WHO WE ARE

Choose Who You Use exists to ensure residents of Massachusetts are offered a real choice when it comes to their electricity supplier. We want to give consumers the power to make the best electricity choices for themselves and their families.

The Electric Industry Restructuring Act of 1997, was an attempt to transition Massachusetts to open competition and away from the pure monopoly system run by the big electric utilities. While the law has existed for 25 years, the utilities continue to dominate the market. Only 15% of residential customers who do not live in a CCA have selected their own energy supplier.  Now there are efforts to roll back the progress even further and return to a system of monopolies and no consumer choice.

When residents of Massachusetts don’t shop around for their energy supplier, then by default, the state automatically hands them off to one of the monopoly utilities for fixed basic service, taking away their choice in what they pay, when they pay, or where their energy is sourced (wind, solar, etc.).

We believe the best way to support a reliable, innovative, and service-focused electricity marketplace is to better inform consumers and create wider, more-accessible competition. So that’s what we’re going to deliver, with your help.