Is Sustainable Westchester’s Community Choice Aggregation program the best deal for residents? And is Croton’s Board of Trustees doing its best to keep villagers informed about their choices?
Thank you Joel, well written and informative. I'm disappointed that our Board did not share this information with us and make it absolutely clear that the Board has chosen higher electrical supply rate for its residents. I wonder if the Village is also paying those higher rates with out tax dollars?
I could be wrong, but I don't believe by opting into the WCCA program a person receives 100% renewable electric energy, as stated in this editorial. When this program first launched several years ago, I asked about this very issue and was told that all the energy sources go into the same Con Ed grid. Has that changed and if so, how? I think the idea is that if more people opt for this, renewable energy sources will become a bigger source of the grid. Although it was not publicized at the beginning, I did ask the proponents about the cost, and was told that it was likely to be be higher. (Since then the price of fossil fuels has been largely falling, further exacerbating the cost differential.)
Unfortunately those of us who are already strangled by the high cost of living here are not able to switch to renewable energy, electric cars, etc. until they are an economically preferable solution. It would have been nice of the solar panels at the train station could supply all Croton residents with power, but that's not happening.
Thank you Joel, well written and informative. I'm disappointed that our Board did not share this information with us and make it absolutely clear that the Board has chosen higher electrical supply rate for its residents. I wonder if the Village is also paying those higher rates with out tax dollars?
Thank you.
And thank you Joel as well.
I could be wrong, but I don't believe by opting into the WCCA program a person receives 100% renewable electric energy, as stated in this editorial. When this program first launched several years ago, I asked about this very issue and was told that all the energy sources go into the same Con Ed grid. Has that changed and if so, how? I think the idea is that if more people opt for this, renewable energy sources will become a bigger source of the grid. Although it was not publicized at the beginning, I did ask the proponents about the cost, and was told that it was likely to be be higher. (Since then the price of fossil fuels has been largely falling, further exacerbating the cost differential.)
Unfortunately those of us who are already strangled by the high cost of living here are not able to switch to renewable energy, electric cars, etc. until they are an economically preferable solution. It would have been nice of the solar panels at the train station could supply all Croton residents with power, but that's not happening.
Does this involve our former Croton mayor Leo Weigman of Sustainable Westchester?
Leo Wiegman wrote a Guest Editorial in the Chronicle last year arguing for the CCA program.
https://open.substack.com/pub/thecrotonchronicle/p/the-village-of-croton-on-hudson-chooses
Thank you.
Another boondoggle perpetrated by the the left in the name of saving the planet.