Springfield Coalition for Fair Electricity Rates Records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the records of the Springfield Coalition for Fair Electric Rates, and documents the organization’s effort to reform electric rates in the city. Materials include correspondence, press releases, reports from CWLP and consultants, pamphlets, position papers, personal notes, rate schedules, meeting minutes, and related documents. The collection also includes a small amount of material relating to other community concerns, including the proposed decontamination of a nuclear plant in Dresden, IL and relocation of railroads in the city of Springfield.
Dates
- 1971-1981
Creator
- Springfield Coalition for Fair Electricity Rates (Organization)
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University of Illinois-Springfield (UIS).
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by UIS.
Biography
The Springfield Coalition for Fair Electricity Rates was formed in 1976 by concerned individuals and representatives of community organizations in Springfield. The group was dedicated to electric rate reform in response to the proposed rate hike by the municipally owned utility City Water, Light, and Power (CWLP).
Extent
.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gifted to the archives by David Lesley on June 28, 1984.
Property Rights
UIS owns the property rights to this collection.
Processing Information
This collection was reprocessed in November 2025; the original order was maintained.
Creator
- Springfield Coalition for Fair Electricity Rates (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Springfield Coalition for Fair Electricity Rates Records
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520
archives@uis.libanswers.com