Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel

Consumer Information about Gas Choice / Marketing

Fact Sheets

• Gas Choice 101
  • Natural gas supplies
  • Choices available to you
  • Requirements to participate
  • Suppliers and their offers
  • Making a decision
  • Enrollment
  • For more information
• Natural Gas Pricing
  • Natural gas supplies
  • Natural gas prices
  • How natural gas is priced
  • Your natural gas bill
  • Financial assistance
  • Managing natural gas bills
  • Energy efficiency
  • Where to turn for help
• Historical Regulated Natural Gas Rates:
  Columbia Gas, Dominion East Ohio, Duke Energy, Vectren
• Comparing Your Energy Choices (Supplier List, Rates & Worksheet):
  Columbia Gas, Dominion East Ohio, Duke Energy, Vectren
• Dominion Choice and Service Offers FAQ

Online Gas Calculators

Interactive calculators to compare what your monthly natural gas bill would be if you chose a new supplier.

• Columbia Gas
• Dominion East Ohio
• Duke Energy
• Vectren Energy Delivery

Newsletter Articles

• Choice customers urged to read fine print
• Guidelines strict for door-to-door solicitors

News Releases about Gas Choice

• OCC files complaint over Dominion East Ohio Energy marketing practices
  ...released March 24, 2009
• Marketer Letter Confusing to Potentially Thousands of Dominion Customers
  ...released March 13, 2009
• Gas Choice consumers should read the fine print
  ...released March 6, 2009
• Office of Ohio Consumers’ Counsel pleased with results from Dominion East Ohio auction
  ...released February 11, 2009
• Consumers alerted to misleading letter on the status of Dominion East Ohio natural gas choice program
  ...released July 31, 2008

For More Information

• Utility Complaints or Questions? Inquiries about gas choice?
  Call OCC's investigators at 1-877-PICKOCC (1-877-742-5622)
  or fill out an online contact form
• Schedule a speech with an education specialist about gas choice
• Sign up for OCC's free Consumers' Corner newsletter