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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PARTICIPATION IN THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC COLLABORATIVE (NIMEC) AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR/VILLAGE MANAGER TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH THE LOWEST COST ELECTRICITY PROVIDER FOR A PERIOD UP TO 36MONTHS.
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WHEREAS the Village of Orland Park ("The Village") is a municipality in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and,
WHEREAS, on January 2, 2007, the State of Illinois implemented a plan to deregulate Commonwealth Edison; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of this deregulation, electricity may be purchased based on market price and Commonwealth Edison will no longer be the sole supplier of electricity in northern Illinois, resulting in new electricity suppliers being able to compete against Commonwealth Edison, and competitive market forces dictating the price of electricity; and,
WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park has selected the Northern Illinois Municipal Electric Collaborative (NIMEC) to serve as the Village's broker relative to the acquisition of electrical energy for Village facilities, due to NIMEC's municipal experience and the fact that NIMEC is the largest municipal Collaborative in northern Illinois which will be aggregating the energy needs of 150 government members of the Collaborative in order to secure more competitive pricing based in higher volumes than can be provided individually to a single municipality; and,
WHEREAS, the amount of compensation that NIMEC receives, if the Village chooses the NIMEC electricity supplier, is included in the electricity prices supplied by NIMEC, so there will be no direct payment made to NIMEC by the Village; and,
WHEREAS the Village has been working with NIMEC since 2008, and the Village has enjoyed a good working relationship with NIMEC; and
WHEREAS, Commonwealth Edison will no longer offer a fixed energy rate for large or medium sized commercial accounts and would instead charge based on a floating hourly rate and the Village desires ...
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