MG&E Lowers Electric Fuel Charge Again

The second drop in the fuel charge (Purchase Power Adjustment) means customers will see lower charges on late summer electric use beginning with their September bill.

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MG&E Solar Panels Bring Power Generation back to Wareham Street

For the first time since the Department ran a water wheel in the Nemasket River, electric power is being generated at the Wareham Street station. This time, it's sunlight that runs the operation and there are no moving parts. In fact, the solar panels themselves are nearly invisible, one story up on the truck garage roof. But they have the potential to collect enough sunlight to generate about half of the Electric Division office building use.

To learn more about the 16.8 Kilowatt Solar Array, affectionately dubbed the Solar Stream,  open the Press Release below. Read our Fast Facts News Brief  for comparative statistics and operating data from the first day.

To watch actual power generation real time, click on the Solar Array weblink, showing charts of generation by the hour and day, week or month.

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Home Energy Watch Kits Available at Libraries

MG&E has supplied both the Middleborough and Lakeville public libraries with our Home Energy Watch Kits to be borrowed by residential customers with a library card. The kits feature the Kill-A-Watt EZ appliance meter that you can plug into any 120-volt household appliance to gauge its energy use and cost to operate. The meters come pre-programmed with the average cost per kilowatt-hour for MG&E customers. Check your library for availability.