By: Diane Benjamin
h/t a reader
If you live in Bloomington or Normal and haven’t opted out of electric aggregation, you are pay more. Winter will be even worse – Ameren just lowered their winter rates:
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The aggregation rate both cities opted you into is:
Direct Energy will be the new supplier starting with the June meter read through August 2027 and the new rate will be 12.76 cents per kilowatt-hour.
If you want to continue paying more – stay in the plan your government put you in.
Otherwise, opt out!
Eligible customers who choose not to be part of the aggregation group may opt-out of the aggregation group by contacting Direct Energy at (866) 968-8065.
That information is off the City of Bloomington website: https://www.bloomingtonil.gov/community/municipal-electric-aggregation
Normal has the same info on theirs: https://www.normalil.gov/1103/Electric-Aggregation
The insane part is that you are automatically enrolled by your municipality unless you take time to opt-out.
How about they leave my electric service alone!!
I wonder how some of these things are even legal!
Illinois. Everything is legal unless you can afford a lawyer
Are Corn belt customers involved?
No
Bloomington ‘professional staff’ got SOLD by an electric aggregation company salesman – embarrassing really.
The elected checks and balances failed because they themselves don’t really understand what things should or actually cost.
Salesman is gonna be able to pay for his kids college off that commission.
#BloomingtonSuckerVoters