The Supplier is required to obtain approval from the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy.

Once approved by the Regulator, the Supplier will appear on the Regulators website and he may now begin the approval process with National Grid. To do so, the Supplier must contact Konica Shandal at Konica.Shandal@nationalgrid.com.

The Supplier will be directed to email separate scanned copies of the following documents to the contacts listed in Step 2:  

• MDPU Approval Letter
• Mass Supplier Application (pdf)
• Mass National Grid ESCO Registration Form (docx)
• Mass Supplier Contact List (pdf)
• Approved Supplier Enrollment Form (pdf)
• W9 Certificate (pdf) - Please contact National Grid for current version.
• ACH Payment Authorization Form (pdf)
• MA Gas 3rd Party Payment Form (pdf)
• National Grid MA Gas EDI Connectivity Profile (doc)
• EDI Testing Policy Supplement (doc)
• Mass Gas Supplier Service Agreement (pdf)
• Capacity Release Agreement - MA Gas Boston (pdf)
• Capacity Release Addendum - MA Gas (pdf)
• Mass Pipelines on Which ESCO Must Be an Approved Bidder (docx)
• US-NSP Supplier Data Collection Template (xlsx)
• Voided check or a signed bank letter on bank letterhead from the bank (list the Bank address, routing, and account number on the letter)

Once received, National Grid will review the documents for completeness. If complete, EDI testing will commence.

Currently, there are no Billing Service Agreements in New England, but any ESCO that serves a Daily Balanced pool, which must receive Standard Pass-Through Billing, must meet creditworthiness standards. If the standards are not met, then a security deposit is calculated. For New England (KEDNE), the standard and method of calculation are specified by item 24.3 of the "Distribution Service Terms and Conditions" of the MDTE No. 4 Tariff.