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Public commenter urges council to reject SOPEC energy aggregation
Summary
During public comment, Stefan Pryor urged Cincinnati council to reject the SOPEC energy aggregation plan, calling it a "scam," saying residents would end up paying multiple suppliers, and alleging nonprofit status masks profit motives; the committee held SOPEC-related agenda items pending more information.
A public commenter told the Budget & Finance Committee the proposed SOPEC energy aggregation should not move forward, saying residents would face duplicate charges and alleging the program benefits intermediaries rather than customers.
Stefan Pryor, identified by the chair as the first public commenter, said the SOPEC proposal "is a scam" and urged council not to pass related items. "We paying three different suppliers on our Duke bill ... You shouldn't even consider this," Pryor said, naming Duke Energy, SOPEC and IGS (International Gas Service) as entities he said customers would still be charged through.
The chair acknowledged the comment and later announced that items 3, 4, 5 and 13 related to SOPEC energy aggregation would be held "at this juncture until we get all the information that we need to make an informed decision." The transcript records no administrative response to Pryor’s specific allegations beyond the decision to hold the SOPEC-related items.
The committee’s holding of those items means formal consideration of the energy aggregation measures was deferred while the committee seeks additional information.
