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Editor s note: The following is a press release from the Town of Sharon.
The Town of Sharon has signed an electricity supply contract with Constellation to launch the Sharon Power Choice program in March 2021.
A type of group electricity buying program, Sharon Power Choice will give Sharon residents and businesses greater control over the renewable energy content of their electricity and over their electricity supply price.
The program will offer three new electricity supply options, more clean electricity, 34 months of electricity price stability, and consumer protections.
Sharon Power Choice will not replace Eversource or National Grid, which will still provide delivery services. Instead, the program will change the price that Eversource and National Grid use to calculate the supply charge portion of consumers’ electricity bills.
Solar Project Approved in Schoharie County
The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment granted approval to East Point Energy Center, LLC to build and operate a 50 megawatt solar farm in the Town of Sharon in Schoharie County. According to the Times Journal the NextEra project was first proposed 3 years ago and is the first solar project approved under Article 10, which removes large-scale solar from local review and instead puts it in the hands of the state.