Elmwood Park: Electricity Aggregation Developing an Opt-In Municipal Aggregation Program to Serve Residents of Elmwood Park
What is Electricity Aggregation? Purchasing authority for local governments The option for the Village to negotiate lower electricity prices on their behalf of residential and small commercial consumers Residents can opt-in to the contract negotiated by the Village Participation is not required Used in other large states California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, and Rhode Island Successful in 200+ Illinois communities Chicago, Oak Park, Franklin Park, Evanston A simple way to capture lower electricity prices and maintain consumer protections 2
Aggregation keeps ComEd service Aggregation Retail Electricity Suppliers secure electricity from power plants Village negotiates a rate for all residential and small commercial ratepayers ComEd delivers your electricity and handles the billing With Electric Aggregation Supplier A Supplier B Supplier C Supplier D Power One / Several Plants Alternative Retail ComEd Residents Electric Suppliers Village s Aggregation Contract 3
Draft Timeline for Electricity Aggregation January January- February February February - March March - April Village passes Ordinance Supplier Selected Opt-In Process Account Enrollment Electricity Delivery Plan of Governance outlines how program will operate Program Prices Established through Competitive Bidding Process Residents can Opt-In to the Program at no cost Residents that Opt-In have their accounts enrolled into the Program Lower costs appear on regular monthly ComEd bills in Spring 2013 4
Elmwood Park Municipal Aggregation Establishes Roles The Village The Supplier Consultant Plan of Governance Establishes Policies Supply types Consumer Protections Management and Processes Status Draft is under review 5
Elmwood Park Municipal Aggregation The Village s Role Plan of Governance Coordinate planning, vendor selection, executing a final agreement and monitoring supplier performance The Suppliers Role Deliver electricity supplies and meet customer service standards The Consultant s Role Advise Village on pricing, selection and program design 6
Elmwood Park Municipal Aggregation Plan of Governance Supply Types Residents will be provided at least the levels of renewable energy resources that ComEd provides Consumer Protections Consumers will not pay more than the ComEd rate Consumers can Opt In or Out of the program at any time Consumers will not be charged a fee to join or leave the Program Selected vendor will not solicit door-to-door No municipal contribution Management Processes Consumers will NOT be automatically enrolled into the Program Potential vendors will be pre-qualified. Will conduct a competitive bid process awarding to the lowest qualified bidder 7
Elmwood Park Municipal Aggregation Confidentiality Plan of Governance All consumer information is protected Communications The supplier will be have a call-center and website Billing Consumers will continue to receive one monthly ComEd bill Consumers will continue to have budget billing and automatic payment options 8
Elmwood Park Municipal Aggregation Plan of Governance Draft Plan will be available to the public on the Village web-site Plan of Governance will be approved by the Village Board 9
What will change on your ComEd Bill? Current ComEd Electricity Supply Charges 1. Electricity Supply Charges 2. Transmission Services Charge 3. Purchased Electricity Charge
What will change on your ComEd Bill? Opt-In Customers Electricity Supply Charges 1. Single (lower) Electricity Supply Charge
For more information on the Municipal Aggregation Program Com Ed s website: www.comed.com Illinois Commerce Commission website: www.pluginillinois.org ICCAN e-mail: mpruitt@ilccan.com 12