Submitted By
Ahmad Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Reviewed By
CLP
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Presentation by Mark Pruitt of Illinois Community Choice Aggregation Network (ICCAN) for the Oak Park 'Community Choice Aggregation' (CCA) Program
End
Overview
Overview
The Village has contracted with the Illinois Community Choice Aggregation Network (ICCAN) Principal, Mark Pruitt, for technical services related to the Village's administration of the Community Choice Electrical Aggregation program.
This presentation is being made in advance of staff seeking Board action on August 2, 2021, to extend the existing contract with MC-Squared (MC2) that expires at the end of October 2021.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends extending the contract with MC2 for seven (7) months. Doing so will synchronize the aggregation contract with the ComEd annual pricing cycle (which runs from June through May) allowing for easier comparison of future fixed price offer options.
The alternative option for the Board to consider is issuing a new bid solicitation for the CCA. Direction from the Board on this matter is needed at the August 2, 2021, Regular Board meeting to allow for enough time for contract execution by the end of October 2021.
Fiscal Impact
The potential extension of the MC2 contract will allow residents to remain in the Aggregation program and receive electricity at a rate that is tied to and floats with the ComEd rate, inclusive of the 0.3?/kWh fee to support sustainability and renewable energy projects within the Village. The MC2 services will be at no cost to the Village and residents currently in the Village's aggregation program who subscribe to community solar will not leave the aggregation program and will continue to pay the ComEd default rate and will continue to pay the 0.3?/kWh Village aggregation fee.
It is also noted that residents may without penalty, under Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) regulations which govern community choice agg...
Click here for full text