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AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AGGREGATION OF ELECTRICAL LOAD AND ADOPTING AN ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PLAN OF OPERATION AND GOVERNANCE
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Power Agency Act, Chapter 20, Illinois Compiled Statutes, Act 3855, recently added Section 1-92 entitled “Aggregation of Electrical Load by Municipalities and Counties” (the “Act”); and
WHEREAS, under the Act, the Village of Orland Park may operate an aggregation program under the Act as an opt-out program for residential and small commercial retail customers, if a referendum is passed by a majority vote of the residents pursuant to the requirements under the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Village submitted the question in a referendum on March 20, 2012, and a majority of the electors voting on the question voted in the affirmative; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees hereby find that it is in the best interest of the Village to operate the electric aggregation program (the “Electric Aggregation Program”) under the Act as an opt-out program and to implement the program according to the terms of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Act requires that prior to the implementation of an opt-out electrical aggregation program by the Village, the Village must adopt an electrical power aggregation plan of operation and governance (the “Plan of Governance”) and hold not less than two (2) public hearings; and
WHEREAS, the Village held the required public hearings for the Plan of Operation and Governance on April 9, 2012 and on April 17, 2012 after providing the public notices required under the Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above recitals are incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2
The Village President and Board of Trustees find and determine that it is in the best interests of the Village to operate the Electric Aggregation Program...
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