Cape Light Compact

= example of Community Choice Energy Aggregation enabled by public legistation

URL = http://www.capelightcompact.org/about/

Context

John Robb:

"In a small number of US states (Massachusetts, Ohio, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and California), it's legal to create a community power company that negotiates for power from suppliers on the community's behalf. This power company doesn't run the grid, which remains in the hands of the existing utility. See: The Cape Light Compact for an example for how this works. The legislation that makes this possible is "Community Choice Aggregation." (http://www.resilientcommunities.com)

Description

"Cape Light Compact is an inter-governmental organization consisting of the 21 towns and two counties on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard. The Compact’s mission is to serve our 200,000 customers through the delivery of proven energy efficiency programs, effective consumer advocacy, competitive electricity supply and green power options." (http://www.capelightcompact.org/about/)