BATAVIA – The city of Batavia is halting the proposed sale of a portion of the power the city receives as part of the Prairie State Energy Campus.

Batavia Public Works Director Gary Holm told aldermen at Tuesday's Batavia City Council meeting that the bids the city received from private firms “were not favorable.” No public entities had expressed interest in purchasing the power, he said.

Holm said the city is “terminating” the proposed sale for the time being. The city had considered selling off some of its power because it doesn’t need as much power as expected because of the economic slowdown.