Public Meetings Set on Newport Community Electricity

Friday, March 17, 2023

Residents Invited to Learn More About New Electricity Program
  
NEWPORT, R.I. (FRIDAY, MARCH 17th, 2023) – Newport residents interested in learning more about the City’s new electricity Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program are being encouraged to attend any of a series of upcoming virtual and in-person information sessions.

The meetings, which are being hosted by representatives from the City’s CCA consultant, Good Energy, are slated to kick off on Tuesday, March 21^st with a virtual discussion at 7:30 p.m. with the Green Energy Consumers Alliance, a local non-profit that helps bring renewable energy projects to New England. A second virtual session will follow on Thursday, March 23^rd at noon. Both sessions are open to the public and registration is available on the program website, www.NewportCommunityElectricity.com.

City Councilors will also hear a presentation on the program as part of a special workshop scheduled for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22^nd at Newport City Hall. For those unable to attend, livestreaming and on-demand viewing will be available through the City’s website at www.CityofNewport.com/TV. 
 
Finally, on Tuesday, March 28^th, another community meeting is scheduled at Innovate Newport, located at 513 Broadway, beginning at 6 p.m. Parking is available on-site and all are welcome to attend.
 
For more information about Newport Community Electricity, please be sure to visit www.NewportCommunityElectricity.com