Dive Summary:

• Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel made proposals before his city council Wednesday regarding new electricity aggregation plans.
• Emanuel's proposal includes a provision to allow Chicago to negotiate a surcharge, paid by customers in addition to their electricity costs "to reimburse the city for the costs associated with the development and management of the program and/or to support energy-related initiatives (such as renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives) that the city seeks to develop for the benefit of city residents."
• The council could vote on an overall plan as soon as Dec. 12.

From the article:

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pushing a new plan to skim off some of the savings Chicago electricity customers stand to gain from lower rates expected as part of a bulk power purchasing contract, with the money going for unspecified energy efficiency projects. ...