LAMBERTVILLE: Energy program hailed as success

By John Tredrea, Special Writer
A second bulk-purchase energy program is being deemed an early success.
Lambertville Mayor David DelVecchio said Saturday that the city, West Amwell and the Lambertville Municipal Utilities Authority will save a total of $44,000 during a two-year program that began this spring.
The three bodies are jointly purchasing electricity from a third-party provider instead of buying it directly from Jersey Central Power and Light. JCP&L provides electricity to the Delaware Valley area that includes Lambertville and West Amwell.
"Our city also saves about $1,000 a year on our streetlights," the mayor said.
The two-year program that’s saving the two towns and the MUA runs through April 2016. When announced in May, the city said it hoped to save about $50,000 total.
Residents of Lambertville and West Amwell are saving money on electricity as well, the mayor said, under a three-month-old community energy aggregation program. The average resident will save $120 on electric bills during the 15-month period that the program is in place, the city said last month.
In other Lambertville news, officials said Top Line Construction has completed the resurfacing streets and roads on Cottage Hill. Top Line will return for clean-up work and to plant grass seed, the officials said.
The third phase of the North Union Street reconstruction project is expected to begin late this month. The work will be done by A-Team Construction. The work will begin at York Street and end at Delaware Avenue. Construction is expected to begin at the end of August.
Top Line Construction has completed the resurfacing of the North Union Street parking lot. Adjustment of the lines delineating parking spots in the lot, also to be done by Top Line, will finish that job.