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Town hears options for Community Power renewal: 30-month stable contract, green default and potential small program fee
Summary
Staff briefed the board on the Community Power program renewal timeline, the town's current default product (35% renewable), options to keep or change the green default, a proposed small customer fee to fund local weatherization/assistance, and timing for a decision before contract renewal in December.
Town staff and the energy commission discussed options for renewing the town's Community Power supply contract, the composition of default products and an optional program fee to support local energy assistance and weatherization.
The program: a town-supported community power product Town staff said Swanzey Community Power launched in June 2023 and currently supplies roughly 2,600 customer accounts and about 18.5 million kilowatt-hours annually. Staff reported the program's default product includes an additional 10 percentage points of renewable energy on top of the state minimum (making the town default 35 percent renewable in 2025). The presenter said about 91 percent of customers remain on the default product.
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