Brown is currently the Chief Utility Engineer and Acting General Manager of City Water, Light, and Power (CWLP), the municipal utility of Springfield, Illinois. Brown will retire from CWLP and step into his new role at IMEA on April 1, 2026, leading the nonprofit Joint Action Agency.
Read MoreIMUA member municipalities will benefit from additional protection
Read More32 member municipalities will each see a portion, based on their energy usage and demand, of the savings which equates to $3.4 million annually.
Read MoreThe City of Cairo is the latest IMEA city council to vote to approve the new contract offered by IMEA. Their contract brings the total percentage of current members contracting into the future to 90%.
Read MoreTwo of the “big three” national credit rating agencies recently notified the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency that their long-term debt was affirmed with exemplary ratings.
Read MoreThe agency started receiving power and capacity starting June 1 through a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the site's owner, DESRI.
Read MoreResidents 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.
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