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Plain City hears NOPEC pitch for opt-out energy aggregation, council asked to set public hearing dates
Summary
Representatives from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council outlined an opt-out electric and gas aggregation program that would keep utility billing to residents but offer supplier-negotiated supply pricing, member grants and small-business loans; council was asked to schedule public hearings and could aim for a July start date.
Ross McDonald, representing the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC), presented to the Plain City Council a proposal for a community energy aggregation program for both electric and gas supply.
McDonald said NOPEC has run aggregation programs for governments for 25 years and currently serves communities with nearly 1,000,000 customers across about 250 Ohio communities. He described NOPEC’s standard program as an opt-out aggregation that would leave utility service and billing unchanged but replace the supply portion of the bill with a NOPEC-negotiated supplier. McDonald said NOPEC uses a competitive RFP to select a single supplier for member communities and…
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