The Price-to-Compare (PTC) is the default energy supply rate that is charged by the electric utility company to those customers who have not enrolled in a retail energy contract for their electricity supply.
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Natural gas transmission services are responsible for transporting natural gas from the point of production to the local distribution hub, often across state lines.
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Average Monthly Payment (AMP) is a billing arrangement that allows utility customers to pay a fixed monthly bill based on their average usage from the prior year, with a true-up payment or credit every 12 months.
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Natural gas supply services are responsible for extracting, refining, and storing natural gas for the grid.
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The Standard-Choice-Offer (SCO) is the default energy supply rate that is charged by the utility company to those customers who have not enrolled with a retail natural gas company for their natural gas supply.
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Billing and metering services provide utility customers with both fixed and volumetric billing charges that represent a fair share of the costs required to operate the utility grid and provide power to customers.
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Distribution services provide the local delivery of power to utility customers in a manner that minimizes infrastructure costs and also maintains safety and reliability.
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Transmission services deliver power across state lines from the point of production to the local distribution hub in a manner that minimizes congestion and infrastructure costs while also maintaining safety and reliability.
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Generation services are responsible for producing the power used by the utility grid in a manner that minimizes systemwide production costs while maintaining safety and reliability.
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Natural gas utilities provide several important services in order to supply natural gas to their customers in a manner that is safe, reliable, and minimizes costs.
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Electric and natural gas utility bills provide a lot of helpful information for understanding the services and charges associated with your usage.
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Electric utilities provide several important services in order to supply power to their customers in a manner that is safe, reliable, and minimizes costs.
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New to retail energy? No problem. Spend 3 minutes watching this quick video to help get oriented to Ohio’s deregulated energy market. Then feel free to browse the other topics and learn at your own pace.
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A Certified Retail Energy Supplier (CRES) is a retail company that purchases wholesale quantities of power in future delivery months and then sells that power at a markup to individual customers through retail energy contracts.
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PJM is a non-profit Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) that balances supply and demand on the power grid by coordinating the production of electricity across a 13-state region.
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The FERC is a federal agency with regulatory authority over the provision of interstate energy utility services, such as the transmission of power and natural gas across state lines.
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The PUCO is a state agency with regulatory authority over Ohio’s investor-owned electric, natural gas, and water utilities, railroads, hazardous waste transportation, and towing services.
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The Ohio Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is a legislative committee in the Ohio Senate that typically introduces legislation to the Senate floor involving state energy policy.
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The Ohio House Public Utilities Committee is a legislative committee in the Ohio House of Representatives that typically introduces legislation to the House floor involving state energy policy.
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The FERC ordered modifications to the PJM Minimum Offer Pricing Rule (MOPR) that would adjust the capacity prices submitted by generation resources that receive out-of-market payments, such as state subsidies or renewable energy credit income.
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