On June 14, 2023, Hilliard City Council voted to have the City contract with Dynegy Energy Services as the provider for its green-energy electric aggregation program, which was approved by voters in November 2022.

Dynegy was selected based on a combination of the price it quoted and because it offers a “net metering program” that allows residents with solar panels to sell energy back to the power grid.

The rate for those enrolled in the program will be 6.99 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) – almost 5 cents less per kWh than AEP’s June 2023 market price of 11.84 cents per kWh. The program went into effect in September 2023, with residents first seeing the aggregated rates appearing on their October 2024 electric bills.

The contract between Dynegy and the City is for 24 months, but residents are not locked into a contract. Residents may choose to opt out of this program at any time and at no additional cost.

Residents also will have an option of participating in a program that offers electricity sourced from more traditional sources. That price will be 6.63 cents per kWh.

Electricity will continue to be provided to residents on AEP’s existing power lines, and AEP will continue to be the company to call for power outages and other service problems.

Residents who have not already opted out of the aggregation program (and who are not already in a contract with another provider) are automatically enrolled in the City’s green-energy program program, unless they choose to opt out and select their own provider.