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Tamworth energy committee warns residents of Community Power rate increase; board asked to support bill to block cost-shifting
Summary
Energy Committee rep reported Community Power will raise rates after losing a planned power-purchase agreement; the change may make Community Power rates slightly higher than Eversource and the committee asked the board to support House Bill 760 to prevent utilities from shifting losses to community power customers.
Gabrielle told the Select Board that the Community Power Coalition — the municipal aggregation that supplies electricity for participating towns — has voted to raise its rates slightly after an anticipated power purchase from a generation project fell through. She said the change could put Community Power rates above Eversource’s in the next rate period, ending an era where Community Power typically charged less than the utility.
Gabrielle said the coalition originally planned to source about 30% of its power from a purchase-power agreement…
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