Community Choice Aggregation, or CCA, is an alternative to the investor owned utility energy supply system in which local municipalities can aggregate the buying power of individual customers within their borders, in order to secure alternative energy supply contracts.
We spoke with Janice Scherer of Southampton Town’s long range planning department about the Town’s interest in establishing a CCA program.
Also we spoke with Gordian Raacke of Renewable Energy Long Island to get his take on the CCA program.
The main goals of CCAs have been to either lower costs for consumers or to allow consumers greater control of their energy mix, mainly by offering "greener" generation portfolios than local utilities.
A New York State law enables localities to establish CCA plans. The first such program was initiated in 2015. in Westchester County.
Also we spoke with Gordian Raacke of Renewable Energy Long Island to get his take on the CCA program.
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