KINGSTON – The City of Kingston’s Community Choice Aggregation Program has begun.
The program enables municipalities to supply residents and small businesses with accessible and affordable green energy by pooling demand.
Kingston’s program, called Kingston Community Energy, allows the city to purchase clean energy supply at bulk rates on behalf of all residents and small businesses while still maintaining delivery service from Central Hudson.
By also including community solar, Kingston Community Energy will ensure that all residents, regardless of income level, will benefit from locally generated clean energy. The program will also develop home efficiency loans and other wealth-building programs to ensure equitable distribution of clean energy resources.
“We are excited to move forward with the next step in our Community Choice Aggregation process, which puts control of choosing energy suppliers in our own hands and has the potential to both deliver lower monthly bills and cleaner energy, and create healthier homes for all of our residents,” said Mayor Steven Noble. “The City of Kingston has been researching, evaluating, and strategizing the development of a CCA for years and we are thrilled to partner with Mid-Hudson Energy Transition, who we are confident will lead our community through a meaningful energy transition. Our goal is for our local energy supply to be 100 percent renewable energy sourced within New York State.”
