NOPEC to offer relief from electric rate hikes

NOPEC, the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, has announced that it will start automatically enrolling customers in a program to provide potential relief from what is expected to be a steep First Energy rate hike this June.

The Plain Dealer has published details of NOPEC’s actions to protect customers from feeling the full effect of this rate hike. Read the article here.

Information is also available in the podcast at right, which features City of Brunswick Public Service Director Paul Barnett and Community and Economic Development Director Grant Aungst.