A 2003 New Jersey law allows municipalities, either individually or in tandem, to pursue cost saving by pooling customers and buying in bulk from a third-party, non-utility producer of electricity. Four towns in Mercer County are thinking about joining together to do just that.


“Ewing, Hopewell Township, Lawrence and West Windsor, boasting a combined population of about 115,000 people, could achieve electricity cost savings by participating in “energy aggregation,” Brendan McGrath reports in the Times of Trenton.


At 7 p.m. on Sept. 18, the four towns will host a public information session at the Mercer County Community College conference center in West Windsor. An energy aggregation consultant will give a presentation and public officials will be in attendance.


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