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Plain City Council approves placing opt-out electric and natural gas aggregation on ballot
Summary
The Plain City Council approved ordinances to place opt-out electric and natural gas aggregation questions on the ballot and declared both measures emergencies to meet election timing requirements.
The Plain City Council approved two ordinances directing the county board of elections to place opt-out aggregation questions on the ballot for electric and natural gas service. The council approved Ordinance 23-2025 to affect an opt-out electric service aggregation program and Ordinance 24-2025 to affect an opt-out natural gas aggregation program, and declared both measures emergencies to meet election-timing deadlines.
Why it matters: Opt-out aggregation would allow the village to negotiate a power or natural gas supply on behalf of residents, with individual customers able to opt out if they prefer their current supplier.
Both ordinances were presented as second readings. Councilmembers moved, seconded and voted to approve each ordinance and to declare an emergency for timing; the transcript records the motions and the chair's announcement that each ordinance “is approved by emergency.” The ordinances were described during the meeting as acting pursuant to Ohio code sections, as stated on the ordinance text provided in the meeting packet.
The transcript does not record implementation details such as the proposed supplier, expected savings, or an exact election date beyond the emergency timing comment. The ordinances direct the county board of elections to submit the respective ballot questions to electors.
Ending: With the council’s approval the ballot questions will be submitted to the county board of elections; further implementation steps and vendor negotiations were not detailed in the meeting record.
