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Larchmont moves CCA default to 100% renewable under new one‑year supplier contract
Summary
The Village of Larchmont approved moving its Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) default to a 100% renewable supply under a new 13‑month contract with Constellation New Energy beginning Nov. 1; residents will have a 30‑day opt‑out window and multiple ways to change supply.
The Village of Larchmont Board of Trustees on Sept. 23 approved administratively switching the village’s Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) default supply to a 100% renewable option under a new contract with Constellation New Energy that takes effect Nov. 1.
Nick Tedrow, deputy program director for the Westchester Power program at Sustainable Westchester, told the board the new contract runs 13 months and that residents currently in the program will receive notification letters outlining a 30‑day opt‑out period and multiple ways to change to a 50% option or leave the program entirely without fee. "If you do miss the 27th … you can still come back to us … and we can make that change for you," Tedrow said, describing the opt‑out mechanics and a tear‑off mail‑in option.
Tedrow described Westchester Power as a nonprofit municipal consortium serving roughly 29 municipalities and about 140,000 accounts; he emphasized that Con Edison remains the delivery utility while the CCA supplies the electricity choice. He noted the village previously had a 100% default rate shown as 15.499 (the prior contract’s 100% option) and that the new package carries a modest premium for renewable supply but offers price fixed‑term security. "There is a slight premium associated with the renewable energy … but it is fixed," he said.
The board was told the first bill to reflect the new rates would appear on December Con Edison statements (functionally visible after the November billing cycle), and administration and Sustainable Westchester will send notices, host virtual and in‑person information sessions (including a Spanish‑language virtual session scheduled for Sept. 25), and accept opt‑outs or supply changes during the 30‑day window.
The mayor noted residents previously who had opted out would remain excluded so long as the account remains open; Tedrow clarified that accounts with a private energy‑supply contract or on certain utility assistance programs are excluded from automatic enrollment.
Administration said the board authorized the village administrator to implement the 100% default for the village’s CCA participants and to oversee notification and enrollment tasks.
