For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
14-DAY PERIOD. The time period during which eligible residents and small commercial retail customers are notified of their eligibility to participate in the Aggregation Program and provided instructions for opting out or in.
ACT. Refers to the state’s Power Agency Act as set forth at 20 ILCS 3855/1-92 et seq.
AGGREGATION or MUNICIPAL AGGREGATION. The pooling of residential and small commercial retail electrical loads located within the municipality for the purpose of soliciting bids and enter into service agreements to facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of electricity and related services and equipment in accordance with § 1-92 of the Act.
AGGREGATION CONSULTANT or CONSULTANT. Refers to the Illinois Community Choice Aggregation Network LLC; the independent consultant with demonstrated expertise in electric supply contracting that has been retained by the village to assist with the implementation of each member municipality’s Program.
AGGREGATION MEMBER or MEMBER. A residential or small commercial retail electric account enrolled in the village’s Municipal Aggregation Program.
AGGREGATION PROGRAM or PROGRAM. The program developed by the village, as a Municipal Aggregator under the Act, to provide residential and small commercial customers in the village with retail electric supply as described in this document.
AGGREGATION PROGRAM AGREEMENT or AGREEMENT. The contract between the village communities and the supplier.
ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIER or ARES. An entity certified by the state’s Commerce Commission to offer electric power or energy for sale, lease or in exchange for other value received to one or more retail customers, or that engages in the delivery or furnishing of electric power or energy to such retail customers, and shall include, without limitation, resellers, aggregators, and power marketers but shall not include the Electric Utility or the village’s aggregation members. For purposes of this document, the definition of ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIER is more completely set forth in 220 ILCS 5/16-102.
AMEREN ILLINOIS or AMEREN. The Ameren Illinois Utility Company, as the entity that has a franchise, license, permit, or right to distribute furnish or sell electricity to retail customers within the village.
ANCILLARY SERVICES. The necessary services that must be provided in the generation and delivery of electricity. As defined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, they include: coordination and scheduling services (load following, energy imbalance service, control of transmission congestion); automatic generation control (load frequency control and the economic dispatch of plants); contractual agreements (loss compensation service); and support of system integrity and security (reactive power, or spinning and operating reserves).
ASSOCIATE AGGREGATION MEMBER or ASSOCIATE MEMBER. A nonresidential retail electric account with annual consumption greater than 15,000 kWh that may elect to enroll in the village’s Municipal Aggregation Program.
BIDDER. An alternative retail electric supplier that responds to a request for proposals from the village.
DEFAULT TARIFF SERVICE or DEFAULT RATE. The electricity supply services available to eligible retail customers of the utility.
ELECTRIC UTILITY. Ameren Illinois as the entity that has a franchise, license, permit, or right to distribute, furnish, or sell electricity to retail customers within the village.
ELIGIBLE RETAIL CUSTOMER. The residential and small commercial retail customers of the Utility located within the municipal boundaries of the village and eligible to participate in the aggregation.
ICC. The Illinois Commerce Commission as described in 220 ILCS 5/2-101.
IPA. The Illinois Power Agency established by Public Act 95-0481 (20 ILCS 3855/1-1 et seq.).
INELIGIBLE RETAIL CUSTOMER. Residential and small commercial retail customers who are not eligible to participate in the Aggregation Program and not be required to opt-out during the 14-day period.
kWh. Kilowatt-hour, which is the standard unit of measure of electricity consumed.
LOAD. The total demand for electric energy required to serve the village’s residential and small commercial members in the aggregation.
MIDWEST INDEPENDENT SYSTEM OPERATOR (MISO). The Regional Transmission Organization that controls the dispatch of electricity across all or parts of 11 U.S. states and the Canadian province of Manitoba, including the Ameren Illinois region.
MUNICIPAL AGGREGATOR. The village acting as facilitator for the process of securing competitive retail electric rates for the aggregation members pursuant to the authority conferred by the Act and in accordance with this Aggregation Plan of Operation and Governance.
OPT-OUT. The process by which a customer who would be included in the aggregation chooses not to participate in the aggregation and to return to Ameren’s default tariff service.
PIPP. Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) created by the Emergency Assistance Act, 305 ILCS 20/18 to provide a bill payment assistance program for low-income residential customers.
PLAN OF OPERATION AND GOVERNANCE or PLAN. This Aggregation Plan of Operation and Governance.
QUALIFIED BIDDER. A bidder that meets the minimum criteria set by the first stage of the village’s RFP process.
REC. Duly certified and verified renewable energy credits.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP). A formal written invitation to responsible bidders to submit qualifications and pricing methods for electricity supply, services, and equipment to the aggregation.
SMALL COMMERCIAL RETAIL CUSTOMER. Those retail customers with an annual consumption of less than 15,000 kWh per 220 ILCS 5/16-102; provided, however, that the definition of SMALL COMMERCIAL RETAIL CUSTOMER will include such other definition or description as may become required by law or tariff.
SUPPLIER. An alternative retail electric supplier selected by the village to supply electricity and related services to aggregation members under an Aggregation Program agreement.
SWITCHING PROCESS. The process after the 14-day period has expired when aggregation members are switched to the selected supplier’s electric supply.
VILLAGE or THE VILLAGE. The Village of Grandview, acting by and through its corporate authorities, and authorized village employees.
VILLAGE DESIGNEE. The person (or persons) empowered by the village though ordinance to authorize and execute a contract price lock for electricity supply on behalf of the Village Board.
(Ord. 13-02, passed 2-19-2013)