
Constellation
charlotte.diogo@constellation.com
508.208.4387
Katie McCue
Deputy Executive Director
Massachusetts Municipal Association
kmccue@mma.org
617.426.7272 ext.111