Sterling Municipal Light Department

The SMLD is a progressive public power utility located 10 miles NNE of Worcester, Massachusetts in the Town of Sterling. Our primary building was originally the 1883 Sterling High School. Serving the town of Sterling for over 100 years, we have more than 3,700 residential, commercial, municipal and industrial customers.

Our customers are fed power through approximately 160 miles of distribution lines. The SMLD is a member of ISO New England and a wholesale aggregator of power with power purchases from generation throughout New England and New York. Our power supply consists of an extremely clean portfolio of separate power agreements with Baltic Mill Hydro, Carbolon Cogeneration, Contoocook Hydro, Macquarie Energy Services, ISO NE Energy Market, MMWEC, Mechanicsville Hydro, Methuen Falls Hydro, Millstone III, PASNY, Centennial Hydroelectric Facility, Seabrook and Stony Brook combined cycle units.

The Sterling Municipal Light Department’s mission is to provide smooth, clean, reliable power at a reasonable price while staying abreast of society’s technological advances for the benefit of its customers.

Sterling LAMB (Local Area Municipal Broadband)

Sterling LAMB (Local Area Municipal Broadband) is a fiber-optic Internet service that is being built and operated by the Sterling Municipal Light Department. For over a century, SMLD has supplied innovative utility services to our customers. SMLD is owned by the people we serve a municipally-owned utility company, which puts us in the unique position to make decisions based on the needs of the Sterling community. Our goal at Sterling LAMB is to provide a quality Internet service at a competitive price, with straightforward rates – everything is included. As your neighbors at SMLD, we work every day to make the quality of life for residents better and more affordable, while assisting in business growth and economic development. We are proud to be your neighbors.

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