Huron will step away from electric aggregation program as contract expires in July

HURON — City staff told the Huron City Council on June 24 that the municipal electric aggregation program will expire in July and that the city will step away from the program because current market conditions did not permit bids that would provide meaningful savings to residents.

"Due to market conditions, we were unable to provide meaningful aggregation savings, to bid on this. So the city will be stepping away from the aggregation program," a city staff member told council. Staff said the city can reenter an aggregation program when market conditions make it worthwhile and that staff will notify residents if and when that happens.

Staff encouraged residents to use the Energy Choice "apples to apples" website to compare offers while the city is out of aggregation, and said the city will monitor the market for opportunities to return to aggregation. Council members and the public asked that the city post clear information on social media and the city website; staff said they would wait to publish formal guidance until ordinance language and market options had been fully reviewed.

There was no council vote; the announcement is a staff-managed operational decision tied to the program's expiration and the city's market assessment.