Natural Gas
Ohio has mostly deregulated natural gas and electric utilities meaning you can purchase natural gas and electricity using the same transmission lines but from alternative providers to keep the costs competitive. This means you can lock in a lower cost for your gas and electric but these companies often default to high rates after your contract ends. We recommend setting a calendar reminder and locking in the best rate when or prior to your contract ending.
Natural gas -- I have Columbia gas and locked in my natural gas rate $0.699 per ccf 9/1/22 with Just Energy (previously locked in at $0.399 per ccf for 36 months Oct 2019).
9/19/22 It looks like the lowest cost is $0.799 per ccf for Columbia with a 60 month contract and $50 early termination fee via Just Energy.
9/19/22 It looks like the lowest cost is $7.39 per mcf for Dominion with a 60 month contract and $50 early termination fee via Just Energy.
Natural Gas -- Here's how to check your options
First, Find out what your price to compare is on your utility bill. Do you have a contract with a provider already? If yes, when does the contract expire and is there an early termination penalty? Once you know this info, you can use those numbers to compare to the current offers.
1. Click here: energychoice.ohio.gov/ApplesToApplesCategory.aspx?Category=NaturalGas
2. Click on the whether you're residential or commercial and select your natural gas provider (typically Columbia gas or Dominion in our area - Northeast Ohio)
3. Take note of what your current gas provider is offering, which is spelled out like this:
Columbia:
CGO's SCO rate wss $1.03370 per ccf - Effective July 29, 2022 through August 28, 2022
CGO’s SCO rate is 1.1003 per ccf - Effective August 29, 2022 through September 27, 2022
Dominion:
Dominion's SCO rate is $9.533 per MCF - Effective September 12, 2022 through October 10, 2022
Dominion's SCO rate was $8.867 per MCF - Effective August 11, 2022 through September 11, 2022
4. Scroll down until you see the red search bar/options
5. Click on $/ccf (Columbia gas) or $/mcf (Dominion) once to arrange the options from least to most expensive (you'll know this is ordered appropriately if the arrow under $/ccf is facing down and the price per ccf is increasing as you scroll down)
6. Next find the lowest fixed rate, with no monthly fee, and no or a reasonable termination fee
7. Click on the sign up link to lock in this rate, presuming it's lower than what you're paying now.
Natural gas -- I have Columbia gas and locked in my natural gas rate $0.699 per ccf 9/1/22 with Just Energy (previously locked in at $0.399 per ccf for 36 months Oct 2019).
9/19/22 It looks like the lowest cost is $0.799 per ccf for Columbia with a 60 month contract and $50 early termination fee via Just Energy.
9/19/22 It looks like the lowest cost is $7.39 per mcf for Dominion with a 60 month contract and $50 early termination fee via Just Energy.
Natural Gas -- Here's how to check your options
First, Find out what your price to compare is on your utility bill. Do you have a contract with a provider already? If yes, when does the contract expire and is there an early termination penalty? Once you know this info, you can use those numbers to compare to the current offers.
1. Click here: energychoice.ohio.gov/ApplesToApplesCategory.aspx?Category=NaturalGas
2. Click on the whether you're residential or commercial and select your natural gas provider (typically Columbia gas or Dominion in our area - Northeast Ohio)
3. Take note of what your current gas provider is offering, which is spelled out like this:
Columbia:
CGO's SCO rate wss $1.03370 per ccf - Effective July 29, 2022 through August 28, 2022
CGO’s SCO rate is 1.1003 per ccf - Effective August 29, 2022 through September 27, 2022
Dominion:
Dominion's SCO rate is $9.533 per MCF - Effective September 12, 2022 through October 10, 2022
Dominion's SCO rate was $8.867 per MCF - Effective August 11, 2022 through September 11, 2022
4. Scroll down until you see the red search bar/options
5. Click on $/ccf (Columbia gas) or $/mcf (Dominion) once to arrange the options from least to most expensive (you'll know this is ordered appropriately if the arrow under $/ccf is facing down and the price per ccf is increasing as you scroll down)
6. Next find the lowest fixed rate, with no monthly fee, and no or a reasonable termination fee
7. Click on the sign up link to lock in this rate, presuming it's lower than what you're paying now.
Electric
Ohio has mostly deregulated natural gas and electric utilities meaning you can purchase natural gas and electricity using the same transmission lines but from alternative providers to keep the costs competitive. This means you can lock in a lower cost for your gas and electric but these companies often default to high rates after your contract ends. We recommend setting a calendar reminder and locking in the best rate when or prior to your contract ending.
Electric -- I have the Illuminating company and their electric rates are doubling in 2023 so I recommend you lockin a lower price asap
5/5/23
The Illuminating Company's residential “Price to Compare” for the generation supply portion of your bill for the period of April 1, 2023 through May 31, 2023 is $0.059039/kWh*.
5/5/23 I selected Residents Energy, LLC for 8 months @ $0.0549 per kwh, no monthly fee, no early termination fee and a fixed rate.
Electric -- Here's how to check your options:
First, Find out what your price to compare is on your utility bill. Do you have a contract with a provider already? If yes, when does the contract expire and is there an early termination penalty? Once you know this info, you can use those numbers to compare to the current offers.
1. Click here: https://energychoice.ohio.gov/ApplesToApplesCategory.aspx?Category=Electric
2. Click on the whether you're residential or commercial and select your electric provider (typically Illuminating company or Ohio Edison - Northeast Ohio)
3. Take note of what your current electric provider is offering, which is spelled out like this:
The Illuminating Company's residential “Price to Compare” for the generation supply portion of your bill for the period of September 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022 is $0.059046 /kWh*.
4. Scroll down until you see the red search bar/options
5. Click on $/KWH once to arrange the options from least to most expensive (you'll know this is ordered appropriately if the arrow under $/KWH is facing down and the price per KWH is increasing as you scroll down)
6. Next find the lowest fixed rate, with no monthly fee, and no or a reasonable termination fee
7. Click on the sign up link to lock in this rate, presuming it's lower than what you're paying now.
If you find a lower rate than what is provided above, please email us @ tim@portmech.com so we can update our website.
