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'Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council <br />Purpose of the Plan of Operation and Governance <br />This Plan of .Operation and Governance has been prepared by membenc~ommunitPesblin <br />Council (NOPEC) on behalf of its approximately 104 <br />Energy overnment aggregation of electric consumers (the <br />compliance with Ohio law regarding g overnance, . <br />"Aggregation Program"). The Plan coneSnof theoAggTegation Programc or be utilized for <br />operations, management, funding, and police <br />participating consumers in member communities. <br />this Plan is to describe the uniform approach to a <br />NOPEC's purpose in preparing <br />consumer Aggregation Program undertaken by its member common nee com~etigve markets for <br />member communities. seek to repree ate consumers tornegot ate the best rates available for the <br />electricity. NOPEC seeks to aggr g <br />su 1 and distribution of electricity and to advance consumer a tal entities~rNOPEC accts <br />PP Y overnm <br />residents, schools, churches, businesses and. industries, and g <br />as agent for .its member communities and oversees manageriarotect nconsu ersl ands thee electric <br />to acquire service and financial guarantees sufficient to p <br />distribution utility. ~ ~ - <br />Combining consumer. interests of the NOPEC member communities in tiesSe Under the <br />resources, and buying power of participating consumers in member comma <br />proposed opt-out Aggregation Program, participation is voluntary for each individual consumer <br />in a member community. Any individual consumer will have the opportunity to decline service <br />vided through the Aggregation Program and choose any electric supplie tieseshall have the <br />pro <br />outset- of the program and every two years thereafter. Ne of NOPEC sh 11 have the opportunity . <br />opportunity to join NOPEC and every member community <br />to cancel its membership on an annual basis. <br />This Plan will not be adopted until public hearings are held in accordance with Section <br />4928.20(C) of the Ohio Revised Code. <br />1.0 Overview <br />1.1 Ohio Law <br />Ohio law enacted in 1999 allows for competitive amt ess townships, oor countieslt <br />Section 4928.20 of the Ohio Revised Codanaslowovidingcl options for consumers in those <br />develop governmental Aggregation Progr P <br />communities to join together and utilize their combined purchase dertakin t development of <br />acquire firm all-requirements retail electric supply. Communities g <br />this option are known as "government aggregators." The law allows communities acting as <br />overnment aggregators to loin together and combine their resources for development and <br />g <br />implementation of an Aggregation Program. <br />3 <br />