By: Diane Benjamin The latest case for limited government: Bloomington talked residents into electric aggregation in 2013. It was meant to save people money by contracting for lower electricity rates by buying in bulk. According to the City website the contract negotiated for you expired almost a year ago: Source: http://www.cityblm.org/government/city-council/municipal-electric-aggregation If you click on the […]
I’m hearing some of those low electric rates, that were supposed to be locked in by aggregation, may not be so locked. If you live in Bloomington, the rate signed with Homefield Energy (Ameren) was $0.04539 per kilowatt hour. It was signed in May 2013 and lasts for 22 months. In Normal the rate is $0.04099 per […]
by: Diane Benjamin As I predicted, Homefield Energy won the bid for aggregating Bloomington’s electricity. Of course Ameren (parent company of Homefield) was going to bid low, that cuts out the competition faster than actually working for peoples business. Worse is Bloomington’s claim they signed up for 100% renewable energy. Unless the local bikers are […]
