Sunday, July 8, 2012
The Will County Governmental League's Hugh O'Hara warns that there are firms fraudulently telling people they are the approved electrical aggregation provider, which is not true.
The Will County Governmental League is warning residents to beware of disreputable companies hoping to take advantage of people eager to cash in on lower electric rates through aggregation. People in Romeoville, Channahon, Braidwood and elsewhere have reported getting calls from companies misrepresenting themselves as being the business chosen by the towns that are part of the electrical aggregation cooperative, said Hugh O'Hara, transportation director for the government league. "Don't give them any information," O'Hara said. The companies are selling electricity, and if someone signs a contract that locks them in to a rate, they won't be able to get the rate negotiated by the league. It's anticipated that electricity costs could go down …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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 …
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Monday, November 7, 2011
A referendum on the March 20 ballot will ask voters if they authorize the village to represent them in seeking less-expensive electricity.
Plainfield residents will decide at the voting booth if they want the village to negotiate electric rates on their behalf. The Plainfield Village Board Monday signed off on putting a referendum question on the March 20 ballot. If approved, the village will have the authority to replace ComEd as the village’s power provider with a company that offers lower rates. In other areas where this has been allowed, rates have been reduced anywhere from 10 percent to 30 percent. New Lenox and Crest Hill, which recently joined forces to shop for a new electric company, saw their rates drop by 25 percent. If the referendum is approved, the village may negotiate on its own or work with the Will County Governmental League, which has proposed forming a …
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Thursday, November 3, 2011
Voters may be asked to give the village permission to negotiate electric rates on their behalf; the village board will discuss the referendum proposal Monday.
ComEd could be out as Plainfield’s power supplier if voters allow the village to negotiate electric rates on their behalf, a move that could trim electric bills by anywhere from 12 to 30 percent, village administrator Brian Murphy said Thursday. The concept is called electrical aggregation, and the theory is municipalities or groups of municipalities that solicit bids for electricity on behalf of a large group should be able to secure rates lower than those charged by ComEd, Murphy said. If ComEd rates are the lowest, no change is made; he said. “Frankly, I have not seen anything to give me trepidation about this plan,” Murphy said. “I haven’t see any groups come out in opposition to doing it (in other places where the system’s been …
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Jason
11:06 pm on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
I received a lett from NiCor about signing up with them for electricity today. more ›