ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
Delivering Low-Cost, Reliable Power
The Littleton Electric Light Department (LELD) is a municipally owned electrical utility known for its friendly customer service, consistently low rates, and quick restoration of power outages. LELD serves about 7,600 customers primarily in the towns of Littleton and Boxborough, MA, and is under contract to maintain the electrical grid serving businesses and residents of Devens, MA.
LELD has been in operation since 1912 and is one of 42 municipal light departments in Massachusetts. LELD and the Littleton Water Department operates under a Board of Commissioners and shares administrative and office resources. Together, LELWD delivers electric, water and sewer services. LELWD also contributes to its communities through public grants, school visits and safety seminars, an annual senior citizen luncheon, and much more.
LELD’s rates consistently rank among the lowest in Massachusetts when compared to both municipal light providers and investor-owned utilities.
All construction, service upgrades, and modifications to existing electrical infrastructure within our service territory must comply with the LELD’s guidelines. Please review our Construction Handbook for technical specifications, installation standards, and safety requirements, as well as our Terms & Conditions for service rules and customer responsibilities.
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LELD belongs to the Municipal Electric Association of Massachusetts, the Northeast Public Power Association, and the American Public Power Association. Its personnel are active in these associations, especially in volunteering for the mutual aid assistance program.
Recognition
LELD is a Reliable Public Power Provider, a designation based on reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvement. LELD is also a Smart Energy Provider, recognized for energy efficiency and distributed energy resources, environmental and sustainability programs, customer communication and education, and smart energy information.
Both designations come from the American Public Power Association, the national trade group for more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities.
LELD received national recognition for exceptional electric reliability in 2025.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can either apply for service here or by stopping by our office. We are open Monday-Thursday 6:30am to 4:30pm.
LELD may require, in accordance with MGL Ch. 164 Sec 58A, a cash deposit equal to an estimated bill for three months service, from customers renting property as security for payment of the customer’s indebtedness.
You may terminate your service by informing the office of your move out date, scheduling a final reading, and providing a forwarding address. Contact Us
You will need to contact the office and speak with a customer service representative.
All of the electric rates are found on our website under the Electric Rate Schedules.
Our fees are explained in our terms and conditions, which can be found here.
There are several ways that you can pay your bill. You can pay by cash or check by stopping by the office, or you can pay by check through the mail. You can also pay and manage your account through our customer portal
Yes, LELDs meter infrastructure is AMI (Advanced Meter Infrastructure). These meters use similar technology as our previous AMR meters but provide more benefits to you and LELWD. Click here to learn more!
Yes! LELD does allow for the interconnection of customer owned generation. Please refer to our Distributed Generation webpage for more information.
Yes! LELD offers net-metering, Rate 70.
No, an LELD customer must own the property and the distributed generation in order to interconnect to LELD’s distribution system. Any energy generated from a third party would have to be purchased directly by LELD through a purchased power agreement.
No, energy generated from a solar system must be applied to the meter of the account holder of record. Applying the energy usage to another account or property is not permitted as that is considered retail wheeling and not allowed in LELD service territory.
The maximum allowable residential interconnection is the lesser of 15 kW (AC Rating) or a system sized estimated not to produce more annual energy than the previous 12 months of the customer’s bills. The lesser of 8 kW (AC Rating) is eligible for net metering.
The max allowable small business, small commercial, or small industrial (Rate 20 – Customer Demand less than 40 kVA) interconnection cannot be sized larger than a system that annually produces more than 50% of the energy of the previous 12 months of the customer’s bills.
The max allowable large business, large commercial, or large industrial (Rate 30 and Rate 40 – Customer Demand greater than 40 kVA) interconnection cannot be sized larger than 50% of the highest monthly peak demand from the previous 12 months of the customer’s bills.
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