RHINEBECK, N.Y. - The Town Board is ready to make the move to participate in a community choice aggregate electricity purchasing program beginning in September. The proposal to join Hudson Valley Community Power was discussed Monday, May 24, during a video conference meeting. Supervisor Elizabeth Spinzia said the town would use a local law adopted in October 2019 to become the
Thursday, April 15, 2021 - 9:12 am
BY ADAM ATKINSON
North Country This Week
CANTON The village’s Sustainability Committee recently hosted a presentation for the public on community choice solar programs at their online Zoom meeting recently.
Jeff Domanski, community choice aggregation (community solar) specialist, of Hudson Valley Energy, talked about how such programs might fit with Canton’s overall sustainability goals at the April 6 meeting.
The village, like other local municipalities including the Town of Potsdam, is researching ways and companies to set up community choice aggregation to allow local residents to participate in what is essentially a buyers club for renewably generated electricity. Through the program, municipalities contract with companies which handle the administrative side of the buyer’s club on behalf of the town, managing bids and contracts for energy purchases and working with community solar suppliers and National Grid, a
Monday, April 5, 2021 - 5:27 pm
CANTON The village of Canton is hosting an online Zoom presentation regarding a community choice aggregation program which would allow local residents to choose where the electricity they consume is being produced.
“The village is considering the idea of Community Choice Aggregation, with the goal of having more say in where our electrical energy comes from, and ultimately saving money and lessening our carbon footprint,” said Village Trustee Klaus Proemm.
At the village’s April 6 Canton Sustainability Committee meeting an CCA info presentation will be offered at 5 p.m. by Jeff Domanski, Hudson Valley Energy, and Jennifer Perry, ANCA/NYSERDA.
Joule s Clean Energy Programs Enable 31 New York State Communities to Bring Cleaner and Cheaper Energy to Residents, Promote Local Economies, Help Meet State Climate Goals
IN 2021, JOULE EXPECTS TO ROLL OUT COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAMS AND OFFER COMMUNITY SOLAR TO ALMOST 250,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN 31 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF A FIRST-OF-KIND COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM THAT WILL CHANGE NEW YORK STATE S ENERGY LANDSCAPE.
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KATONAH, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In 2020, Joule Assets, via Joule Community Power, launched three new community choice aggregation programs ( CCA or community choice ) to more than 100,000 utility account holders in twelve communities across New York State. This brings Joule s total to five CCAs operating in 20 NY municipalities. Nineteen of the twenty municipalities with electricity supply contracts negotiated through Joule have selected 100% renewable energy at
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. â Village Board members are not enamored with the prospect of establishing an ordinance that would set a community electricity provider.
The concerns were raised during a video conference meeting Monday, with Mayor Bill Murphy saying that residents should not be caught in the position where they donât realize they have to request to stay with Central Hudson.
âUnless thereâs a way that every person that pays utility bills with Central Hudson get informed that they have to opt out, I donât like that idea of this board automatically signing 6,000 people up and then saying, if you donât like it, you have to opt out yourself, â he said.