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<br />"Governmental aggregating groups have helped thousands of Ohioans save on their electric bills, particularly in <br />Northern Ohio." <br />Jeff Brehm, Deregulation: A look back at the first year, citing PUCO Chairman Alan Schriber, at Buckeye Power Website at <br />www.buckeyepower.com/news_stories.asp?int articlelD=117. <br />"These programs won't make you rich or change your lifestyle. The savings do add up collectively and bring a <br />great deal of disposable income back to the community. ... Finally, these programs let suppliers and the local utility <br />know that you believe in competition and customer choice." <br />Colerain Township, Ohio Website at www.coleraintwp.orq/qas_agqreqation.cfm. <br />Governmental Aggregation Permits For Consumer BuYinq Pools. <br />"Aggregation allows consumers to combine their energy use to form a buying pool or group. These buying pools <br />benefit residential consumers because suppliers may be more likely to negotiate with an aggregated group for <br />service at a lower price than with an individual. When energy is purchased in large quantities, the cost of the supply <br />is reduced." <br />"Aggregation also makes residential consumers more attractive to suppliers because it lowers the suppliers' costs <br />of marketing to and signing up customers. As a result, suppliers may be able to provide better rates to aggregated <br />groups," <br />Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, Energy Aggregation in Ohio, Second Edition, June 2004, p.3, at OCC Website at <br />http:/Iwww.pickocc.orq/electric/aq,greqation/guide/overview.shtml. <br />"In 2001, most of the electric choice shopping activity occurred in northern Ohio where electricity traditionally has <br />cost more than in any other part of the state. Statewide, 600,000 - about 15 percent of those eligible - residential <br />electric consumers switched to a new supplier. Some customers shopped on their own, but aggregation proved to <br />be the most popular route to new suppliers - and savings, Across Ohio,158 communities decided to aggregate or <br />join a local community buying pool last year." <br />Office of fhe Ohio Consumers' Counsel, 2001 Annual Report, April 2002, p.9, at OCC Website at <br />nttp:!,',v)?Nw.pickocc.orq/annualreports/2001.pdf. <br />z i s7oz9% i <br />