PUCO to provide VW utility seminar

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio news

COLUMBUS – With lots of questions arising from the increasing number of utilities trying to sell consumers on a variety of electric and natural gas plans, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has announced a seminar to be held in Van Wert next week.

On Wednesday, May 29, the PUCO will be educating Van Wert area residents regarding electric and natural gas choice. The event will take place at 6 p.m. at the Van Wert YWCA (408 E. Main St.).

Jack Keegan, a representative of the PUCO’s Office of Retail Competition, will help explain residents’ rights in choosing an electric or natural gas supplier. Energy choice in Ohio allows consumers to have greater control over their electric and natural gas options and may result in valuable consumer savings.

Topics that will be covered include:

• What electric and natural gas choice means (Who are these marketers contacting me?)
• What to consider when shopping for an electric or natural gas generation supplier
• How to use the free tools available through the PUCO, like their Apples to Apples charts
• How to switch electric or natural gas generation suppliers

In addition to presenting valuable information to attendees, Keegan will also be available to answer questions about Ohio’s emerging energy market.

For more information about energy choice, visit the PUCO’s website at www.puco.ohio.gov.

The PUCO Office of Retail Competition

With a number of legislative changes in the electric utility industry in Ohio over the past 13 years, the PUCO recognizes the need to educate consumers on the retail competition of utility services. With this recognition the PUCO created the Office of Retail Competition (ORC) in July of 2012. The mission of the Office of Retail Competition is to improve awareness, trust and understanding of market-based utility service in Ohio.