Community Choice Electricity Aggregation (CCA) Program Services For the City of Cleveland

Description

The City of Cleveland, Ohio is seeking Proposals from certified Competitive Retail Electric Service (CRES) providers (collectively, “Respondents”) to provide community choice electric aggregation program services for the City of Cleveland. The City’s electorate voted on November 7, 2000 to authorize the City to create an “opt-out” electric aggregation program under Chapter 4928 of the Ohio Revised Code. The City is also pursuing re-certification by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) as a government aggregator during this procurement process. The City shall maintain its independent government aggregator certificate, as well as an approved Plan of Operation & Governance (POG) separate from the chosen vendor for this aggregation program.The City administered an electric aggregation program from 2000 to 2005, again from 2010 to 2023, then from 2023 to 2026. Approximately 50,000 residential and 5,000 small commercial customers of the Illuminating Company are eligible aggregation customers. Residents average 9,700 kWh in annual consumption and commercial customers average 33,000 kWh. The most recent aggregation services were provided by SOPEC, from June 2023 until 2026. The City is now seeking to implement a program commencing from July 2026 for a period of between twenty-four (24) and thirty-six (36) months.The primary goals of the City’s electric aggregation program are:Providing hassle-free lower, transparent and stable electricity costs for Cleveland’s citizens and small business customersEnsuring that selected supplier(s) provide quality, reliable and first-rate customer serviceContinuing to supporting renewable energy growth (‘default’ - 100% certified RECs), and