From GoodEnergy.com: After rejecting municipal aggregation once, St. Clair County has another shot to pass referendum
The Committee for Municipal Electricity Choice | Posted on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 05:21PM In the second wave of Illinois counties approving municipal aggregation, St. Clair County is going to get with the program and pass the referendum, Philip Carr of Good Energy says. That county officials have voted unanimously to put the referendum on the ballot a second time is a good indication that they believe there's no downside to implementing the plan. Apart from lower energy rates, nothing will change for consumers. Ameren Illinois will still handle energy delivery and billing, but consumers will see a lower kilowatt per hour rate. Since municipal aggregation became possible in the state of Illinois 243 municipalities and counties have gotten on board, and though St. Clair County had the chance to pass the referendum with the first round, it was defeated on the March 20 ballot by about 1,000 votes. The county will vote again on Nov. 6.