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Charlestown trustee urges Portage County to pursue NOPEC opt-outs, cites household overcharges
Summary
Charlestown Township Trustee Tim Patrick asked the Portage County commissioners to send a formal opt-out resolution and letter to NOPEC, alleging higher electricity costs for residents under NOPEC aggregation and requesting the county consider withdrawing the whole county from NOPEC.
Charlestown Township Trustee Tim Patrick told the Portage County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26, 2025, that residents in his township have paid substantially more under NOPEC's opt-out aggregation and asked the county to accept a formal township resolution and transmit a letter to NOPEC initiating an opt-out.
Patrick said county and township comparisons show households in NOPEC-paid areas averaged $1,111 more per household over a seven-year period than households in nearby Ravenna, and he said Charlestown…
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