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County briefed on higher electric prices; supplier changes recommended after competitive RFP
Summary
Palmer Energy presented RFP results for Portage County's aggregated electricity program, recommending DynaG for smaller meters and CPV Energy for larger meters and explaining that rising capacity costs and data-center demand are driving higher prices.
Portage County commissioners were briefed by a Palmer Energy representative on the results of a competitive request for proposals to supply electricity for county facilities, and staff recommended splitting county meters into three supply groups with a mix of fixed and capacity pass-through pricing.
The presentation, delivered to the Portage County Board of Commissioners, outlined an estimated annual usage of about 21,000,000 kilowatt-hours across 77 meters served by the Ohio Edison utility and said the county's existing supplier, DynaG Energy, has a contract that ends in May. The Palmer Energy representative said the RFP produced an all-inclusive fixed offer for smaller meters and a capacity pass-through structure for larger meters, with CPV Energy offering the lower base price for the larger groups.
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