Buying Gas and Electric through the Village of Tuckahoe: Community Choice Aggregation

The Board of Trustees of the Village of Tuckahoe will hold a public hearing Aug. 10 about establishing a Community Choice Aggregation program.

“it’s a wonky name for a relatively simple concept called group purchasing: in this case, electricity,” according to leanenergyus.org

CCA is a program that lets communities bid for electricity and natural gas for their homes and small businesses—and buy energy on their behalf.

It’s all about negotiating lower rates—because Con Ed remains the source and sends the monthly bill—it’s just that aggregating customers means lower negotiated prices. Also, participating customers should see a reduction in New York state taxes and fees for energy.

It’s market-based and revenue-supported—no tax dollars.

Here’s part of what Sustainable Westchester says about it:

Community Choice Aggregation is a municipal or countywide energy procurement model that enables communities to put out for bid the total demand for electricity and natural gas of participating homes and small businesses and purchase energy on their behalf. Aggregating consumers on a large scale creates the market clout necessary to negotiate lower rates with private suppliers. CCA is currently available in six states: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. New York will be the seventh. Over five million customers nationwide are served by a CCA program. Most programs have grown steadily and shown customers consistent savings. Sustainable Westchester has been authorized by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) to implement the first CCA program in the state in Westchester County.

Learn more about CCA from crotonenergy,com

SCREENSHOT: What is CCA/leanenergy.org