March 4, 2015

Settlement refunds Sullivan more than $150,000
by Ariana Cherry
Sullivan/Arthur Reporter

Commissioner Mike Kirk announced at the city council’s last regular meeting that all electric customers who were billable on December 31 of last year will be receiving a $200 credit on their next utility bill.
The $200 credit is a result from an appeal that IMEA (Illinois Municipal Electric Agency) had filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in which they had protested a rate hike. Ameren had increased the wholesale distribution in 2011, which had been passed onto Sullivan and its customers.
Customers saw this rate increase because the city of Sullivan electric department purchases its power from the IMEA (which represents 33 communities that purchase blocks of electricity through a long term power supply agreement with Ameren/Dynegy).The appeal was settled in favor of the IMEA, and a refund was issued by Ameren to the IMEA in October 2014.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.