City of Akron Offers Natural Gas Aggregation Program with IGS Energy

Akron, Ohio, October 11, 2024 - With another heating season coming up, Akron residents and small businesses once again have options available to them to save money with the City's Natural Gas Program. The new natural gas supplier for the city will be IGS Energy. Participants in the City's natural gas aggregation program will be charged a fixed rate of $3.81/Mcf. This is lower than the current program rate of $4.06/Mcf. This new rate will be in effect November 2024 (December 2024 billing) through October 2025 (November 2025 billing).

Residents who are in the current aggregation program with Constellation will automatically be switched to IGS unless they call, email, or mail back to opt out. Opt-out letters will be mailed October 18^th to current program members and those not under contract. Any Akron resident who is not currently part of the aggregation program who is interested in receiving their natural gas from this supplier can call them toll-free at 877-353-0162.

"We are pleased to secure such a competitive rate for our residents and small businesses before rates increase," said Mayor Malik. "The IGS Energy fixed rate is priced lower than the current program and will help residents manage their natural gas costs for the next year."

Enbridge Gas Ohio will be responsible for ensuring the distribution of natural gas to residential premises and continues to maintain the meter, monthly reads and pipelines that deliver natural gas to residents' homes. Residents' natural gas bills will also continue to come from Enbridge Gas Ohio. Residents can join or leave the program at any time without an early termination fee. The current program with Constellation New-Energy ($4.06/ MCF)will expire with the November billing and customers not signing up with a supplier will be switch to Enbridge Gas Ohio and randomly assigned a supplier.

Contact:
Thomas F. Smith III, P.E., Akron Public Utilities Commissioner
[email protected] or 330-375-2965