In a statement released Thursday, Hampshire Council of Governments [HCOG] announced they had reached agreement with the Granby Select Board on an electricity agreement.
GRANBY – The Hampshire Council of Governments [HCOG] has reached agreement with the Granby Select Board on an electricity agreement.
Dubbed a “municipal aggregation agreement,” the program, according to the HCOG, includes 38 communities serving 160,000 people with potential electricity savings in total of up to $6 million a year.
The HCOG Executive Director Todd Ford said he appreciates the town of Granby’s continuing support for his organization’s efforts.
“Granby was one of the original seven towns to support community choice with a unanimous Town Meeting vote,” he said. “When you buy items at a grocery store, the unit price is always lower when you buy in bulk. It is basic economics, and energy is no different.”
Ford’s efforts with Belchertown, however, have hit a snag.
The Belchertown selectmen on Monday delayed action on the amended electricity aggregation agreement with the HCOG until Jan. 27 -- even though their published agenda indicated a vote would be taken.
Ford did not attend that meeting but was at the November Belchertown selectmen meeting when some members of the board and the town administrator told him they were unhappy with the HCOG electricity service.
Ford is expected to attend the Jan. 27 meeting.
According to Ford, the 38 towns are Great Barrington, Buckland, Charlemont, Conway, Deerfield, Gill, Heath, Leverett, Montague, Northfield, Rowe, Warwick, Wendell, Whately, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granby, Hadley, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Northampton, Pelham, Plainfield, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Barre, Brookfield, East Brookfield, Mendon, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Upton, and West Brookfield.