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Committee backs change to municipal aggregation order to prioritize rates lower than National Grid
Summary
The Finance Committee on March 3 approved an amendment to the city’s municipal aggregation order to remove a strict yearly‑average requirement and instead direct staff to focus on obtaining rates lower than National Grid, citing stability from longer contracts.
The Marlborough City Finance Committee voted 5-0 on March 3 to recommend an amendment to the municipal aggregation order (referenced in the meeting as order 19107578b) that removes a strict requirement that aggregation rates “on a yearly average be lower than the National Grid basic service rate” and replaces it with language directing the municipal aggregation committee to “focus on obtaining rates that are lower than National Grid.”
City Council President Aussing presented the proposed wording change, telling the committee the revision responds to market changes and to how the Department of Public Utilities altered…
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