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Energy Alliances pitches opt-out aggregation to Saint Bernard committee
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Richard Sarace of Energy Alliances told the Committee of the Whole that opt-out municipal aggregation could give most residents fixed-generation pricing and optional renewable defaults, while suppliers bear contract risk; the process would require PUC certification and a ballot measure.
Richard Sarace, a consultant with Energy Alliances, told the Saint Bernard Committee of the Whole on Jan. 9 that an opt-out energy aggregation program could give the village a way to negotiate generation and gas supply on behalf of residents while Duke Energy would remain the delivery utility. "We are a local, energy consultant," Sarace said. "So, we take our focus here in Cincinnati."
Sarace said aggregation affects only the supplier line on a utility bill and not Duke's delivery services such as outage response. He explained Ohio law separates generation and supply from the local utility and that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio regulates aggregation programs. "Duke will continue to deliver the electricity," he said. "They'll continue to send the…
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