CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Receive the initial Electric Utility presentation and reach consensus on content to be provided in future presentations
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Groth, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
For 125 years, the Electric Utility (“Utility”) has provided reliable electric service to Naperville’s residential and business communities. As a municipally owned utility, day-to-day operations are overseen by a professional director, with the City Council receiving recommendations from Public Utilities Advisory Board, and ultimately serving in a role like that of a privately owned utility’s board of directors.
The Utility’s current power provider, the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA), has been providing services to the City since 2007, and electricity to Naperville since 2011. The IMEA serves 32 municipal electric utilities across the state by securing required capacity and energy for its member communities. In addition to providing power, the IMEA also handles several administrative, legal, and regulatory services for the Utility.
The City Council has directed staff to prepare a series of presentations covering all options available to the City for procuring energy beyond the end of the existing IMEA contract.
DISCUSSION:
The April 7 presentation will focus on reviewing the Electric Utility’s mission, key dates, and the timeline that will impact the decisions moving forward.
Staff is seeking consensus on the information to be included in future presentations. The goal is to provide the City Council with a shared baseline of knowledge on all options. This will ensure strategic decisions are made at the appropriate times.
At this time, staff is planning four presentations, one per month in May, June, July, and August. The strategy workshop been tentatively scheduled for September 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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