Good Energy in the News: Low Bids Mean Electric Savings Top $60 Million

Good Energy selected Homefield Energy to supply energy to residents of Southern and Central Illinois after a host of independent energy companies submitted their best and final offers to serve the aggregated residential and small business load of 50 municipalities and counties. The new energy contract will save the average Illinois household $200 annually and is projected to save the whole collective of residents nearly $60 million over the two-year term of the contract. In addition, of the 50 municipalities and counties that decided to buy collectively, 44 of them purchased 100 percent green energy. Green energy advocacy is central to Good Energy's mission to provide a smarter way to buy energy.

Source: GoodEnergy.com

Good Energy in the News: Aurora: $300 Annual Savings with New Electricity Provider

The Beacon news explains how Aurora residents will each save $300 per year and will be using "green" energy thanks to the help they received from Good Energy. 

Read on to see how...

Source: GoodEnergy.com

Rolling Meadows (ComEd): Opt-Out Letters Now Being Sent

Opt-Out letters for Rolling Meadows (ComEd) are due to be sent on July 3rd.  The Opt-Out period will end on July 17th.  This means residents in Rolling Meadows will begin to see savings this August.  But remember, the lowered rate will not be reflected until you receive your September ComEd bill for August service.

Update on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 04:56PM by The Committee for Municipal Electricity Choice

The Opt-Out period for Rolling Meadows residents ends today, Tuesday July 17th.  If you do not wish to participate, please return your Opt-Out notice immediately.  

Participating Communities in Ameren: Your Opt-Out Period Has Concluded

Savings are on the way!  Nearly all accounts should begin receiving their electricity at the lower rate beginning in July.  July savings are a great thing because your electricity use is sure to increase as a result of summer heat.   But remember, you won't see that change reflected in your Ameren Energy electricity bills until August for July service.

Contact information for Homefield Energy, your new supplier, may be found here.

Congratulations South Pekin

South Pekin has now become a member of the aggregation!  Residents should expect to see the lowered rate take effect in July or August and reflected in Ameren Energy utility bills the following month.

From GoodEnergy.com: Municipal Aggregation Update: Urbana, IL Residents to Save 36 Percent on Electric Supply Costs

Urbana's two-year contract with Homefield Energy begins in August, and residents of the Illinois city will immediately begin seeing a change in their electric bills. The deal, brokered by Good Energy and signed in early May 2012, will lower the cost of the electricity supply portion of residents' bills by an average of 36 percent. Distribution and delivery of the power, which will still be handled by the same service provider as in the past, will cost the same, and residents will continue to report any service issues or outages to Ameren exactly as they always have. As the program becomes more widespread and residents see for themselves that only the cost of their energy supply is different, and that nothing else changes by virtue of the new contract, Good Energy and Homefield Energy intend to assist those residents who initially opted out of the energy deal, to sign up.

Source: GoodEnergy.com

Information About Your Community On Homefield Energy's Website

For those who still want to learn more about the specifics about the program, visit Homefield Energy's Communities & Municipalties webpage and click on your community.  Program details may be found on the right-hand side of the page.

Opt-Out Period Comes To An End This Week

By now, you should have received a letter from Homefield Energy informing you of the new electricity supply price your local government was able to achieve on the behalf of local residents and small businesses within the Ameren service territory.  In most cases, savings may be as high as 28%, or approximately $180 thru June of 2013! The best way to determine your savings is to go to www.ameren.com and review your Ameren account online.  By doing so, you will be able to see what your price-to-compare is with Ameren and decide whether this is the right opportunity for you.  Follow the steps outlined in the May 17th entry below titled:

ONLINE ELECTRICITY CALCULATOR - EXACTLY HOW MUCH WILL YOU SAVE?  

Good Energy in the News: Rolling Meadows, IL Mayor is Charged Up Over Low Rate

The Journal & Topics newspaper tells us how Good Energy helped Rolling Meadows, IL residents lower their electricity supply rates from 8.30 cents per kilowatt-hour down to 4.62 per kilowatt-hour.

Read how the Mayor is "Tickled".  (Glad we can help Mayor Rooney!)

Source: GoodEnergy.com

Important Telephone Numbers To Find Out More...

Homefield Energy, the winning supplier for the electricity program in the Ameren service territory, is now taking calls for those who are trying to learn more about the program.  For many of you, using an alternative electricity supplier is a new experience, however, about the only thing that changes is the supply rate for your electricity and that cost is going to go down dramatically.  But for those who still want to learn more, call Homefield at 866-694-1262 or go to www.HomfieldEnergy.com.  Please be patient as Homefield may be experiencing heavy call volume.

Participating communities include those in the list below.  If you do not see your community listed, they are not currently included in the program, but may be in the future.

Alton	Havana	Pekin
Aviston	Henry	Peoria
Bethalto	Jacksonville	PEORIA COUNTY
Brimfield	Kappa	Peoria Heights
Columbia	Kilbourne	Roanoke
Creve Coeur	Lacon	San Jose
Deer Creek	Mackinaw	Shiloh
Delavan	Manito	Stanford
Dunlap	Marquette Heights	STARK COUNTY
East Peoria	MARSHALL COUNTY	TAZEWELL COUNTY
Easton	Mason City	Topeka
Eureka	MASON COUNTY	Trenton
Forest City	McLean	Urbana
Germantown Hills	Metamora	Washburn
Glen Carbon	Morton	Washington
Godfrey	New Baden	West Peoria
Hanna City	North Pekin