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

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• Recipients will be able to Opt-Out by atleast three of the following methods - returning an Opt-Out card via U.S. Mail to the selected ARES/ by phone/ by E- Mail/via Website. • The ARES will offer a toll-free phone number and website to aid recipients with the notice and the Opt-Out procedure. Further support will be provided by the Consultant through a link on the website http://www.munienerqvchoice.com. • Additionally, residential and small businesses that do not Opt-Out, per step 4 above, will receive written notification from Ameren stating that they are about to be switched. Ameren defines this as a Letter of Rescission. • The Letter of Rescission will inform the participant that they have five 5 days to rescind the contract by contacting Ameren. The selected Supplier will not enroll those accounts Opting-Out of Program. D. Notification to Ameren IP Pursuant to ILL.C.C. No.10, Rate GAP, after the Opt-Out response period has expired, the ARES shall submit the account numbers of participating Aggregation Members to Ameren IP and the rate to be charged to those customers pursuant to the Service Agreement and the customer's election. The ARES will provide that information to Ameren IP in the format Ameren IP requires. The ARES will establish procedures and protocols to work with Ameren IP on an ongoing basis to add, delete or change any customer participation or rate information. Ameren IP will then notify customers that they have been switched to the ARES and provide the customer with the name and contact information of the ARES. Customers will have the option to rescind their participation in the program according to time frames and procedures established by Ameren IP. E. Activation of Service Upon notification to Ameren IP, the ARES will begin to provide electric power supply to the members of the Aggregation Program without consumer action. The service will begin on the customer's normal meter read date within a month when power deliveries begin under the Aggregation Program. F. Billing Collection and credit procedures remain the responsibility of the Utility and the individual Aggregation Member. Members are required to remit and comply with the payment terms of Ameren. The City will not be responsible for late payment or non-payment of any Member Accounts. Neither the City nor the ARES shall have separate credit or deposit policies for Members. VII. ADDITIONAL SERVICE TERMS AND CONDITIONS A. Member Education At the discretion of the City of Decatur, the ARES will assist Decatur in developing and implementing a program to educate residential and small commercial retail Aggregation members on the Aggregation Program, as well as energy efficiency and conservation tools. The ARES will also provide the Aggregation Members with updates and disclosures mandated by ICC and IPA rules. Page 18 of 21