Powering Successful Illinois Communities
Low-cost wholesale power supply and related services

IMEA

Illinois Municipal Electric Agency is a nonprofit agency with a proven record of providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to 32 municipal electric systems from all across Illinois

IMUA

Illinois Municipal Utilities Association is a nonprofit service organization that advocates for and represents Illinois municipalities that own and operate public utility systems

IPEA

Illinois Public Energy Agency is a nonprofit wholesale natural gas supplier to communities that own their own natural gas systems

The Value of Public Power

Transitioning to the Future

Services

23 IMEA Member Municipalities Have Embraced the Opportunity to Continue their Beneficial Relationship with the Agency

3 additional agency members seeking to extend their beneficial relationship with IMEA through 2055.

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IMEA Adds 150MW Utility-Scale Solar Generating Facility

Residents of 32 municipalities will soon receive greener power thanks to a new supply arrangement negotiated by the municipalities' wholesale electric provider, the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA). The agency has executed a 20-year agreement with solar developer National Grid Renewables to purchase all the electric output and related attributes of the Bee Hollow solar generation facility to be located outside Fayetteville, a village on the Kaskaskia River in St. Clair County, Illinois.

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Highland Receives Funds for Two EV Charging Stations

The city of Highland, Illinois, has generated a $24,317 incentive from the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) for the purchase and installation of two electric vehicle charging stations.

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Peru Receives Funding for Ball Field Lights at Sunset Park

The City of Peru was awarded $99,800 through the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency’s (IMEA) Electric Efficiency Program for installing money-saving, more efficient light at a ball field at Sunset Park.

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