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Oak Park reviews municipal aggregation, community solar as contract renewal nears

2556070 · March 11, 2025
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Village staff and consultants briefed the Village Board on municipal aggregation and community solar performance, market outlook and outreach; staff said the village's current aggregation contract expires December 2025 and recommended preparing for renewal and additional outreach.

Oak Park village staff and energy consultants on Monday briefed the Village Board on the status of the village's municipal aggregation and community solar programs and recommended preparing now for a contract renewal that expires in December 2025.

The presentation, led by Mark Pruett of the Illinois Community Choice Aggregation Network and Sharon Allegato of MC Squared (MC2), outlined how Oak Park's municipal aggregation 2 model works, current participation and the link between market prices, account participation and the village's civic contribution from its supplier contract.

The update matters because the village receives municipal contributions from its aggregation contract that fund sustainability programs. Under the current MC2 contract the village receives a base $2,500 per month (the minimum for 5,000 accounts) plus $0.50 per account above that minimum; since December 2018 the program has contributed roughly $1.8 million in total to the village, staff said.

MC Squared reported that the eligible portfolio is about 25,000 accounts (residential and small…

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