Austintown Township has joined NOPEC’s electric aggregation program. Residents and small businesses will be able to take advantage of electric supply rates negotiated exclusively for NOPEC customers beginning with their June bills.
Eligible customers will soon receive enrollment letters in the mail that explain NOPEC’s electric program options and rates, along with providing customers the option to opt out of the aggregation program. NOPEC is required by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to send these enrollment letters to all eligible residential and small business customers in NOPEC member communities.
To enroll, you do not need to take any action. Your account will automatically be enrolled into NOPEC’s Standard Program Price option. For the first three months of service, Austintown Township residents will receive a fixed electric supply rate of 8.99 cents per kilowatt-hour. After this initial three-month period, customers will automatically transition to NOPEC’s Standard Program Price unless they select a different rate option from the available choices.
NOPEC’s Standard Program Price is the default electric program that all eligible customers and enrolled into unless they choose one of NOPEC’s other program options. Other options include a monthly variable rate that is a discounted rate off the utility’s price to compare, 12- or 24-month fixed term options, and 100% renewable content electric options. For more information on product choices, visit www.nopec.org or call NOPEC’s 24/7 Customer Care Center at 855-NOPEC-01 (855-667-3201).
There will be no disruption of service during this switch. Only the supply of electricity will be provided by NOPEC. Ohio Edison will still be the utility responsible for delivering electricity to homes and businesses, reading meters, sending bills, and restoring power after an outage. Customers will continue to receive only one bill.
Once enrolled into the electric aggregation program, NOPEC/NextEra Energy Services should begin appearing as the new electric supplier on customers’ June electric bills.
If residents do not wish to participate in NOPEC’s electric aggregation, they must notify NOPEC by filling out and mailing back the opt-out form attached to the enrollment letter. The opt-out form can also be faxed to 440-774-4422. The opt-out form must be returned no later than the date indicated in their letter.
If you have additional questions about the enrollment process or NOPEC’’s electric aggregation, please contact NOPEC’s Customer Care Center at 855-667-3102. NOPEC’s Customer Care team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to answer your questions.
About NOPEC: NOPEC is an energy aggregation in Ohio that uses the bulk buying power of 250 member communities to negotiate exclusive electric and natural gas rates for nearly one million residential and small business customers. Since 2001, NOPEC has saved its customers hundreds of millions of dollars on their energy costs, provided education opportunities for Ohio students and residents, and helped protect Ohio consumers by advocating for consumer-friendly energy policies to protect against unfair utility rate increases.
For more information about NOPEC, visit www.nopec.org
