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City Of Taylorville Encouraging Opting Out Of Constellation

The City of Taylorville is asking residents to opt out of Constellation after Ameren Illinois posted lower rates. Ameren Illinois’ adjusted electric rates were set at 8.04 cents per kilowatt-hour.  This is 3.88 cents less than the city of Taylorville’s electric aggregation rate of 11.924 cents per kilowatt-hour.

 

Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry encourages everyone to opt back into Ameren. 

 

 

The city designed its aggregate program to assure that participants have access to the lowest price available on the market allowing them to opt out at any time and at no cost. Taylorville residents are encouraged to opt out by calling Constellation toll-free or by going online.  Have your ten-digit Ameren account number available. 

 

To opt-out by phone, call Constellation’s toll-free number 833-367-3675.  Calls are handled in the order that they are received, but you can avoid lengthy wait times by leaving a request for a return call. You can also visit www.constellation.com/il-taylorville and click the opt-out online in the gray area at the bottom of the page, click the blue find my code button, enter your ten-digit Ameren account number, view your account information, enter email, check the box, and click the blue button, “do not participate.” 

 

Taylorville voters at a referendum authorized the city’s aggregation initiative.  It was paused in 2022. 

Electricity prices have been volatile in the regulated as well as the competitive market over the past year. Ameren’s regulated supply rate more than doubled—from 5.478 cents per kilowatt-hour in May 2022 to 11.833 cents currently. The utility is also permitted to recover and refund differences in its costs of energy when those costs vary by 5 percent from the approved rate. Such cost differences, known as purchased energy adjustments, are passed along on consumers’ monthly bills. Electric aggregation customers are not charged for purchased energy adjustments. 
    
Ameren will continue to deliver electricity to residents and small businesses, answer calls about power quality and outages, and bill for all electric supply and distribution services. Answers to questions about delivery service and bills are available by calling Ameren’s toll-free number at 800-755-5000. 

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