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Plain City approves NOPEC electric and gas aggregation; opt‑out periods set
Summary
Plain City council approved ordinances joining the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) for electricity and natural gas aggregation and accepted NOPEC bylaws and plans; NOPEC told residents the electric opt‑out period runs May 15–June 3 and the gas opt‑out period runs May 28–June 17 for a July program start.
Plain City Council voted to approve ordinances authorizing the village to join the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) for both electricity and natural‑gas aggregation and to adopt NOPEC’s governance and plan of operation.
The measures, taken during the council’s April 13 meeting, included authorizations to enter into NOPEC membership and separate plan‑of‑operation ordinances for electricity and natural gas. The council recorded the measures as approved with no recorded opposing votes in the public excerpt of the meeting; specific vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.
Ross McDonald, representing NOPEC, addressed the council before the votes and described the consumer opt‑out windows for a July program start. "The electric opt‑out period…is 21 days to opt out … so for electric, that'll be May 15 through June 3. And for the gas program, that'll be May 28 through June 17," McDonald said, adding the organization will conduct kickoff and public outreach meetings for Plain City residents.
Council members said they were comfortable moving forward and approved the ordinances on second reading. The ordinances approved at the meeting authorize the village to join NOPEC and approve NOPEC’s bylaws and plans for aggregation.
The village will mail opt‑out notices to residents before the start of the opt‑out window; residents who do not opt out will be enrolled in the aggregation program but retain the right to opt out during the published windows.
Next steps: staff will finalize the membership and implementation details and NOPEC will hold public outreach events as described. The transcript does not record the exact vote counts for the final motions.
