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Greenburgh board hears Sustainable Westchester request to accelerate Westchester Power renewal; members ask for resident outreach and survey
Summary
A Sustainable Westchester representative asked Greenburgh to accelerate its Westchester Power contract renewal to allow a longer procurement window and potentially better pricing. Board members expressed concern about committing before peak summer usage and asked staff to survey residents and provide comparative data before a mid‑April decision.
A Sustainable Westchester representative (addressed in the meeting as Mr. Branson) returned to the board to request an earlier start to the renewal process for the Westchester Power community aggregation contract. The presenter said initiating procurement earlier would give the program more optionality to choose favorable market timing and could reduce the risk of being locked into a high rate when market conditions shift.
Branson showed historical program data and said the program’s renewable option had generally tracked utility rates over multiple years, with 2023–24 representing an outlier that distorted longer‑term averages. He urged the board to act by mid‑April to give the procurement team room to evaluate shoulder‑month pricing and consultant indicators and to improve the odds of securing a competitive long‑term contract.
Several board members expressed reservations about acting before the summer peak months and asked for additional comparisons and outreach. One member suggested surveying residents — including people who had previously opted out of the program — to gauge support; another urged partnership on targeted communications and real‑time rate comparisons during high‑usage months. Branson said Sustainable Westchester can share its full contract deck and work with town staff on messaging but noted the program’s ability to reach nonparticipants is limited if those residents previously opted out.
No vote was taken. Staff were asked to coordinate resident outreach and to provide the board with the full presentation materials and a recommended timeline for decision by mid‑April if possible.
