City opts for renewable energy, civic fee in electric aggregation Pantagraph.com 13 May 13, BLOOMINGTON — The city’s electricity aggregation program will include 100 percent renewable energy and a fee to reimburse the city for administrative costs.
The City Council on Monday authorized Mayor Tari Renner and Deputy City Manager Barb Adkins to sign bid documents related to the program that will allow the city to bundle Ameren customers’ electricity needs to attract the lowest bid. The two city officials are expected to accept a bid on May 15.
With seven “yes” votes, aldermen approved the inclusion of 100 percent renewable energy at an expected cost of $0.0008 per kilowatt hour.
They also approved a civic contribution of $0.001 per kilowatt hour. The civic contribution would provide the city with up to about $250,000 in revenue.
Mayor Tari Renner said he sees the civic contribution as a “user fee” to cover administrative costs of implementing the program.
City Manager David Hales said he could not at this time provide an estimate of how much the city’s involvement in the program will cost, but the city could be involved in energy efficiency educational efforts going forward. He said staff involvement to date has been “considerable.”…… Bloomington voters in April approved a referendum allowing the city to enter into an electricity aggregation program…… http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/city-opts-for-renewable-energy-civic-fee-in-electric-aggregation/article_211277e0-bc3d-11e2-bf0f-0019bb2963f4.html
