![]() ![]() ![]() Note that NOPEC will be sending its re-enrollment letters by the end of March, which typically require customers not to do anything to be included in the aggregation. Call NOPEC and request to switch to the variable program, which is 2 cents below the SCO. If you live in a NOPEC gas community, which includes a large portion of the Akron region, NOPEC's default or "program rate" is too high at $7.29/mcf through at least the end of March. Here's a few others: Stow $2.84/mcf fixed through 2024 Hudson $4.05/mcf fixed through October 2023 and Fairlawn $3.59/mcf through October 2025. That’s still a very good price, so you could stay where you are and see if the SCO prices continue to go lower, or you can switch to the SCO. If you live or have a small business in Akron, the Constellation Energy aggregation is $4.06 fixed through November 2024. Some communities locked in to what turned out to be a low price before the price spikes. If you don't see the SCO by the third month, call to confirm.Ĭheck your city’s aggregation plan. It is the same price as the SCO, but includes delivery charges, which are normally a separate line item. For the first two months after a switch, the price will say Standard Service Offer (SSO). (I'd like to get some savings until my switch is complete.) Then I called Dominion to return to the SCO. First, I called Direct Energy to ask for the current fixed offer with no cancellation fee that was lower than what I had. It will take one to two billing cycles to switch. If you have a higher fixed rate with no cancellation fee and you will save by going on the SCO, make the move. For instance, what's your current rate, contract length and are there any cancellation fees? There isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer because it depends on your situation. My community’s aggregation price was not appealing and I had locked into a $6.29/mcf fixed rate for 32 months with no cancellation fee with Direct Energy last fall after coming off a great $2.39/mcf rate the previous year. More: Ohio AG sues MV Realty for 'shameful business model' to get real estate listings What’s the latest advice?Īll of the reasons above are enough for me to move back to the SCO. That adder is still low compared to other Ohio gas utilities, said Ella Hochstetler, director of regulatory and pricing for Dominion Energy Ohio. That’s still really good, especially with wholesale prices coming down. 8 auction price was 31 cents, effective April 1, up from 18 cents. Each year, there is a new auction to set the “adder” price for the state-approved formula. There’s also good news for pricing of the SCO. has had an unusually warm winter and conservation efforts in Europe worked, where temperatures have also been warmer, said Jankowski. There also were worries about a Russian embargo, which would partially cut off natural gas exports in Europe so conservation efforts began in Europe and prices began to spike, he said. The U.S. More: 'Because of him I'm here': Liver from frat hazing victim saves recovering alcoholic's life ![]() NOPEC is a large aggregator or bulk buyer, with more than 450,000 gas customers in Summit County as well as some communities in Medina and Portage counties. and Europe and natural gas inventory was lower than the normal five-year average, said Dave Jankowski, NOPEC chief marketing and communications officer, who watches the utility markets closely. Last fall, there were worries about a particularly cold winter in the U.S. More: Betty Lin-Fisher: Shopping for natural gas or electricity rates in Dominion, FirstEnergy area? Start here In January, the SCO was $4.89 and the February SCO is $3.29. After September’s high of $9.53, the price went to $7.05 in October, $5.37 in November and $6.89 in December. ![]()
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