Loudoun Community Power officials brief Selectmen on rising rates, participation and PUC rulings

Representatives of Loudoun Community Power told the Town of Loudoun selectboard on July 15 that recent market volatility and regulatory changes have raised community power supply rates this rate period, though participation in the program remains steady. The town’s representative to the coalition, Andrew (representative, Loudoun Community Power), said Loudoun had about 1,744 active accounts as of July 1 and “58 percent remain engaged with the coalition.” Jackson Caspari, director of member services for Loudoun Community Power, said the coalition and its member towns successfully intervened at the state Public Utilities Commission to require utilities to recover under-collected supply costs on the supply side of the bill rather than pushing them into delivery charges. Why it matters: the supply-rate difference affects what customers pay for energy on top of utility delivery charges.…