Concord Light Board voted unanimously to adjust power cost adjustment rates over five years to recover $6.2 million in underpayment caused by an accounting error in system loss calculations, adding $6.74 monthly to average residential bills.
Concord Light Board backs proposal for majority-elected governance structure in major shift. The board heard a working group recommendation to seek special legislation establishing three elected seats and two Town Manager-appointed seats on the five-member Light Board, addressing a decades-long
Concord Light Board authorizes counsel response to open meeting law complaint. Resident Paul Macone filed a challenge on August 19, 2026, alleging improper use of executive session when the board discussed power purchase agreements and middle-school solar panels.
Light Board receives audit wake-up call on 2017 rate error. Director Jason Bulger reported that auditors discovered a calculation error in the provision for rate refunds dating back to 2017, prompting an accounting adjustment that may lead to an increase in the currently negative Power Cost
Concord Light Board enters executive session on power contracts. The board met via Zoom on July 14 and voted unanimously to discuss confidential power supply contracts under Massachusetts Open Meeting Law exemption 10. All five members were present: John Dalton, Chris Schaffner, Warren Leon, Nicole
Concord Light Board explores battery storage policy; internet outage ends meeting. Director Jason Bulger briefed the five-member board on restrictions preventing residential battery systems from exporting power to the grid, noting 37 installed systems totaling one megawatt of capacity. Board
Concord Light Board approves pilot rate for vehicle-to-grid electric buses. The Municipal Light Board unanimously approved the G5 Vehicle-to-Grid rate for the school district's electric buses, setting compensation at 6.5 cents per kilowatt-hour for power returned to the grid, a $1.83 per kilowatt
Concord Light Board reorganizes leadership amid major billing transition. The board unanimously elected John Dalton as chair and Chris Schaffner as clerk, effective immediately, following the departures of Chair Warren Leon and six-year member Brian Foulds. Director Jason Bulger reported the new
Light Board endorses solar rooftop policy for Town Meeting consideration. The three-member board voted unanimously to support Article 30, a citizen petition requiring rooftop solar on new public buildings with a minimum capacity of 7.5 kilowatts and estimated payback period of six to eight years.
Concord Municipal Light Board votes to scrap the R-7 residential heat pump rate and impose a $6.50 monthly charge on additional meters. The 4-0 vote, effective April 1, reflects the obsolescence of the R-7 rate under the utility's new Time-of-Day pricing structure; approximately 40 customers
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