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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 egation With h Electric ctric Retail Electricity Aggregati egation on Suppliers secure electricity from power plants Village negotiates a rate for all residential Supplier lier A and small commercial Supplier lier B Supplier lier C ratepayers Supplier lier D Power One / S Severa ral ComEd delivers your Resi side dents nts ComEd Plants ts Alternativ rnative Re Retail electricity and handles Electric tric Suppli pplier ers the billing Village’s Aggregation Contra tract ct 3

Draft Timeline for Electricity Aggregation Januar Ja ary- Febru ruar ary - March - Januar ary Februar ary Februar ary March April Suppli lier er Villag lage e passes es Account Ac t Electri tricity ity Opt-In In Process ss Selected ed Ordin inance Enrollme ollment t Deliv iver ery Lowe ower r costs Program am Prices s Residents ents Plan of appear ar on Establi lish shed d that Opt-In In Residents ents can Governan ance regular lar through gh have their Opt-In In to the outlin ines es how ow monthly hly Comp mpet etitiv itive e accounts ts Program am at no progr gram am will l ComEd d bills ls Biddin ing g enrolle olled d into cost operate in Sprin ing g Process ss the Program 2013 13 4

Elmwood Park Municipal Aggregation Plan of Governance  Establishes Roles  The Village  The Supplier  Consultant  Establishes Policies  Supply types  Consumer Protections  Management and Processes  Status  Draft is under review 5

Elmwood Park Municipal Aggregation Plan of Governance  The Village’s Role  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 Plan of Governance  Confidentiality  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? Curren ent ComE mEd d Elec ectr trici icity ty Supply ly Char arges es 1. Elec lectr tricity icity Supply ly Char arges es 2. Trans ansmiss missio ion Ser ervi vices s Char arge 3. Purchas hased ed Elec ectr tricit icity Char arge

What will change on your ComEd Bill? Opt-In In Customer omers Elec ectr trici icity ty Supply ly Char arges es 1. Single le (lower) ) Elec ectr tric icity ity Supply ly Char arge

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