“Outside energy consultants are lining up to pitch the city on programs that would allow the bulk purchase of energy.
Two outfits recently briefed the City Council on community choice aggregation programs, or CCAs: Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance, or MEGA, and Manhattan-based Good Energy.
Under each plan, National Grid would still be responsible for delivery, maintenance and power outage problems. But administrators would shop around for the lowest-cost energy supplier, which would ideally lead to cost-savings for consumers.Outside energy consultants are lining up to pitch the city on programs that would allow the bulk purchase of energy.
Two outfits recently briefed the City Council on community choice aggregation programs, or CCAs: Municipal Electric and Gas Alliance, or MEGA, and Manhattan-based Good Energy.
Under each plan, National Grid would still be responsible for delivery, maintenance and power outage problems. But administrators would shop around for the lowest-cost energy supplier, which would ideally lead to cost-savings for consumers”
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DeMola, Pete. Schenectady Gazette 6 August 2019.