Select Board OKs 13-month green electricity contract
The Select Board authorized a 13-month electricity agreement with Constellation Electric at the 100 percent green rate. Robin told the board the 13-month low bid was lowest and that the consultant recommended against locking in longer.
Select Board · Meeting of November 2, 2026
STURBRIDGE — The Select Board authorized a 13-month electricity agreement with Constellation Electric at the 100 percent green rate. Robin told the board the 13-month low bid was lowest and that the consultant recommended against locking in longer. A member said the term was annualized at $490,000 versus $505,000 for the longer option, and the green premium was about $11,000.
The board also voted to put about $106,000 in leftover federal ARPA funds into the fire department payroll budget, to offset likely overtime. It appointed Tamara Cullen a part-time dispatcher at $24.72 per hour starting Nov. 3, and approved a Walker Pond salt remediation support letter.
In the full story:
- Announcements and Spectrum update
- Police report
- Dispatcher appointment
- Building department report
- Town official updates
- Licenses
- Walker Pond salt remediation
- Electricity supply contract
- ARPA funds
- Old business and close
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,451 words
Source: the Select Board meeting of November 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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