Otsego
County* buys its electricity from MEGA (Municipal Electricity and GasAlliance). So do four towns, three villages and four school
districts in Otsego County, as well as the City of Oneonta. MEGA
combines the energy needs of large collections of municipal entities,
and shops for the most economical energy available in a vast and
complex market. MEGA has customers in all but eight upstate
counties.
The
NY Public Service Commission (PSC) will announce, in the next few
months, whether it will approve Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)
for New York communities. If a community (municipality) agrees to
participate, individual households in that municipality can establish
an aggregation, and get the same or similar benefits as
municipalities themselves get from an aggregator like MEGA.
Individual households must opt out (a relatively simple process) if
they're not interested.
The
energy market is evolving and five or ten years from now it will look
very different. However, CCA is a good option for the next few
years, with, it seems, few if any downsides.
*
- meaning County buildings and facilities.
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