Hearings Set for Electric Aggregation
Residents can ask questions about Plainfield's decision to join forces with 18 other towns to negotiate a new electric contract, which could net 10% to 15% in savings.
Plainfield's Management Services Director Traci Pleckham says she's been getting three or four calls a week about electrical aggregation since voters last month authorized the village to negotiate new electric rates. Some want to know what happens next, others want to know when the savings will kick in, Pleckham said. A few want to know how to opt out and stay with ComEd, she said. What's been decided so far is the village will join forces with the Will Electric Aggregation group, a consortium of 18 municipalities that will seek bids on behalf of 130,000 residential customers, Pleckham said. It's being overseen by the Will County Governmental League, of which Plainfield is a member. As that process begins, the village will hold two public …
In this Article:
Neil
12:54 pm on Friday, April 13, 2012
Your current rates are already set with permission of your government at the state level. This is just an attempt by your local government to find a lower bidder. They may be able to do just that. more ›