Providing public-power member communities with a stable, reliable, environmentally-sensitive electric power supply at the lowest cost to assist the members in being strong and viable.
IMEA
Illinois Municipal Electric Agency is a nonprofit agency with a proven record of providing affordable, reliable and sustainable energy to 32 municipal electric systems from all across Illinois
IMUA
Illinois Municipal Utilities Association is a nonprofit service organization that advocates for and represents Illinois municipalities that own and operate public utility systems
IPEA
Illinois Public Energy Agency is a nonprofit wholesale natural gas supplier to communities that own their own natural gas systems
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IMEA Adds 150 MW Utility-Scale Solar Generating Facility
The agency has executed a 20-year agreement with solar developer National Grid Renewables to purchase all the electric output and related attributes of the Bee Hollow solar generation facility to be located outside Fayetteville, a village on the Kaskaskia River in St. Clair County, Illinois.
27 IMEA Member Municipalities Contract to Continue with the Agency
The addition of Carmi, Ladd, and Peru brings the count to 27, or 84% of the agency’s current municipal members who have voted to retain their long-term affiliation with the agency.
IMEA Awarded Consecutive Top-Tier Rating from Fitch Ratings
On April 30, Fitch Ratings, a national credit rating agency, notified the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) that their long-term debt was affirmed as a “AA- rating with a Stable Outlook.”
Moody's Credit Rating Agency Awards IMEA an "A1 Rating with a Stable Outlook"
Moody's is one of the two ratings firms that will review the overall credit quality of the current IMEA bonds, as well as the rating for the 2025A bond refinancing that IMEA staff is pursuing in the coming weeks.