PUBLIC UTILITIES ADVISORY BOARD AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the presentation from Chris Townsend, Energy Law Partner at CJT Energy Law, LLC, and Mark Pruitt, Principal at The Power Bureau
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Groth, Electric Utility Director
BACKGROUND:
The current power provider for Naperville’s Electric Utility, the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA), has been providing administrative, legal, and regulatory services to the City since 2007 and electricity to Naperville since 2011. The City’s contract with IMEA expires on Sept. 30, 2035. Planning to acquire adequate power to meet Naperville’s needs, as well as operational and administrative services beyond this timeframe, is a multi-year effort.
This work involves a substantial amount of information gathering and exploration of various power procurement options, as different possibilities necessitate a multi-year ramp-up of resources and strategic decisions to be made at the appropriate times.
DISCUSSION:
As part of the information-gathering process and in anticipation of providing an advisory board recommendation to the City Council on this topic, energy law attorney Chris Townsend and energy planning consultant Mark Pruitt will deliver a presentation on various legal and regulatory issues relevant to municipally owned electric utilities. A copy of the presentation is attached.