Law firm Childress Duffy will soon be filing a class action lawsuit on behalf of Batavia’s electricity ratepayers. A community meeting will be held on Thursday, Aug. 21, 6:30pm at the Batavia Public Library for more information and the opportunity to get involved.

Update: Lawsuit was filed Aug. 19, 2014 at 9:03am in Kane County, IL. View the lawsuit here. 

If you are concerned that Batavia’s electricity rates are so high–with no relief in sight–and wish to join the class action suit, please visit prairiestateenergycampusclassaction.com and sign up. “The success of this class action is dependent upon the involvement of a large number of Batavia citizens,” says Childress Duffy.

Background on the Prairie State electricity contract can be found here as well.