Sustainable Westchester recently announced its plans to discontinue its Westchester Power program when the contract expires at the end of November 2025.
“For nearly a decade, Westchester Power has enabled communities to deliver clean, predictably-priced, consumer-friendly energy to tens of thousands of residents and businesses,” the company said in a website release. “It is with regret that Sustainable Westchester has made the difficult but necessary decision to discontinue the program when the current contract concludes at the end of November. This decision comes as New York implements new rules that govern community energy programs statewide, which impact all Community Choice Aggregation administrators and their energy suppliers. Sustainable Westchester determined that continuing the program under the current regulatory framework is not feasible.”
Sustainable Westchester was a topic of interest in the recent mayoral race in Rye, with Democrat Josh Nathan and Independent Rick McCabe supporting it, but GOP candidate Bill Henderson opposing the company as a default for Rye residents.
“Sustainable Westchester is grateful for the strong partnership of municipal leaders who have supported the program, and we join them in celebrating Westchester’s Power’s enormous contributions to regional climate and clean energy goals,” Sustainable Westchester continued. “In total, the program has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 1.5 million metric tons, the equivalent of removing 35,000 gas-powered cars from the road, an extraordinary and lasting achievement.”
Rye residents and small businesses are assured that their power supply will not suddenly cease to operate on December 1, as power will continue to be supplied safely and reliably by either Con Edison or NYSEG.
To learn more about Sustainable Westchester, click here. To read their Power Program End FAQs, click here.
