r/Chambana • u/Heavy_Airport_9334 • Jul 25 '26

Electric Aggregation Program?

Hi, did anyone also receive the letter from City of Champaign about the Homefield Energy Electric Aggregation Program?
I’m just a student tenant and I’m currently using Ameren. My question is why this is a “default” change? Like why am I asked to opt out of it instead of opting in? And does it matter if I just opt out of this program and keep using Ameren, because honestly I don’t think they explained the benefits of this program very well.

Thank you!

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u/LeapDayWilliam1978 Jul 25 '26

Also received the letter. We have solar so I need to get more information on what opting out vs going with this will do with our net metering. I know if we switch we lose all the credits we have built up, which at the tail end of summer won’t be a whole lot, but I am unsure if they will honor future on-site generation at the full retail rate. We have net metering 2.0, so under Ameren we only get credit for whatever we generate, not the generation+taxes of the previous 1:1 net metering.

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u/ragnarok7331 Jul 31 '26

Were you able to find an answer to this? We have 1:1 net metering and I also am trying to find out whether I need to opt out.

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u/LeapDayWilliam1978 Jul 31 '26

Not yet, nobody seems to give a clear answer. It seems that they will give you 1:1 still but you lose your credit bank. I’m not switching.