2017 Annual Report

Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant is committed to honoring our mission statement which includes its commitment in embracing green energy while providing a balanced portfolio to the rate payers.

We live in a green economy that continues to evolve and have a lasting impact on the way TMLP, as a utility, does business. Yet we know that even in this new economy, the cost of the service still matters to our customers. We gauge our success not only on how we adopt, and adapt, to new technology and how we add renewable and sustainable energy to our portfolio, but on cost, reliability, and being accountable for the decisions that we make.

TMLP takes pride in being a trusted resource. To us, being a trusted resource means taking the time to listen to our customers about what they want and need from their electric utility and for many, their internet service provider as well. They want access to solar power as evidenced by the number of residential solar projects that have been completed and the interest in the community solar farm that was near completion at the end of the year. They also want a reliable system that lets them power on and/or charge their electronic devices, regulate their energy consumption on line, and keep their lights bright when they want.

Being a trusted resource also means that we refine, as we redefine, our focus. As the largest municipal electric utility in Massachusetts with 37,000 meters, TMLP sets its future course with a 20-plus year vision. The choices that we make today must withstand the short-term benefits and continue to have a positive impact far into the future. Our power generating facility at the Cleary-Flood Station and the West Water Street facility are examples of how decisions made by our predecessors are just as important, and play as significant a role, as before. These facilities co-exist with the distributed generation project that is now in operation and will house our battery storage system in the future. Conversely, the decisions that we make today with regard to renewable and sustainable resources must also withstand the test of time and not place a financial burden on future customers.

TMLP takes its role as an economically-responsible, environmental steward seriously, one that incorporates technology in a reasonable, risk-balanced manner for all customers.