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' = Nortltet:st Ohio Public Energy Council 2.4 Consumer Participation An "eligible consumer" shall be a consumer as to which a shoppie lation Program for from Pirst Energy and is not enrolled in a State of Ohio-sponsored Agg g residential customers or is otherwise ineligible under utility or PUCO rules. Eligible consumers shall be notified of the Aggregation Program and terms and conditions of participation prior to initiation of services and be provided an opportunity to "apt-out" at no cost during a 20 day period specified in the terms and conditions of the Supply Contract(s). (See section 2.4.1 below for details of the notification and opt-out process.) Df nnserv ce2fromy theirolocal sdistribution choose another competing supplier, or standard omit eve two years after the company. Participating consumers will be given the opp Y rY initiation of service to opt-out. Participating consumers or to the nextotwo-year opt out Aggregation Program after the initial 20 . day penod, but pn opportunity,. may face an exit charge which will be desc nbludin thosepwhotmovelfrom a Consumers who relocate to a NOPEC member community ( g member community) and are new electric customers may p artirnsasee fiedeunder~the S PP Y existing price and terms.offered for that customer class, or oth p ation Program at Contract. Such new electric consumer can also choose to opt-out of the Aggreg b no charge during the initia120 day period after the relocation and at subsequent opt-out periods every two years. New member communities may also join. the NOPEC Aggregation Program under prices and terms contained in an existing Supply Contract, however such prices maybe higher than for those communities which have joined 'at the outset of the contract. Each member community will also have the opportunity to cancel its membership in NOPEC on an annual basis. 2.4.1 Notification of Consumers Prior to initiation of service, all eligible consumers shall be notified of the opt-out terms. The process of notification shall be as follows: (1) . a separate mailing; (2) newspaper notices; (3) public. service announcements; and (4) posting of prominent notice in the local government office building in each member community. Prior to enrollment, this notification shall be mailed in a timely. manner for receipt by consumers prior to their start-of-service day. The opt-out period shall be 20 days. The notification shall: (1) inform consumers of their the right to decline (opt-out of) service under the Aggregation Program without penalty or interruption of their current service; 7