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No VeMber 2017
Millville Ratepayers to save $45,000 in electricity costs
Millville residents and business owners will save billing, power, or customer service. Colonial power g roup is the leading aggregation approximately $45,000 through May 2018, with the newly created Millville Community Choice consulting firm in Massachusetts. Municipal electricity aggregation allows cities and towns to pool power s upply program. t he t own of Millville, with the assistance of the electrical consumption of all ratepayers in their Colonial power g roup, inc., is pleased to jurisdictions and competitively procure lower cost announce it has entered into a one-year agreement electricity supply on behalf of the participants. to bring energy cost-savings to the town’s resi- t he aggregation allows the municipality to obtain dents and small businesses through this initiative. better pricing than individual residents and business owners could due to t he town will be using 100 economies of scale. Colonial percent green energy derived “This is an opportunity from n ational Wind renewpower works with state officials, utility executives, and able energy certificates. for Millville to lessen the energy industry leaders to “t his is an opportunity for cost of electricity for our facilitate the purchase of elecMillville to lessen the cost of residents and to increase tricity at a rate lower than electricity for our residents basic service rates. s ince July and to increase our use of our use of renewable 2013, Colonial power has renewable energy,” said t own energy. We are excited to saved households and busia dministrator Jennifer Calnesses across n ew England a lahan. “We are excited to proprovide Millville citizens total of nearly $11 million on vide Millville citizens with with the opportunity to their electric bills. the opportunity to have an have an option that proColonial power g roup, option that provides more stawhich serves more than 60 bility and lower costs.” vides more stability and municipalities in Massachu“t he Millville Community lower costs.” Choice program provides setts, was chosen to design, implement, and administer the price stability, local control, - Jennifer Callahan program on behalf of Milland competition while also Town Administrator ville. n extEra Energy s erlowering the burden of energy vices was selected through a costs for Millville’s residents and business community,” said Mark Cappadona, competitive process. t he cost savings for Millville president of Colonial power g roup, inc. “We residents and businesses will begin with the commend Millville’s Board of s electmen and n ovember 2017 meter reads (d ecember 2017 t own a dministrator Callahan for their forward- billings). n o action is required by ratepayers to participate thinking approach to energy purchasing. By taking this action, not only are they helping to save resi- in this cost-saving program. t he program will be dents and business owners money on their elec- operated on an opt-out basis, meaning that all tricity costs, they are also helping the environ- Millville residential and business customers currently on n ational g rid’s basic service will be ment.” u nder the Millville Community Choice power automatically enrolled into the program unless s upply program, residents will not notice any they choose to opt out. a BOu t COLOn ia L pOWEr g r Ou p: Based change in their electricity service. t he only discernible difference will be that n extEra Energy in Marlborough, Mass., Colonial power g roup is s ervices of Houston, t exas, the selected electrici- the leading aggregation-consulting firm in ty supplier for the Community Choice program, Massachusetts. Working with local and state govwill be printed under the “s upply s ervices” of ernment, it facilitates the purchase of electricity at monthly bills. r esidents and small business own- a rate lower than basic service rates. Colonial ers will continue to receive one bill from n ational power works with state officials, utility execug rid and to send payments to n ational g rid for tives, and energy industry leaders to reduce comprocessing. t here will be no interruption in munity energy costs.
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Lit t e r in g iS f o r Lo Se r S! - Civic-minded kids hit the streets of Millville and part of Uxbridge for a Blackstone Heritage Corridor t rash r esponsibly e vent. t rash r esponsibly youth-focused events are held monthly in the Blackstone/Millville area. (L to r ): e lla r eilly, Lindsay Pare, Callum r eilly, James Allen, Clover Maloney, ivy Maloney, and e mily Allen.
Fire Station nears completion by Susan f ranz
Everyone driving through downtown u xbridge has watched with interest the tremendous progress on our new Fire s tation. t he station is now in its final construction phase and thoughts are turning to recruiting new on-call members and the opportunities the new station will provide to improve service. One such potential opportunity is to expand recruiting for on-call EMs personnel outside of the t own’s borders to cover second ambulance call shifts. t he additional housing space in the station can be used by out of town EMs personnel who are covering a per diem shift. t he extra space also lets on-call fire personnel stay closer to the equipment during harsh weather events. t he u xbridge Fire d epartment is experiencing the same issue of almost every department across the country with on-call fire fighters: the need for new members. t hey are currently undergoing a recruitment campaign. On-call fire fighter candidates complete a four-month training program
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This beautiful Yoga and Wellness Center is a peaceful retreat that will restore your body, as well as your soul. See story on page 33
during evenings and weekends. t he Massachusetts Fire a cademy sponsors the training program free of charge and teaches recruits in fire fighting methods, safety and equipment usage, and professional procedures for incident response. r ecruits who successfully complete the program will be nationally certified as fire fighters. s ince the u xbridge Fire d epartment will provide the personal protective equipment necessary for the program, the only investment for a candidate is time and transportation to attend the classes. it is a great opportunity to learn a new skill, serve your community, and join the dedicated and hardworking t eam r ed who daily protect our health, safety, and homes. t he u xbridge Fire d epartment is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all inquiries about becoming an on-call fire fighter. if you would like an application, a tour of the facilities, or if you have any questions, please contact t erri r ussell at 508-278-2787 or email: trussell@ uxbridge-ma. gov.
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