2012-82 AUTHORIZING AGGREGATION OF ELECTRIC LOAD AND ADOPTING ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PLAN

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H. Services: The agreement shall require the ARES to provide all services in compliance with this plan, as may be amended. I. Additional Services: The Agreement may provide that the ARES will assist the City in developing a Member Education Plan and in the development of a Energy Efficiency program, or provide such other energy efficiency education services as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties. J. Reporting: The agreement will provide that the ARES will provide the City with such reports and information as required in this Plan. K. Costs: All costs of the aggregation program development and administration will be paid by the ARES. VI. IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES A. Development of Customer Database Pursuant to ICC regulations, after this Plan is approved by the City, the City Manager or his designee will then submit a Direct Access Request and Government Authority Aggregation Form to Ameren IP (ILL.C.C. No.10 Rate GAP Government Aggregation Protocols, Sheets 406-411, April 17 2011) requesting that it provide the City with Retail Customer Identification Information. Ameren IP will provide the City with the requested information within ten (10) business days of receiving the request in accordance with those adopted protocols. After selecting and contracting with an ARES, the City, under confidential agreement with the ARES, will work with the ARES, to remove any customers determined to be ineligible due to one or more of the following: 1. The customer is not located within the City; 2. The customer has a pre-existing agreement with another ARES; 3. The customer has free Ameren IP service; 4. The customer has hourly rate Ameren IP customer(Power Smart Pricing); 5. The customer is on Ameren IP's All Electric Heat rate; 6. The customer is on a Ameren IP bundled hold. The ARES and the City will complete this eligibility review within 5 business days. The Retail Customer Identification Information will remain the property of the City of Decatur, and the ARES will comply with the confidentiality and non-compete provisions in the Service Agreement. After the Retail Customer Identification Information is reviewed, the ARES will mail the Opt- Out Notices described below to all eligible account holders within the boundaries of Decatur. The ARES shall treat all customers equally and shall not deny service to any customer in the Aggregation Program, or alter rates for different classes of customers unless authorized by Illinois state law. Page 14 of 21