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Selectmen approve Canterbury Community Power default rate with contingent adder and opt-up option
Summary
The Board of Selectmen voted to adopt a conditional Canterbury Community Power default energy rate for Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026, allowing a small discretionary adder if the town’s rate remains lower than utility defaults.
The Canterbury Board of Selectmen voted to set the town’s six-month Community Power default energy rate starting Aug. 1, 2025, based on a conditional motion the board read into the record and approved during the meeting.
Why it matters: The vote sets the town’s default energy supply price for the six-month period Aug. 1, 2025–Jan. 31, 2026. The adopted approach aims to keep Canterbury’s Community Power default below the utilities’ default rates while creating a small discretionary fund (an “adder”) for local energy projects if market conditions allow.
What the board approved: The resolution the chair read and the board…
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