IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. -- Irondequoit is set to consider a proposal that will potentially lower utility bills for its residents. Leaders will introduce the idea of a Community Choice Aggregation program next month.

Six years into running this historic Cooper Deli, Rochester hockey legend Rory Fitzpatrick has figured it takes $1,500 to $2,000 a month to keep the griddle going.

"It's a very high tax town. We pay tons of taxes as residents and business owners, so any way to save money would be fantastic," said Fitzpatrick.

Saving 23,000 Irondequoit ratepayers on electricity is one reason the town is preparing to consider Community Choice Aggregation. CCA allows municipalities to contract with an energy administrator and find the least expensive source of energy.

CCA's have been around in New York State since 2015. Brighton and Pittsford are other local communities considering them. But analysts watching these programs find their financial benefits declining somewhat. Advocates in Irondequoit who prefer the program move forward say ratepayers would always have the option to opt out.

"Some have argued even if the savings are a wash, or are the same, but the result is you're getting a more green renewable product, the benefit of that may move you to see things differently and perhaps move forward," said Irondequoit Town Supervisor David Seeley.

CCA legislation will be introduced at Irondequoit's town board meeting next month.