Orangetown is proud to be a founding member of the Rockland Community Power energy program. Through this program, six Rockland communities came together in 2020 to create a large aggregate or buying group, through which residents may purchase electricity supply at competitive, fixed rates. Both standard energy and 100% renewable energy are available through the program. Since November 2020, this program has helped over 21,000 Rockland residents make the transition to clean energy at a fixed rate.
Through this program, Rockland residents and small businesses have also saved over $5.58 million relative to Orange & Rockland (O&R) rates. Orangetown residents and small businesses alone have saved over $2.26 million dollars.
Through a period of high energy rates, the fixed rates in the program have protected participants from rate spikes. While the variable utility rates (in the graph below in blue) have been unusually high over the last eight months in particular, the program rates (renewable in green, standard energy in red) just keep on going at the same flat rate. Similarly, over the summer, one can expect peak rates for the utility, but the program rate will stay unchanged.
At the same time, this program has made a measurable difference in our carbon footprint as a community, avoiding 45,710 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. We can be proud of our accomplishment as a community.
If you did not enroll in the program earlier and would like to do so now or if you would like to change your energy option, you can always enroll or learn more by calling our helpline at 845 859-9099 (select Option 1) or online at www.RocklandCommunityPower.com. The helpline is available Monday to Friday, 9 to 5.
