YOUR RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS

New England GreenStart

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Power Content Label 100% GreenStart™ 50% GreenStart™2 National Grid *
Sources by Percent1
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Basic Service 5
Renewable
Wind
.2%
.3%
Solar
.7%
.7%
Small Hydroelectric3
68.5%
32%
Biomass
30.5%
17%
.5%
Non-Renewables
Natural Gas
18.5%
3 7 %
Nuclear
14.5%
29 %
Coal
6%
12 %
Oil
5%
10 %
Imported Mix3
4%
8%
Large Hydroelectric
1%
2%
Municipal Trash Burning
.5%
1%
Emissions (Pounds per Megawatt-Hour)
CO2
320
876.91
1397
NOx
.52
1.37
2.15
SOx
0
2.43
4.87
Price per kWh (extra)
2.4 cents
1.25 cents
New Renewables%4
25%
15%

1. These figures reflect the power that we have contracted to provide for April-June 2006, Q2.

2. If you choose New England GreenStartSM 50%, the New England GreenStartSM 100% resource mix will be applied to 50% of your electricity usage. The remainder of your resources will come from National Grid/Massachusetts Electric’s Standard Offer or Default Service mix, which may vary over time.

3 Small Hydroelectric is defined as facilities which have: 1) Output equal to or less than 30 megawatts, 2) Been relicensed by FERC after 1986, or 3) Certification by the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (www.lowimpacthydro.org). All GreenStart hydro is Low Impact Hydropower Institute certified.

4 "New" renewables are generation facilities operating on or after Jan 1,1998

5 Based on disclosure label for Standard Offer Service from 02/06. For the Default Service label click here National Grid's Disclosure Label.

To view the Massachusetts Disclosure Label for New England GreenStart 100%SM, which shows sources of power, related emissions, and labor information, click here. For New England GreenStart 50%SM Disclosure Label, click here.