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Government Energy Aggregation Program

The Morris Area Energy Cooperative (MAEC) Energy Aggregation Program’s current contract term will be ending with meter reads on or after November 30, 2021.

The Morris Area Energy Cooperative (MAEC) Energy Aggregation Program’s current contract term will be ending with meters on or after November 30, 2021. Residential customers in the participating municipalities of the Borough of Wharton (Lead Agency), the Borough of Bay Head, the Town of Dover, the Borough of Florham Park, Jefferson Township, the Borough of Lincoln Park, the Township of Long Hill, the Borough of Mendham, Mine Hill Township, the Borough of Mount Arlington, the Borough of Riverdale, Rockaway Borough, and the Borough of Union Beach who did not opt-out of the program or contract with a different third party energy supplier began receiving their electricity supply through IDT Energy in March 2019.

In an effort to provide continued savings to residents participating in the energy aggregation program, the MAEC went out to energy auction on September 22 and October 20, 2021. Unfortunately, pricing received at the time of the auctions was higher than the current BGS rate with JCP&L and PSE&G, so the program cannot be continued after the current contract ends on November 30, 2021. Therefore, participating residents will be reenrolled with the BGS through JCP&L and PSE&G unless they select an alternative supplier.

Residents currently participating in the MAEC energy aggregation program will receive a letter from their municipality or the MAEC notifying them of their return to the Basic Generation Service and a switchover confirmation letter from JCP&L or PSE&G. Residents participating in the MAEC energy aggregation program have collectively saved over $2.6 Million since the cooperative was established in September 2015.

The MAEC anticipates soliciting bids again in Spring 2022. Residents should call the program’s energy consultants at 866-688-5197, option 3, with questions and for program updates.


Important Dates

June 1, 2020

program rate reduced to $.0869/kWh


November 30, 2021

program expires



PROGRAM DETAILS

Learn about this program and how it can help reduce the cost of your energy bill.
  • What is energy aggregation?

    Government Energy Aggregation (GEA) is a program that came from the passing of the Government Energy Aggregation Act of 2003 by the New Jersey Legislature. This law gave municipalities and counties the ability to aggregate the energy usage of the residential and non-residential ratepayers to conduct a bulk bid or auction in an attempt to get the lowest possible price at that given time in order to maximize the benefits of deregulation to the participants. These benefits include a lower utility cost and an increased number of suppliers to choose from within New Jersey. If a government entity, such as your municipality, chooses to establish this program on your behalf, an RFP will be sent to every third party supplier in New Jersey that is licensed with the Board of Public Utilities. Your municipality is utilizing an independent Consultant to implement a procurement process for a third party supplier to provide energy supply to its residents.

  • How does the program work?

    • This program covers only the power supply portion of your electric bill.

    • The delivery and distribution of electricity under this program will continue to remain the same, through the regulated utility that serves your home.

    • New Jersey’s Retail Choice regulations allow you to purchase power supply from a third party supplier. Most residential electric customers in the State have not switched to a third party supplier; therefore they obtain their power supply from their Local Distribution Company.

    • The municipality has engaged an independent consultant to collect energy usage information, prepare bid specifications, and seek pricing from third party suppliers through a public bid process.

    • All municipality residents are automatically included in the Aggregation program unless they have already chosen a third party supplier.

    • The program will leverage the bulk purchasing power of all of the municipality’s residents to obtain power supply that is less expensive.

    • Although all residential customers in the municipality not currently purchasing from a third party supplier are automatically included in the program, a resident may opt-out of the program if they wish. In order to comply with the state law governing energy aggregation programs, the program must be an opt-out program, versus an opt-in program. N.J.A.C. 14:4-6.3(i): If a residential customer is located within the geographic boundaries of a municipality or county that establishes a government private energy aggregation program, the residential customer shall automatically be included in the program unless the customer indicates [its] his or her desire not to participate in the program by opting-out in accordance with N.J.A.C. 14:4-6.5 and 6.6.

    • The local utility will continue to handle your account, addressing any outages and maintaining service. The only change is the billing and cost of the energy provided.

  • Overall, how does the program benefit the residents?

    The program ensures that they will receive a rate that is lower than what the local utility is currently charging them. It will also give them increased protection in obtaining a third party supplier by eliminating all the confusing fine print. It forces the third party suppliers to compete for your business on an even playing field by giving everyone a price on a larger amount of energy on the same date under the same terms and conditions that are dictated to them through our RFP criteria, rather than them dictating to you what the terms of the contract will be. These criteria can also include a higher percentage of “green” renewable energy that will help create a cleaner environment.

Communications
Program Documents
MAEC Outreach Video 2021
MAEC Outreach Kit Final - Jefferson Township
MAEC Join Now
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Bay Head Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Dover Township
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Florham Park Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Lincoln Park Borough - JCP&L
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Lincoln Park Borough - PSE&G
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Long Hill Township
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Mendham Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Mine Hill Township
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Mt Arlington Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Riverdale Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Rockaway Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2021 - Union Beach Borough
MAEC Program Update Wharton 2021 - Wharton Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Bay Head Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Dover Township
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Florham Park Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Lincoln Park Borough - JCP&L
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Lincoln Park Borough - PSE&G
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Long Hill Township
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Mendham Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Mine Hill Township
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Mt Arlington Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Riverdale Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Rockaway Borough
MAEC Program Update November 2020 - Union Beach Borough
MAEC Program Update Wharton 2020 - Wharton Borough
MAEC Program Update Contract Summary - April 2020
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Bay Head Borough
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Florham Park Borough
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Lincoln Park Borough - JCP&L
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Lincoln Park Borough - PSE&G
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Long Hill Township
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Mendham Borough
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Mine Hill Township
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Mt Arlington Borough
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Riverdale Borough
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Rockaway Borough
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Union Beach Borough
MAEC Program Update April 2020 - Wharton Borough
MAEC - Program Update June 2019
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Bay Head Borough
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Town of Dover
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Lincoln Park Borough
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Long Hill Township
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Mendham Borough
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Mine Hill Township
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Mt Arlington Borough
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Riverdale Borough
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Rockaway Borough
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Union Beach Borough
MAEC 2020 Outreach to New Residents - Wharton Borough
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Bay Head Borough
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Town of Dover
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Florham Park Borough
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Lincoln Park Borough - JCPL
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Lincoln Park Borough - PSEG
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Long Hill Township
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Mendham Borough
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Mine Hill Township
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Mt Arlington Borough
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Riverdale Borough
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Rockaway Borough
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Union Beach Borough
MAEC Outreach Kit FINAL - Wharton Borough
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Government Energy Aggregation Program
MAEC - Outreach Presentation

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