Councilmember raises concerns about county energy aggregation after AEP rate increase
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Summary
A councilmember reported that the county aggregation program is not accepting new enrollments and that recent AEP rate increases could leave residents with higher bills; the council asked staff to invite the county to answer questions.
A councilmember told the Pataskala City Council that their household — which believed it was enrolled in the county’s electric aggregation program — was shown to have no record of enrollment when the member called, and that the county is not currently accepting new participants as it seeks a new supplier.
The councilmember warned residents to check their bills because Ohio Power Company (AEP) has recently received a rate increase from the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), and the county aggregation may not be shielding customers from higher market rates at present.
Council asked staff to invite the county’s aggregation administrator (referred to in the meeting as Mr. Buck) back to answer questions and explain enrollment and supplier timing. The councilmember indicated they would reach out to Mr. Buck directly and asked the county to brief the council before residents begin contacting the city about unexpectedly higher bills.
No policy change or vote was taken; this was an information request and a direction to seek county staff input to clarify enrollment status and timing for residents.
