Electric Aggregation letters to be mailed to Lincoln and Logan County residents soon
Average residential users expected to save $120 to $195 per year

[April 14, 2018] 

LINCOLN 

Lincoln and Logan County residents can expect to receive letters in the near future from their respective forms of government concerning electric aggregation.

Both the city of Lincoln and the Logan County Board have entered into agreements with Nordic Energy that should save constituents several dollars per month on the electricity usage portion of their monthly utility bills.

According to Justin Cheager with Stone River Group, letters will go out in April on city of Lincoln stationary and Logan County stationary explaining the aggregation process and what residents should do if they DO NOT want to be a part of the aggregation.

**Lincoln letter – PDF**
**Logan County letter – PDF**

Stone River Group, working as the consultants for the city and county took bids from a number of direct electric suppliers and in late March announced that they had selected Nordic at an electric rate of $0.04825. Looking at Ameren Illinois as a comparative and also the current provider in Lincoln, this new rate should save Lincoln residents an average of $123 per year and Logan County residents should save an average of $195.00 per year based on an average usage.

Residents will need to look at their own bills and compare the rates for electric usage only to determine how much they may be saving with the new contract.

For consumers who receive credits for all electric home, the savings could be less, or they may find that switching electric suppliers is not to their advantage. If this is the case, consumers have the option to OPT OUT of the contract with Nordic and stay with their current provider.

Cheager has provided sample letters and information packets that will be mailed out to all residential electric customers in Lincoln and in unincorporated portions of the county.

With those letters there will be an “opt out request form” (also printed on official city or county stationary) that can be sent back stating that the consumer wishes to opt out of the contract with Nordic.

Also included in the packet is information about the program via “frequently asked questions.”

Cheager said that those who want to switch to Nordic need do nothing at all, the switch will be automatic unless the consumer uses the ‘opt out.’

He also said that consumers will receive letters from their electric supplier about 10 days before the contract takes effect, verifying that the consumer will be switching to Nordic Energy as their electric supplier.

The look of the monthly billing for electricity will not change significantly. All electric charges will still come to the consumer in one bill from the primary provider, such as Ameren Illinois for the city of Lincoln.

Ameren will still bill and collect for all electric charges. Delivery fees and taxes will go to Ameren and the “Electric Supply” portion of the bill will be collected by Ameren and paid to Nordic.

Once consumers have received their letters and reviewed them, questions about the aggregation program can be addressed directly to the Nordic Customer Care Team at 866-614-6952.

Finally, the primary supplier, such as Ameren will still be the one to contact in the event of power outages or other service questions as well as questions regarding the monthly bill.

[Nila Smith]