Naperville is soliciting bids from potential clean energy vendors as it continues to negotiate a new energy contract with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency.

The request for proposals (RFP)comes about a month after the council voted to allow city staff to negotiate with IMEA on a number of key contract points, many of which revolve around lowering Naperville’s carbon footprint. One of the provisions would allow the city to seek bids for non-fossil fuel energy options.

Naperville’s contract with its longtime power supplier IMEA expires in 2035, but the agency wants to extend its contract with the city and other municipalities until 2055. Critics say IMEA is too reliant on electricity produced by coal.

The current contract does not allow the city to procure energy from other sourc

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