Cleveland electric aggregation in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Which electric aggregation program covers Cleveland, Ohio?

Electric aggregation. A community buys electricity supply for its residents as one group, and in an opt-out program households are enrolled unless they opt out.

Ohio law has a city adopt an ordinance and put automatic enrollment to its voters. If they approve, it holds at least two public hearings on a plan (Ohio Revised Code 4928.20). Our registry files this program under Cleveland's own name, with Sustainable Ohio Public Energy Council (SOPEC) as its operator.

Medium confidence means we sourced that the program exists and who supplies it. Other fields may be missing or taken from the program group's page rather than the community's own. A field we could not source says "We have not verified this yet" instead of a guess.

The recorded term ended July 31, 2026, so use your latest notice to see what you pay now.

How does the Cleveland program rate sit beside the price to compare?

Price to compare. The utility's default supply rate, the one you pay if you have not chosen a supplier or joined a program.

The program rate on record is 9.236¢ per kWh, a fixed rate. The Illuminating Company's price to compare is 11.24¢ per kWh for October 1 – December 31, 2026, according to PUCO's chart. The next period starts January 1, 2027.

The recorded term is over, so the program rate belongs to the past, and the two figures are not directly comparable.

See the Illuminating Company price to compare page and its electric rates, or open PUCO's chart. The registry's utility for Cleveland can be a county-level match, so your bill has the final word.

How do you leave the Cleveland aggregation program?

State law (Ohio Revised Code 4928.20) gives an opt-out chance every three years with no switching fee. Beyond that floor, Cleveland's program sets its terms in its notice.

Our registry records no exit-fee note for Cleveland, so we cannot say whether leaving costs anything. The program's own page or notice is the place to look, and PUCO says the community or its chosen supplier can answer (PUCO).

For opting out, the registry holds this note: “SOPEC/AEP Energy program line 1-888-733-8512. An opt-out form is mailed with the enrollment notice”.

Does signing with a supplier change your Cleveland enrollment?

PUCO's guidance (PUCO) is that a customer who does not opt out and then picks a new supplier stays in the program, and that keeping a supplier you chose means opting out. Before you sign or return a notice in Cleveland, ask the program and the supplier how your account will be handled. Read any contract for an early termination fee (ETF).

Staying in the program, or on the utility's default, can be the better choice when every fixed offer on PUCO's chart sits above the rate you pay now for the same dates. A supplier's monthly fee or an ETF can erase the gap too.

Who else in Cuyahoga County appears in our aggregation registry next to Cleveland?

In Cuyahoga County our registry also lists five communities besides Cleveland. Verified: Euclid, Independence and Parma Heights. Not yet verified: Bay Village and Shaker Heights. The Cuyahoga County page has the full table.

Our ZIP list gives Cleveland 40 ZIP codes: 44101 through 44199. A ZIP follows mail routes, not borders, so it can reach beyond Cleveland.

Our aggregation lookup matches a ZIP code to the registry. The Ohio electric aggregation guide explains notices and deadlines.