Electrical Aggregation to be on March Ballot in Cary
Cary joins area municipalities in referendum question.
In an effort to cut residents' energy costs, the Village of Cary will put an electrical aggregation question on the March 2012 ballot.
The referendum will ask residents to allow the village to negotiate for electricity supply for its residents and commercial customers. The village would also allow electricity customers to opt out of the program.
Many villages in the Chicago metropolitan area are pursuing electrical aggregation.
There are 19 municipalities that has passed referendums and an estimate of more than 100 Illinois municipalties will follow suit, a village presentation said.
ComEd will remain the distributor of electrical power regardless of the power supplier the village chooses. Customers will still receive their power bills from ComEd.
The proposed referendum question:
"Shall the Village of Cary have the authority to arrange for the supply of electricity for its residential and small commerical retail customers who have not opted out of such program"
Note: Assistant local editor Claudia Lenart contributed to this report
Bob Stock
8:54 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Considering Cary's ability to do anything correct for the village (failure to annex the existing Holiday Inn property, permitting the ever expanding gravel pit expansion, the likelyhood of an asphalt processing center, etc., etc.,) I doubt any good would come from this either. My vote is already no and I will advise all I can to do the same.
Illinoid
12:11 pm on Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I agree with your 'no', Bob. Cary has not been good at allowing revenue generating business into the village...how can I expect the village to do the right thing concerning purchase of electricity? Most requiring high-speed internet access are stuck with Comcast (no DSL availability from AT&T) and ever-increasing rates and taxes - I don't want the village making a selection for me when the point is to allow individuals to decide for themselves.