munienergychoice - Latest Updates

Congratulations Central & Southern Illinois!

54 Municipalities and Counties successfully passed the ballot question on March 20th. Local government officials whose communities make up the electricity buying group have been holding public hearings to discuss how the program will move forward, while working extremely hard behind the scenes with Ameren and ComEd* in order to make this program as seamless and successful as possible, ensuring that you get the greatest possible savings on your electricity supply costs. We would like to thank Ameren and ComEd for being so helpful and supportive along the way.

This program has reached a size of epic proportion, quite possibly the largest residential and small commercial retail electricity buying group ever assembled in Illinois. As a result, fundamentals are now in place for suppliers to fiercely compete in hopes of winning the bid to provide electricity for this group of communities.

What's next?

Suppliers who are certified to provide electricity in the Ameren service territory* have received bid documents. Suppliers are now preparing their bid responses in order to prove why they are best qualified to win. Submissions will be put through a rigorous analysis. The winning supplier(s) will need to provide reasons why they should be selected, paired with demonstrable experience, and the least expensive price/kWh.

Once a winner has been selected, notices will be sent to all account holders within Municipal or County boundaries informing them that a winning supplier(s) has been selected, what the offer price/kWh will be in order to be able to compare to your Ameren rate, and lastly, how to Opt-Out of the program if you do not wish to participate. This Official letter should arrive in mailboxes within 10 days of the bid. If you wish to participate, you will not be required to do anything further, while those who do not wish to participate will be required to mail back the Opt-Out notice within 15 calendar days.

Please re-visit this site for updates and for answers to your questions.

*ComEd bid will be sent to suppliers in May.