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Announcement 1: The CCA renewable electricity supply contract through Hudson Valley Community Power (HVCP) will end after June 2025

. As always, you have the right to select a new electricity supply offer from the many available to Central Hudson customers (see below for link). If you do not select a supplier, you will be automatically defaulted back to Central Hudson basic service beginning in July. In either case, there will be no interruption in service.

If you’re currently enrolled in the HVCP CCA program, you should’ve received a letter from the program’s electricity supplier, Direct Energy Services, LLC. Read the letter here. For questions about the letter, contact Direct Energy Services, LLC at (866) 968-8065.

Here’s some recommendations on how you can continue to support clean energy:

Option 1: Subscribe to a community solar project through HVCP and save up to 10% on your electricity bill. Guaranteed savings through bill credits for supporting solar. Enrollment is free and only takes a few minutes: Sign up here.

Option 2: Select another Energy Services Company (ESCO). Several ESCOs offer renewable supply options. Active supply offers can be found here.

You can do both! Your community solar subscription will not affect your relationship with your utility or electricity supplier; you can do both at the same time.

Announcement 2: Reminder to cash your check by July 17!

Eligible HVCP program participants who have not yet cashed their checks for the settlement award payment (mailed April 18) – Town of Saugerties, et al., v. Columbia Utilities Power, LLC, et al. – must do so by July 17. Reminder: postcards will soon arrive in the mail. Missing check? Contact the Settlement Administrator at (844) 804-4105

 
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What is Hudson Valley Community Power?

Hudson Valley Community Power is a community choice aggregation program— comprising communities in NY’s Hudson Valley—that enables participants to save money on electricity by pooling electricity demand in order to leverage the collective buying power of residents and small businesses in effort to secure more favorable terms on their electricity supply, protect consumers, and support renewable generation sources.  

The participating communities with active electricity supply contracts (ending after June 2025) through the program include the City of Poughkeepsie; Towns of Gardiner, Marbletown, New Paltz, Philipstown, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, and Saugerties; and Villages of Cold Spring, Nelsonville, New Paltz, and Saugerties. 

The prospective or previously active communities with no active electricity supply contracts through the program include the City of Beacon; Towns of Clinton, and Olive; and Village of Rhinebeck.

Electricity Supply. All participating communities relaunched the program in July 2023 with either 100% or 50% renewable electricity as their default offering. Check the rates page for your municipality’s default offer.

Community Solar. Save on your electricity bill by subscribing to a community solar project in your area. Enrollment is free and only takes a few minutes: Sign up here.

Eligible participants can benefit from both the electricity supply and community solar offerings.  

Hudson Valley Community Power was formed in partnership with Joule Community Power, a division of Joule Assets, Inc. 

 
 
 

Our Impact

Since the program launched in July, 2019, more than 16,000 residents and small businesses chose 100% renewable electricity at a competitive fixed price.

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