Athens Public Solar Fund
The Athens City Pool is one solar array of three that make up the 2+ MW Athens Eastside Solar Project. Photo provided by Kokosing Solar, the design and construction provider for the solar project.
The SOPEC Electric Aggregation Program for the City of Athens, Ohio, now includes the Athens Carbon Fee — a fee that recognizes the heat-trapping carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel generation plants that provide power for Ohio’s electric grid.
The two-tenths (2/10) of a cent (¢) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) fee is added to the final supply rate for residential and small commercial electric utility (AEP Ohio) customers enrolled in the program, bringing the current City of Athens program rate to 10.057¢/kWh — this rate is fixed until June 2025 and supplied by AEP Energy.
Athens Carbon Fee = $2 for every 1,000 kWh used
All revenues collected from the fee will be deposited into the Athens Public Solar Fund at OUCU Financial to be used for the future development of solar PV systems on public buildings and facilities within the City of Athens.
BALANCE: $247,937.45
as of February 15, 2024
City of Athens & Athens County - Local Government Carbon Fee (AS OF APRIL 15, 2024)
Both the City of Athens and Athens County governments have opted to include a self-imposed carbon emissions fee on top of their Public Pricing Program (P3) supply rate. The fees collected through this effort have not yet been restricted or dedicated to a specific cause.