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Leominster committee hears municipal aggregation pitch; recommends petitioners withdraw for revision
Summary
A Leominster committee heard a presentation from Malboro City Council President Mike Oing on municipal aggregation—how cities bulk‑purchase electricity and offer automatic enrollment with opt‑out—and, after questioning about enrollment, oversight and outreach, the committee recommended petition 30‑26 be given leave to withdraw pending further review.
Leominster’s joint Legal Affairs and Ways & Means committee on March 5 heard a detailed briefing on municipal aggregation from Malboro City Council President Mike Oing and debated a petition asking the mayor to pursue aggregation contracts for the city.
The petition (30‑26), read into the record by the legal affairs chair, asked the mayor to “research, develop, and participate in a contract or contracts to aggregate the electricity load of the residents and businesses in the city.” Brandon Robbins and Susan Shallop Zepper were identified in the petition as the petitioners. Malboro’s Mike Oing told the committee municipal aggregation allows a city to competitively buy supply and offer residents a fixed supply price while…
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