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Mayor warns Twinsburg residents of regional electricity price increases of roughly 10–15%
Summary
At the Feb. 11 council meeting Mayor Post told residents to expect 10–15% increases in electricity costs over several years because of capacity pressures in the PJM Interconnection footprint and said switching providers is unlikely to help.
Mayor Post told the audience at the Feb. 11 Twinsburg City Council meeting that regional electricity costs are expected to rise substantially in coming years because of supply and capacity constraints.
“Between 10–15% and it’s gonna last for some time,” Mayor Post said, describing projections published by PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator. He said the rise translates to about a 2-cent increase per kilowatt-hour and that the change is affecting multiple states in PJM’s footprint, not just residents in NOPEC-served communities. He advised that switching retail electricity providers is unlikely to avoid the increase because the pressure is regional and affects all suppliers.
Post said the city will monitor the situation and work with NOPEC and vendors to determine what, if anything, the city can do. He told residents that City Hall staff will be prepared to answer incoming calls about bills and that the administration would make sure phone staff are well-versed on the situation.
A council member also spoke after the mayor and recommended that residents seeking fixed-price plans consult the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s comparison tools to evaluate fixed versus variable offers. That councilmember recommended fixed pricing rather than variable contracts during a period of rising prices and cited sample rates available at the time of the meeting.
Ending
The mayor’s comments were framed as a heads-up to residents; council members pointed to available consumer tools and said the city would track developments with regional grid operators and local aggregators.
