City of Columbus residents can get a great electricity rate through the Clean Energy Columbus Program.
Beginning with your June 2024 meter read date, eligible residents and businesses in the City of Columbus will receive 100% renewable energy at the low price of $0.06612 per kWh for your electricity supply charges up to the June 2025 meter read date.
Save money*
with the Clean Energy
Columbus Program
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Current Local Utility Rate
$0.07924 per kWh
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AEP Energy Program Rate
$0.06612 per kWh
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Average Annual Savings
Up to $157 per year
Clean Energy Columbus
What is the Clean Energy Columbus Program?
On November 3, 2020, City of Columbus voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative authorizing the City to aggregate retail electric load for residents and small businesses to support local clean energy generation and a sustainable economy. AEP Energy was selected through a competitive bidding process to supply 100% local Ohio-based clean energy to eligible residents and small businesses through the Clean Energy Columbus Program.
Join Nearly 200,000 of Your Neighbors in the Program to Begin Enjoying the Benefits!
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Competitive Program Pricing
Your 100% clean energy price will be reset every June to ensure you receive a competitive rate. Past program rate: $0.07990 per kWh; New program rate: $0.06612 per kWh
That’s 17% lower this year!
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Clean Energy & Sustainability
Shift to clean energy to help reduce emissions and improve our environment.
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Clean Energy Jobs
Support the creation of a local, diverse workforce pipeline into the clean energy industry to benefit the community.
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Customer Choice
Get the same service with better rates. 100% satisfaction is guaranteed or you can leave at any time without any fees.
WHY AEP ENERGY
Why choose AEP Energy?
AEP Energy is a certified Competitive Retail Electric Service (CRES) provider and sells electricity supply to customers at market-based prices rather than regulated rates offered by AEP Ohio. The City of Columbus selected AEP Energy because they were able to propose a program that in the City of Columbus’ judgment, offered the best overall value for eligible households and businesses in the communities within the City of Columbus.
Fixed-Fee Plans
Know what to expect per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
Price Transparency
Get the peace of mind that comes with always knowing what you’re paying.
No Early Termination Fees
You can cancel anytime if you are not 100% satisfied.
Same Utility
Keep the same reliable service and get fixed-price protection.
Still prefer to opt out?
Recently, you received an opt out letter for the Clean Energy Columbus Program. As you are with your local utility for your electricity supply, the rate you pay is currently $0.07924 per kWh. The program rate is $0.06612 With annual average electricity usage, you will save up to $157 per year if you stay in the electric aggregation program.*
We understand you would prefer to opt out of the electric aggregation program. Please complete the fields below.
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*AEP Ohio’s typical residential “Price to Compare” (PTC) for the generation supply portion of your bill for the period of June 1, 2024 to July 31, 2024 is estimated to be $0.07924 per kWh. Estimated savings is based on an average household usage of 12 MWh per year and its savings versus the estimated PTC.
