Energy Savings Plan Wins Council OK
Government program, mayor says, could save town residents more than $3 million, however if you want out, you'll have to take action.
At its business meeting last Tuesday, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council without fanfare approved a measure to change the way electricity will be supplied to most residents. The council approved Mayor James Barberio's proposal for Parsippany to become part of a government energy aggregation program through which electricity for the town is purchased at lower rates at energy auctions. Under this plan, residents could save more than $150 per year on their individual electricity bills, according to Gabel and Associates, a Highland Park-based energy, environmental and public utility consulting firm the town has hired to take the actions necessary to implement the plan. According to the mayor's office, Gabel and Associates' services …
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Robert Simpson
5:11 pm on Friday, February 22, 2013
The third party suppliers do not produce any electricity. They bid on electricity from the producers the same way that JCP&L does, then they take some profit and sell it to the consumers. more ›