5-13-3: OPT OUT PROGRAM:
   A.   The electricity aggregation program shall operate as an opt out program whereby customers who do not wish to participate in the electricity aggregation program may opt out pursuant to the act.
   B.   The mayor, or his designee, on behalf of the village, shall fully inform residential customers and small commercial retail customers of the village in advance, as provided in the act, that customers have the right to opt out of the village electricity aggregation program. The disclosure provided to the customers shall comply with the requirements of the act and shall prominently state all charges for electricity service to be made and shall include full disclosure of the cost to obtain service pursuant to section 16-103 of the public utilities act 1 , how to access service, and the fact that service under section 16-103 of the public utilities act is available to customers without penalty if they are currently receiving service under section 16-103 of the public utilities act.
   C.   Upon notification from any customer that the customer wishes to opt out of the electricity aggregation program, that customer shall be excluded from the electricity aggregation program.
   D.   Except for those customers who opt out of the electricity aggregation program pursuant to this section and the act, the electricity aggregation program shall automatically apply for each person owning, occupying, controlling, or using an electrical load center proposed to be aggregated in the corporate limits of the village. (Ord. 2012-04-02, 4-11-2012)

 

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1. 220 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq.