Village: Electric Aggregation Should Benefit Residents
Residents will be asked in November to vote on a referendum asking if they are in favor of the village pursuing electric aggregation
November is months away, but the Village of Glen Ellyn will soon begin to share information to help educate residents about a referenda question that will be on the ballot. Along with voting for president, residents in Glen Ellyn will be asked to decide whether they are for or against electric aggregation. Illinois law allows municipalities and counties to purchase electricity on behalf of residents and small-business consumers, according to the Illinois Citizens Utility Board. Municipalities choosing aggregation negotiate the price of power from a supplier other than a traditional utility, but the utility company is still responsible for delivering that power to homes, and billing consumers for it. The referenda question will ask …
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Christina
3:00 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012
Start me up! It appears that our village officials will not rest until Glen Ellyn is clearly visible from space. Lights at the golf course, lights at the sports fields, lights for Platform Tennis, lights for skateboarding - we can't get one single street light on Lowden Avenue south of Roosevelt Road, but we will be seen on every NASA flyby from now on. CC more ›