Ohio Launches New Energy Shopping, Choice Website

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has launched its new website focusing solely on electric and natural gas choice in Ohio: www.energychoice.ohio.gov

The site includes revamped Apples to Apples energy choice comparison charts, with new features including a filtering system.

The new Apples to Apples now allows users, as they are browsing offers, to individually select a few offers to compare, with then only those selected offers listed for an easier comparison.

Apples to Apples now also includes small commercial offers, in addition to residential offers.

The new Apples to Apples charts include columns for price, product type (fixed/variable), renewable content, whether there is an introductory price, term length, early termination fee, monthly fee, and promotional offers.

The main objective of the new site is to educate consumers about energy choice in Ohio.

Information on the site includes answers to What is Energy Choice, What is Aggregation (both opt-in and opt-out), and Why Switch. Additionally, an FAQ section addresses who customers should call for an outage, whether all utilities in Ohio have choice, and what happens if a customer terminates their contract early.

The site also includes a list of questions to ask suppliers prior to enrollment.