Springfield ratepayers electrical bills should drop close to 10% with competitive purchasing plan [Video]

SPRINGFIELD — The City Council endorsed a plan to allow officials to competitively purchase electricity directly through power suppliers, saving residents as much as 10% on their bills.

The 12-0 vote last week approved the draft power supply aggregation plan that now will be forwarded to the state Department of Public Utilities. From there, it should take about six months for the city to receive a final OK to begin implementing the program, said Tina Quagliato Sullivan, director of disaster recovery and compliance, who is overseeing the project.

As part of the plan’s development, the city requested comments from residents about the proposal and received five, which all endorsed the idea, she said.