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1. What is aggregation?

Under governmental aggregation, local officials bring citizens together to gain group buying power for the purchase of competitively priced electricity from a retail electric generation supplier certified by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

2. Is everyone eligible for the program?

No, by law certain accounts are not permitted to be included in an opt-out governmental aggregation program. You are not eligible if you participate in the PIPP program, are a mercantile customer, are in arrears with bill payment, or live outside our community boundaries. Eligibility has been further limited to those with an estimated annual price to compare of at least 6.88 cents/kWh.

3. How is the township able to choose a certified electric generation supplier on my behalf?

In November 2005, Springfield Township voters approved an opt-out aggregation program authorizing the township to contract for an electric generation supplier on their behalf.

4. Who is the certified electric generation supplier?

Dynegy is our certified electric supplier. Dynegy generates reliable, environmentally responsible and affordable energy in the Midwest, Northeast and West. Through their retail electricity providers, they serve residential, municipal, business, and industrial customers in Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

5. Is my price for electric generation service fixed, or does it vary?

In this program, your price for electric generation service will be fixed at $0.0550 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) until January 2020.

6. What do I need to do if I want to be included in this governmental aggregation?

You do not need to do anything to receive the special generation pricing under this program. You may choose to be in the aggregation group and begin receiving this price by simply not returning the opt-out form.

7. Will I notice any changes in my electric service?

No. Duke will continue to deliver the electricity to your home or business, read your meter, issue you a bill, and respond to service related issues. The only change you will see is Dynegy will appear on your bill as the generation supplier.

8. What should I do if I do not want to be included in this governmental aggregation?

If you choose not to participate, you must take action to opt out. “Opt out” means that you can decide not to participate in the Township’s electric governmental aggregation program. By returning the opt-out form, which is included in this mailing, by the due date you will not be enrolled as an electric generation customer with Dynegy, the Township’s competitive electric generation supplier, and you will not receive the special pricing.

9. What happens if I do not send in the opt-out form?

If you do not return the opt-out form postmarked by the due date, you will be included in the Township’s governmental aggregation program and will begin receiving competitively priced electricity from Dynegy.

10. Can I opt out over the phone?

No, if you want to opt out, you must mail in your completed opt-out form and it must be postmarked by the due date.

11. Can I exit this program without penalty?

Yes, you can leave this program free of charge, at any time and for any reason.

12. If I am in the Township’s electric aggregation program, who will deliver my power, read my meter and respond to emergencies, such as power outages?

Your local electric company will be responsible for the delivery of power to your home or business. Because your local electric utility still owns the wires and poles that deliver power to you, it will continue to read your meter and restore power after an outage.

13. If I am in the aggregation, can I stay on budget billing?

Yes, you can remain on budget billing.

14. Can I still have my payment automatically deducted from my checking account as I do now?

Yes. How you pay your electric bill will not change.