{"id":183869,"date":"2024-09-22T21:23:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T02:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=183869"},"modified":"2024-09-22T21:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T02:23:24","slug":"puco-issues-annual-reconnect-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2024\/09\/22\/puco-issues-annual-reconnect-order\/","title":{"rendered":"PUCO issues annual Reconnect Order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VW independent staff\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

COLUMBUS — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio this week issued its Special Reconnect Order for the upcoming heating season. The Special Reconnect Order helps Ohioans served by PUCO-regulated utilities reconnect or maintain electric and natural gas service during the winter heating season between October 14, 2024, and April 18, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any residential customer of a PUCO-regulated electric or natural gas company may take advantage of the provisions contained in the order once per winter heating season. Last winter heating season more than 214,000 Ohioans used the Special Reconnect Order.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe PUCO\u2019s special reconnect order helps those struggling stay connected to vital heating sources throughout the winter,\u201d PUCO Chair Jenifer French said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the Special Reconnect Order, customers must pay the utility no more than $175 plus any applicable reconnection charge which cannot exceed $36. If the utility\u2019s reconnect charge is greater than $36, the balance above $36 may be charged to the customer on the customer\u2019s next monthly bill.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Special Reconnect Order also applies to customers seeking to establish new electric or natural gas service provided they are served by PUCO-regulated utilities. Rather than paying the full security deposit that may be required for new service, customers can pay up to $175 and the balance above $175 may be charged to the customer on the customer\u2019s next monthly bill.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is no income eligibility requirement to use the Special Reconnect Order; however, customers who are at or below 175 percent of the federal poverty guidelines may apply for assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) winter crisis program to pay the $175 amount.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact your electric or natural gas utility between October14 and April 18, to find out how to apply the Special Reconnect Order to your bill. Utility representatives will explain the order and set up a payment plan to address any remaining balance on your account after the $175 has been applied. A list of PUCO-regulated utilities<\/a> is available on the PUCO website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information about energy assistance programs and ways to save on home heating bills this winter is available on the PUCO\u2019s website here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers who have questions about PUCO\u2019s Special Reconnect Order may contact the PUCO at 800. 686.PUCO (7826) or visit PUCO\u2019s website at www.PUCO.ohio.gov<\/a>.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VW independent staff\/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio this week issued its Special Reconnect Order for the upcoming heating season. The Special Reconnect Order helps Ohioans served by PUCO-regulated utilities reconnect or maintain electric and natural gas service during the winter heating season between October 14, 2024, and April 18, 2025. Any residential customer of a PUCO-regulated electric […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-02 04:00:42","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183869"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":183950,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183869\/revisions\/183950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}