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L?Qc-0I-00 02:56P FAIRVIEW PARK CITY 440 356 9O%7 <br />Northenst O/:iu I'uh(ic F:nergy i ouactl <br />modificd, or terniinated in compliancc with the law and according to the express provisions oE' <br />any negotiated sQrecments. <br />2.5 Customer C:are <br />2.5,1 Universal Access <br />"Universal access" is a term dcrived frottt the traditional Tegulated uti[ity environment in <br />which all customers desiring service receive that service. For the purposes of the NOPEC <br />Aggcegation !'rogram this will rnean that all eligiblc customers within the borders of a meniher <br />cvmmunity, and all new customers in a member community, shal] be eligible for service frorn the <br />contracteri supplicr under the terms and eunditions of the Stipply Cantract. <br />2.5.2 R$tes <br />Under PUC:O orders, the local distribution company assigns the customer classificaiion <br />and conesponding character of, senrice and associated regulated rates. I'hesc ratcs include a <br />manthly customcr charge, a distribution chargc, a transniissian charge, and an aecess charge. <br />Although NOPEC may participate in regulatory proceedings and represent the interests of <br />consumcrs rc;garding these regulated rates, it will nat assign or alter existing customer <br />classificatiosis witho?it the approval of the PUCO. <br />7he focus of the NpPEC Aggregatian Program, as noted abave, will bc acquisition of <br />cvmpetitive prices and terrns for power supply. The priccs will be set through a cornpecitive <br />request for pTOposats a.-id eontract and negotiation process, and witl be indicated on the consumer <br />bill as the "gcneration charge". C3hio law (Ohio Rcvised Code sectian 4928.07) requires that a <br />government aggregator separately price competitive retail cleetric services and that the prices be <br />itemized on tlic bill of a custamer or otherwise disclosed to the custarner. The ger.eration cliargc <br />for each eustorner class, or any customer grouping by load factvr or other appropriate pricing <br />eategory, is expecteci ta be lower than the standazd ot'fer generation charge. Ali Supplier charges <br />to the customer wit; he fully and prominenily disclosed undcr the notificatiQn praeess. <br />2.5.3 Costs To Consumers <br />Constimcr bills will reflect all charges far the administrative costs of the Aggregatior? <br />Program. As noted in seetion 2.3. the prograrn is expected to be funded by a kiiowatt hour <br />ehar$e of iess thaa one mill (less than one tcnth of ore cent) per kilowatt haur. This charge wiU <br />cover program costs fer any neccssary technical or lcgat assistance for the program. <br />Determination of the amount af ihis charge will be vated upon by the NQPEC Assembly. <br />Additional charges may bs Ievied by the selecttd Supplier(s) or the loeal cEistribution <br />company as described in seeiion 2.4.3 (cxit fees), section 2.5.4.2 (separate billingj, and seetion <br />2.5.4.3 (ofF schodule initiation of service at customer request) and PUCO-approved local <br />distcibution tariffs. <br />1a <br />? <br />. ? ? ? . .?.? .,,.. _..? <br />_ , ,: