The Energy Choice program enables you to buy your gas from a competitive retail supplier. Dominion Energy Ohio will continue to deliver your natural gas; respond to service and emergency needs; read your meter and provide customer service and billing.
Understand your Energy Choice options in Ohio.
When you have identified your current rate plan, investigated any potential fees for changing, and have made an informed decision on the option that is best for you, you will need to Choose and communicate that choice. If you are satisfied with your current option, no further action is necessary.
Understanding your natural gas bill and current Energy Choice selection is the first step in making an informed decision. The first thing you will need is to review a copy of your bill. You can pull an electronic copy from Manage Your Account or review your paper bill.
Comparing supplier options is easy once you understand what all the options are. Current offers are available for review on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's (PUCO's) website under Compare Natural Gas Offers.
Aggregation is when a group of customers joins together to form a single larger group that negotiates energy rates for its members. The aggregated buying group may be able to secure a better price than the individual members could on their own.
DEO's gas cost rates are approved monthly by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). To help make an informed decision, take a look at the summary of historical gas costs.
Customers are encouraged to periodically compare available Energy Choice supplier offers, check their eligibility for a governmental aggregation program, and weigh the SCO (the default rate for residential and small nonresidential customers; also available to medium nonresidential customers) and MRR (medium and large nonresidential only) options.
If you are satisfied with your current rate option, no further action is needed.
However, if you are interested in making a change you will need to communicate your choice to either:
1. Dominion Energy Ohio, to select the SCO, if applicable, or
2. Your selected supplier, to enroll in an Energy Choice Agreement for the selected rate offer.
The MRR rate is a default service for medium and large nonresidential customers whose Energy Choice agreement or opt-in governmental aggregation program expires if a new supplier has not been chosen.
If you are interested in a new Energy Choice Agreement or governmental aggregation program you will need to contact the supplier or governmental aggregator to enroll. Be sure you understand the details of the agreement before enrolling. If you are on the MRR side and are satisfied with your price, no further action is necessary.
Supplier contact information can be found on the PUCO's Apples-to-Apples comparison chart.
Many communities in Northeast Ohio have formed a governmental aggregation called the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC). NOPEC is the largest such aggregation in the United States. To enroll with NOPEC, call 855-667-3201.
To see if an aggregation program is available in your area, please visit the PUCO's natural gas aggregation map.
If you are an eligible residential customer that wishes to enroll in the Standard Choice Offer (SCO), contact Dominion Energy Ohio at 800-362-7557.
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