R2009-207 AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT INTERVENTION

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i . „ - INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR INTERVENTION BEFORE THE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION IN AMEREN ELECTRICITY CASES WHEREAS, reliable and low cost electric service is essential for the economic health of the each of the communities entering this Agreement; and WHEREAS, Ameren Corporation delivers electric service to all the members to this Agreement through AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS or AmerenIP; and WHEREAS, the parties and their individual, commercial, and industrial residents purchase substantial energy services from the above-named businesses; and WHEREAS, the parties believe it is in the best interest of their communities to be actively involved in reviewing the cases filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission by Ameren to increase electric service rates; and WHEREAS, Section 10 of Article VII of the 1970 Illinois Constitution and"The Intergovernmental Cooperation Act" (5 ILCS 220/, et seq.)provides for intergovernmental cooperation. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: Section 1. In General. All the participants in this Agreement receive electric services from Ameren. Periodically, Ameren files a rate case with the ICC requesting rate increases in their delivery and transmission rates and such rate cases move quickly through the ICC rate making process. It is the purpose of this Agreement to provide for the participants' ability to effectively intervene in such rate cases by combining together regularly, and jointly sharing costs.