Politics & Government

Village Surges Forward with Electrical Aggregation

The Mokena Village Board continued to press forward on the electrical aggregation front, as the board approved the latest ordinance in a unanimous vote, moving the process one step closer to a late summer, or early fall, completion.

The held another public hearing on electrical aggregation May 29, and again found themselves addressing an otherwise empty boardroom. 

That didn't stop board members from moving forward with the Village's switch to aggregation, which could see the price of electricity for those who opt in to the program drop a significant amount.

“We could see some really, really good savings," Zoellner said. "Anything is possible, I feel fairly confident that it's going to come back looking good for us."

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During the hearing, Assistant Village Administrator Kirk Zoellner outlined the next steps in the process following the board's final approval of the electrical aggregation ordinance, which passed unanimously.

According to Zoellner, Mokena's electrical aggregation will now move on with the help of NIMEC, which will be soliciting bids for the Village. Bids will be due on June 11 to the Village, which is expecting rates to be of “significant savings off ComEd power supply costs.”

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"They'll take it out to market June 11, come back that evening with a set of prices for those different, one-, two-, three-year terms," he said. "We'll take a look at those and make a decision."

Once bids are secured, administrators will mail out an “Opt-out letter,” which residents will have 14 days to respond to. The letter will give residents two options

  1. Choose to stay with ComEd
  2. Join electrical aggregation with the Village.

If residents do not respond to the letter, they will be included in aggregation.

Residents who opt out will be contacted by ComEd via mail and then have five days to reaffirm their decision.

Residents who opt in to the program will see their power supplier switch some time in late summer or early fall.


Click here for Patch's previous coverage of Mokena's electrical aggregation.


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