IL HB4761

Municipalities and counties may aggregate residential and small commercial electrical loads and solicit bids for electricity supply through ordinances approved by majority vote of corporate authorities or county boards.

Opt-out aggregation programs for residential and small commercial customers require voter approval through referendum in each participating municipality or county; if referendum fails, the program operates as opt-in instead.

Electric utilities must provide customer account information (account numbers, names, addresses) in electronic format to municipalities and counties upon request for aggregation purposes, subject to existing privacy protections.

Any consultant or advisor retained to help select electricity suppliers must disclose in writing all direct and indirect financial relationships that could result in commissions or remuneration, with disclosure required before service agreement approval or by October 1, 2012 for existing agreements.

The Illinois Power Agency shall assist municipalities and counties in developing aggregation plans and completing bidding processes.