Reduced Electricity Rates to Save Participating Residents a Total $2.8 Million. Freeholder Mary Ann O’Brien announced today that the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholder’s cost-saving Energy Aggregation Program will go into effect this September, with participating residents expected to see savings in their October electric bills.
Passaic County is offering residents of Haledon, Passaic, Wayne and Woodland Park a way to lower their monthly electricity bills through its partnership with Constellation Energy Services, a third party energy supplier.
“The county is helping residents save money by joining a cooperative energy purchasing group,” said Theodore “TJ” Best, the Passaic County freeholder director. “The savings can help spark our local economy by allowing residents to keep more of their money for spending in local stores and restaurants.”
Jill Horner speaks with Stephen Reid, Mayor from Point Pleasant Beach, to give a Local Update. Recorded on: 11/17/2015. For more videos and information about your community, go to comcastnewsmakers.com.
Moorestown Council will give final consideration to joining the Burlington County Energy Aggregation Program Monday night. Council will hold a public hearing and final reading on an ordinance authorizing Moorestown to join the Burlington County Energy Aggregation Program when it meets Monday night at the Town Hall.
All municipalities in Burlington County must hold their public hearings by March 13. Commercial Utility Consultant is currently meeting with municipalities throughout Burlington County, citing the advantage of a bigger buy-in to benefit municipalities county-wide.
At the meeting, the committee passed an ordinance to join the Morris Area Energy Cooperative. Stacia Scaduto, a representative for Commercial Utility Consultants, was at the meeting to answer questions about the newly adopted program.
As Cinnaminson fire commissioner Richard Dietrich sees it, an energy proposal being pushed by the Burlington County freeholders can only be of benefit to towns.
“I think it’s a great idea,” said the Cinnaminson resident who attended a meeting at the F.W. Holbein Middle School on Tuesday night. “The economics issue is so very important.”
FREDON — Representatives from Concord Energy Services and Commercial Utility Consultants — the companies handling the public outreach and bid process for the township's involvement in an energy aggregation program — spent 45 minutes on Tuesday answering questions related to the township's decision to join the Passaic County Energy Cooperative Pricing System.
HARDYSTON — Hardyston officials are working with a county-run program to reduce electric bills for township residents.
The township has joined Passaic County’s cooperative to pursue Government Energy Aggregation (GEA), a state-supported process. The county has operated a similar cost-saving cooperative for municipal energy needs for four years.
Contrary to Richard Galioto Sr.’s assertion in his recent letter, the Bloomfield Community Energy Aggregation program will expand the range of energy choice for Bloomfield residents. The program also has the potential to provide significant savings to residents on their electric bills.
Community Energy Aggregation was created by the New Jersey Legislature to allow municipalities such as Bloomfield to purchase energy in bulk on behalf of their residents at prices lower than the average utility price.
Municipalities rarely get a chance to cut costs for their residents. But Bayonne recently did just that, slashing consumers' bills citywide by about 10 percent. The lower energy rate - achieved through a government energy aggregation program - is expected to save Bayonne residents approximately $2 million over the two-year contract period.
As you may be aware, PECO’s rates are in the process of being restructured and the new rate structure will take effect January 1, 2011. The good news is that the Transition charges that are currently applied to all PECO customers’ bills will no longer be applied. These charges were awarded to PECO when electric deregulation was initiated in Pennsylvania back in 1998 and have been collected via customers’ billings for the last 11 years.
As you are well aware, PPL’s rates are in the process of being restructured and the new rate structure will take effect January 1, 2010. The good news is that the Transition charges that are currently applied to all PPL customers’ bills will no longer be applied. These charges were awarded to PPL as a result of deregulation in Pennsylvania back in 1998 and have been collected via customers’ billings for the last 10 years.
Sparking municipalities and residents to generate energy savings by buying in bulk is once again underway through a countywide program. The Burlington County Energy Aggregation Program is an initiative designed to save the county, towns and residents money by coming together for joint purchasing opportunities from electric suppliers.
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Albert Einstein
Nicholas Reynolds, COO at Commercial Utility Consultants, discusses how a new energy program can help lower monthly utility costs for residents in Bayonne, NJ. Recorded on: 10/31/2013. For more videos and information about your community, go to newsday.com, a Cablevision news affiliate.
The county’s Government Energy Aggregation program is meant to bring savings to residents by procuring a licensed thirdparty electrical supplier to provide to energy for those who don’t opt out of the program, according to Nicholas Reynolds, chief operating officer of Commercial Utility Consultants, a consulting company hired by the county to oversee the program.
The Passaic County Energy Cooperative Pricing System pools residents’ energy needs and, with strength in numbers, seeks bids from energy suppliers. The lower costs come from “combining the energy usage of our residents with many other residents in Passaic County,” Mayor Chris Vergano said. A lower price is guaranteed and savings range between 5 percent to 15 percent of ratepayers' bills, said representatives from the consulting firm that's implementing the program.
The Township of Wayne is working with a county-run program to help reduce electric bills for township residents.
The Township has joined Passaic County's cooperative to pursue Government Energy Aggregation, a state supported process. The Township has participated in a similar county-operated cost-saving cooperative for municipal energy needs for the past few years.
Burlington County is preparing to create a discount electricity supply program for residential consumers, officials say, but it won't know what the savings will be until towns sign up.
"Each town has to pass an ordinance to join," said Nicholas Reynolds, chief operating officer of Commercial Utility Consultants, the county's energy consultant.
Andover borough — Andover Borough officials are working with a regional program to reduce electric bills for borough residents, according to a press release from the energy consulting company working on the project. The borough has joined a cooperative led by Passaic County to pursue Government Energy Aggregation, a state-supported process. Passaic has operated a similar cost-saving cooperative for municipal energy needs for four years.
HOWELL — Municipal officials are moving forward with an energy aggregation program that they say will save residents money on their electricity costs. At the June 24 meeting of the Township Council, Nicholas Reynolds, chief operating officer of Commercial Utility Consultants, presented the results of a May 20 public auction for energy costs, as well as the winning energy supplier for Howell.
A Commercial Utility Consultants representative said that a third-party electricity supplier can reduce bills, and participants can opt out of the plan anytime.
John Dunn, CUC's lead aggregation coordinator, addressed Bloomfield residents on Wednesday during a meeting arranged by Second Ward Councilman Nick Joanow.
Commercial Utility Consultants (CUC) is pleased to announce that efforts to secure substantial savings for many of its clients for calendar year 2011 have proven to be successful. Despite dire predictions of increases of as much as 20% to 40% resulting from the deregulation of the PA electric marketplace (PA Electric Choice aka PA Power Switch), CUC has secured savings of 10% to 20% for its clients over their present 2010 costs.
“Savings hit home when we had the opportunity to help a home-town sports team.”
Nicholas Reynolds, COO
The Philadelphia Eagles have engaged Commercial Utility Consultants (CUC) of West Chester, PA to review the utility accounts at their Lincoln Financial Field and NovaCare Complex locations. The scope of work will include a complete analysis of the PECO, PGW and Philadelphia Water Department accounts for each site. CUC has been reducing utility costs for their clients since 1975. Their services include a complete analysis of any utility account at no cost as well as free supplier price quotes.
