Can My Electricity Bills Skyrocket Because Of A Storm? With all the talk of the Texas Winter Freeze, and a lot of keyboard debate about deregulated energy, it’s understandable to feel a little uneasy about what could happen in the snowy expanse of Ohio. Turns out, there’s a huge difference in the energy market of […]
What Happens To Customers When Energy Providers Fail February’s big Texas Freeze sent energy prices in the Lone Star state sky high. So high that Entrust Energy soon failed to pay what it owed in the electricity market for Ohio. The news hit Entrust customers in three utility service territories. Since then, some customers worry they will be left in […]
Dayton Power & Light Seeks First Rate Increase Since 2015 Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) customers may find themselves paying up to 11.8% more on their future monthly electric bills. On November 30th, 2020, DP&L applied to PUCO to update their distribution rates. Residential customers using an average 1000 kWh per month will see Dayton electricity rates increase from […]
Find Cheapest Ohio Electricity Company Because businesses and schools in Columbus are closed because of Coronavirus (Covid-19) many people are staying at home using more electricity for work or entertainment. While PUCO has made it easier to deal with late electricity bills during this time, many people might well see higher monthly bills in the […]
Coronavirus and Your Utility Bills —UPDATED— 03-18-20 The Coronavirus (or Covid-19) outbreak news over this weekend has left many working Ohio families wondering what’s going to happen in the wake of schools and many businesses closing. Folks want to know how they’ll make ends meet if they get laid off or must stay […]
Are Your Ohio Electric Rates Hurricane-Ready? This year’s hurricane season is well underway. As Ohioan can attest from Tropical Storm Barry’s recent visit, storms like these are not to be taken lightly. Because of the combination of growing storm intensity and high regional demands for energy, tropical cyclones now cause wider-felt market disruptions. In turn, […]
Electricity Bill Generating Worry for Ohio Renewables Generating company First Energy Solutions is in the midst of Chapter 11 reorganization. The company told state lawmakers that if doesn’t find a buyer for both Ohio nuclear plants or a way for them to generate a profit within Ohio’s competitive electricity market it will start closing them in […]
Recently, I was reading through some Ohio energy provider reviews and found several classic examples where customers made mistakes with their with their Ohio natural gas or electricity plans that wound up costing them more. In the interest of helping our other energy customers I’m sharing a few edited examples as common mistakes to show how […]
Door to door salespeople want to see my Ohio electric bill! If someone ever offers you the best Ohio electric rate that sounds too good to be true, walk away! Law enforcement and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) are on alert because there’s been an awful LOT of electric utility scams in Ohio. […]
PUCO says AEP doesn’t need 900MW. In an effort to satisfy consumers and provide power at lower electric rates long-term, AEP Ohio seeks permission from PUCO for a 900MW renewable energy project in Ohio. But AEP doesn’t want to pay for the wind and solar energy project out of their own pocket. Instead, they aim […]