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Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council The law contains several requirements for government aggregators. One general eration and Governance (the Plan) for the Aggregation requirement is to develop a Plan of Op g overnment Program. The Plan is subject to review by citcertific tion by thetPubl cdUtil ties Commission aggregation, and is also subject to approval and of Ohio. The Plan describes the Aggregation Program to be utilized for participating consumers in NOPEC communities. 1.2 Description of the Aggregation Program The Aggregation Program involves the acquisition of competitive retail, power supply. Distribution services (metering, billing, maintenance of the transmission and distribution system) The local distribution company will continue as the function of the local distribution company. a ation shall also be the "provider of last resort" for consumers not partici eatat on Program has been Program who have no other competitiv thatreeuireshauth nzation of communities and their undertaken as an "opt-out" program q e ation constituents in a public process. All eligible consumers will be included in the Aggr g Program unless they choose to. "opt-out" as described in section 2.4.1 of this Plan. The Aggregation Program has ~ been undertaken at two levels. At the locae lation communities wishing to be. government aggregators have authorized the opt-out Aggr g Program in a public process as required by law and outlined below i ti ont1Pro1 am haverfolnned level, communities wishing to proceed jointly with an A,grega ~' NOPEC under Chapter 167 of the Ohio Revised Code, which the thmrnunite ation Program as to perform as their agent for development and implementatioe ation Program are described in outlined in sections. 1.3 and 1:4. The operations of the Aggr g section 2 of the Plan, and the governance of the program is descabed in section 3. 1.3 Steps Required by the Law Q e ation involves amulti-step public process The process of establishing government a~gr g undertaken by the member communities or jointly through NOPEC on their behalf: 1.1.3 Local legislative body passes ordinance or~resolution authorizing aggregation program for consumers (the indicating option for prior consent "opt-in", or option for automatic enrollment and opt-out opportunity); 1.3.2 Ordinance or resolution (if an automatic enrollment and opt- ~ relthe da eof special submitted to the local Board of Elections not less than 75 days be Y election on the next primary or general election; 1.1.3 Ordinance or resolution authorizing opt-out is place f b ters votingaon theao d nance~ or in a referendum petition; approval of a ma~onty o resolution is required; or if by petition, Signatures of not less than ten percent of the total number of electors. in the respective community who voted for the office of Governor in the preceding general election; 1.3.4 Develop a Plan of Operation and Governance and submit Plan to PUCO for certification; 4