Government At Work

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13—

8:30 a.m. – Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee—

Meeting in the County Board Conference Room of the County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock, the committee will consider state and federal legislative updates along with the subject of Electric Aggregation.

Further discussion is slated on Residential Aggregation of Electricity. At a September meeting of the committee information was provided by David Hoover of Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative. This private organization was formed in 1996 to take advantage of deregulation. There is a movement by various companies to entice residential customers to join them. The committee learned that this is something that requires caution as not all companies offering the services are reputable.

Changes in laws now allow local governments to aggregate their resident to see if they can entice better pricing. This requires a referendum to see what the constituents want.

The next opportunity for a referendum is March 12. If a referendum is to be held, a decision must be made no later than at the November 15 meeting of the committee.