Despite going through the steps to approve municipal aggregation, representatives of South Pekin, Illinois were not allowed to participate in the energy auction that took place on May 9. As it turned out, South Pekin had not fulfilled the necessary requirements to take part in the program, which include holding two open meetings in which the public can express concerns about the program and have their questions addressed. Managing partner of Good Energy, Charles de Casteja, said that if South Pekin wanted a shot at the new locked-in energy rate, they'd need to act immediately.