CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Consider whether to direct staff to discontinue, for the time being, negotiations for a successor power sales agreement with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA)
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DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility
SUBMITTED BY: Brian Groth, Electric Utility Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The Naperville Electric Utility's (Utility) current power provider, the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA), has been providing services to the City since 2007 and electricity since 2011. The IMEA serves 32 municipal electric utilities across the state by securing the 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.
IMEA has served as the City's non-profit wholesale power provider for nearly 15 years, during which time it has diversified its portfolio with significant renewable resource procurements, including over 300 MW of wind and solar resources sourced in Illinois since 2009. These investments in renewable resources will yield 20% of the agency's energy being renewable by the end of 2026.
IMEA has committed to a net-zero future by 2050, through its board approved sustainability plan, and has provided power at costs that have resulted in Naperville's residential retail bills being approximately 20% less expensive than those of investor-owned utilities. IMEA has also provided stable and predictable power supply costs, shielding members from market volatility, such as recent capacity cost increases in the PJM region.
Beyond power supply, IMEA has delivered value-added services to Naperville, including energy efficiency incentives totaling over $4.2 million to Naperville Electric customers from 2011 through 2025, EV charger incentives supporting over 500 installations since 2023, renewable energy credit purchases at cost, and legal assistance, such as aiding the City's de-...
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