§ 59-3. Establishment of a community choice aggregation program.

(a)

A community choice aggregation program is hereby established by the Village of Goshen, whereby the village may implement a CCA program to the full extent permitted by the CCA order, and any subsequent orders, as set forth more fully herein.

(b)

The village may act as aggregator or broker for the sale of electric supply, gas supply, or both to eligible consumers and may enter into contracts with one or more suppliers, through the CCA administrator, for energy supply and other services on behalf of eligible consumers.

(c)

The CCA administrator and the village may enter into agreements and contracts with other municipalities to develop offers of opt-in distributed energy resources (DER) products and services to participating consumers, including opportunities to participate in local renewable energy projects, solar, energy efficiency, benchmarking, microgrids, storage, demand response, energy management, and other innovative reforming the energy (REV) initiatives and objectives designed to optimize system benefits, target and address load pockets/profile within the CCA zone, and reduce costs for CCA customers.

(d)

Under the CCA program, the operation and ownership of distribution service shall remain with the distribution utility. The village's procurement of energy supply through a CCA program constitutes neither the purchase of a public utility system, nor the furnishing of utility service. The village will not take over any part of the electric or gas transmission or distribution system and will not furnish any type of utility service, but will instead negotiate with suppliers through the CCA administrator on behalf of participating consumers.

(L.L. No. 6-2016, § 3, 11-21-16)