ACE, the Public Alliance for Community Energy, is distributing $8,200 to the City of Bridgeport as its share of $400,000being distributed through ACE’s revenue return program to the 75 Nebraska member communities of the not-for-profit,community- owned natural gas commodity supplier.
Through the program, the ACE board of directors may vote to return revenue to its member communities. The board approvedthe distribution at its January board meeting. Since forming in 1998, ACE has returned more than $4.7 million to its Nebraskamember communities, including more than $89,000 to Bridgeport. The funds are used in various ways to benefit each ACE membercommunity, including helping fund community recreational projects, community swimming pools and park improvements.
ACE was formed in 1998 by Nebraska communities to provide competition in the Nebraska Choice Gas program while retaininglocal control and striving to keep revenue in Nebraska’s ACE member communities. ACE also serves as an advocate for ChoiceGas customers.
