Agreements between Illinois cities and utilities push costs onto ratepayers

Energy News Network: An arcane arrangement between northern Illinois cities and utilities pushes costs onto ratepayers and hurts the case for municipal clean energy projects.

Most town halls, police and fire stations, and other municipal buildings in the region pay nothing for gas or electric service. That’s because of an unusual provision in their utility franchise agreements that offers local governments “free” energy in exchange for the use of public rights of way.

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