Ohio Energy Savings, LLC is certified by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio as a Power Broker (Certificate No. 26-155492E) and a Retail Natural Gas Broker (Certificate No. 26-155491G). We work only with suppliers certified by PUCO. We are not a utility and not a supplier. Your local utility still delivers your power and handles outages.
Ohio Energy Savings Editorial Policy
The Ohio Energy Savings editorial policy sets five rules for every page on this site. Pages are written from public sources and reviewed before publishing, and every rate comes from a dated dataset with a source link.
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What is the Ohio Energy Savings editorial policy?
Five rules apply to every page:
- We state a fact only when we have read it in a primary source.
- We never type a rate into a page. Every rate on a page is read from our dated dataset.
- If we cannot verify a fact, we leave it out.
- We run no paid rankings, and we do not rank suppliers.
- We tell you when staying on your utility's default rate may be the better choice.
To see how our business works, read how Ohio Energy Savings gets paid. To learn who we are, start at About Ohio Energy Savings.
Where do the facts on our pages come from?
Primary sources only: PUCO and its Energy Choice Ohio site, the Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code, and each utility's own tariff or site. Other websites can serve as a cross-check, but never as the source of a number.
Each rate in our dataset keeps its source link, the period it covers and the day we read it. PUCO's Apples to Apples chart is the main source for current rates. The steps are on our methodology page.
How are pages checked before they publish?
Every page is drafted from the public sources above and reviewed before it goes live. Automated checks then look at each page. They test length, reading level, links to sources, repeated questions and a list of claims we do not allow, such as promised savings.
A page that fails a check does not publish. We do not show star ratings or "best" labels for suppliers on any page.
How often do we review and update pages?
Rate and aggregation pages carry a review date 90 days after their last edit. Guides carry one 180 days after. Our build checks warn us when a review date passes.
A separate automated check flags an overdue refresh when any electric utility has no published rate that covers today's date. A page's "Updated" date is the newer of our last edit and the day we last read its data, and it only changes when something on the page changes.
How do you report an error to Ohio Energy Savings?
Call the toll-free number in the footer of any page. Tell us the page address, the sentence you think is wrong and the source that shows the right answer.
We check the claim against the primary source and fix the page. If a published rate was wrong, we also record a dated correction in the rate dataset, so the history shows what changed. For the basics of the program, see Ohio energy choice.
Frequently asked questions
Do your pages carry a named author?
No. Our articles and guides are credited to Ohio Energy Savings, not to a named person, and we do not invent authors, credentials, quotes or customer stories. Pages are written from public sources and reviewed before publishing. If a fact cannot be checked in a primary source, it stays off the page.
Can a supplier pay to be featured or ranked higher?
No. We run no paid rankings and we do not rank suppliers, so there is no list a supplier can buy its way onto. Our pages explain how the program works and how to read an offer. Our income from enrollments is explained on the page about how we get paid.
What does a page show when no rate is published?
It says so. When no dated rate row covers today, the page shows a "not yet published" message and links to the PUCO chart instead of a number. We never estimate a rate, average several or carry an old value forward to fill the gap.
How often does Ohio Energy Savings review its pages?
Every page has a review date. It falls 90 days after the last edit for rate and aggregation pages and 180 days after for guides. A separate check also flags when an electric utility's published rate has run out, which shows that a refresh is overdue.
What should I include when I report a mistake?
Give the page address, quote the sentence you believe is wrong and name the primary source that shows the right answer, such as a PUCO chart or a utility tariff. That lets us check it fast. We correct the page and log a dated correction if a rate was affected.
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