Energy & Grid Management
Thu, Sep 3
Molly Glick
Molly Glick
Energy Central Team
·Posted in Energy & Grid Management

NEWS: New York should axe its Community Choice Aggregation program, state officials say.

  • The New York Department of Public Service is asking the state PSC to put the kibosh on the Community Choice Aggregation program, which enables municipalities to buy power in bulk for homes and small businesses. NY is one of 11 states that permit this arrangement.

  • A no-go: NY’s Community Choice Aggregation program was created to boost renewable use and lower power prices. It did neither, according to the NY DPS. CCA participants paid around 16% more for electricity, on average, than utility customers. Why? The program’s high renewable ratio comes with a pricy premium…yet it hasn’t moved the needle on state clean energy targets.

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