Your options for buying natural gas are below - in fact, you may already be participating in one of the following rate plans. Before proceeding, be sure to learn about your current choice so you can determine what is best for you.
| Rate Options | Rate Type | Eligibility | Early Termination Fee? | How do I enroll? |
| Aggregation | Fixed and/or Variable | Select Geographic Areas* | Possible** | Contact Participating Supplier |
| Energy Choice Agreement | Fixed and/or Variable | All Customers* | Possible** | Contact Supplier of Your Choice |
| Standard Choice Offer | Variable | Residential Customers | No | Assigned by Dominion Energy Ohio to residential customers if Supplier Agreement or Aggregation program expires and new supplier is not chosen. Customers may elect this rate by contacting Dominion Energy Ohio. |
* Customers on a payment plan are eligible if they are current on their plan payments. Other customers with arrearages can participate in Energy Choice if they have not broken more than one payment plan in the past 12 months, and they will be put on a new payment plan. Customers on the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP Plus) are not eligible for the Energy Choice Program.
** Early termination fees vary by supplier and by agreement. Contact the supplier listed on your bill for details.
Another option to consider when shopping for natural gas is joining an aggregation buying group if one is available in your area. A large buying group may be able to get a better price for the group members than you might get on your own, and it may include other benefits such as energy use analysis and management. Typically, when local governments organize aggregation programs they will appear as a ballot issue and, if passed, generally are initiated on an opt-out basis, which means residents are automatically enrolled unless they choose not to participate by replying to the opt-out notice. Opt-in aggregation programs enable customers to join on an individual basis at the customer's specific request.
Things to consider when shopping for an Aggregation program:
To see if an aggregation program is available in your area, please visit the PUCO's natural gas aggregation map.
An Energy Choice Agreement, or contract, is an arrangement for setting the cost of natural gas between a supplier and a customer. These agreements can have a fixed rate, a variable rate, or a combination of both. A fixed rate remains the same each month for the duration of the contact, while variable rates can change depending on the nature of the agreement. Some agreements can even have a combination: a fixed price for a period of time and then variable afterwards, for example.
Things to consider when shopping for an Energy Choice Agreement:
To compare Energy Choice offers, please visit the PUCO's Apples to Apples Chart.
The Standard Choice Offer (SCO) is the default rate that certain customers who are eligible for Energy Choice, but have not chosen a supplier or joined a municipal aggregation program, pay for their natural gas consumption. The SCO rate is a variable rate determined monthly by the market price for gas (i.e.,, the NYMEX futures month-end settlement price) plus a retail price adjustment determined in an annual auction process. This option is available to residential customers and to nonresidential customer with annual usage of 200 Mcf or less. It may also be elected by medium nonresidential customers with annual usage of more than 200 Mcf and up to 500 Mcf by contacting Dominion Energy Ohio.
Things to consider with Standard Choice Offer:
To see monthly historical gas cost rates, please see the Historical Rates page.
To see historical gas costs in chart form, please view the PUCO's Historical Natural Gas Rates document.
| Rate Options | Rate Type | Eligibility | Early Termination Fee? | How Do I Enroll? |
| Aggregation | Fixed and/or Variable | Select Geographic Areas* | Possible** | Contact Participating Supplier |
| Energy Choice Agreement | Fixed and/or Variable | All Customers* | Possible** | Contact Supplier of Your Choice |
| Monthly Retail Rate | Variable (Determined by the median MRR price) | Medium and Large Nonresidential Customers*** | No | Assigned by Dominion Energy Ohio if Supplier Agreement or Aggregation program expires and new supplier is not chosen. |
| Standard Choice Offer | Variable | Small and Medium Nonresidential Customers | No | Assigned by Dominion Energy Ohio to small nonresidential customers if Supplier Agreement or Aggregation program expires and new supplier is not chosen. Small and medium nonresidential customers may elect this rate by contacting Dominion Energy Ohio. |
* Customers on a payment plan are eligible if they are current on their plan payments. Other customers with arrearages can participate in Energy Choice if they have not broken more than one payment plan in the past 12 months, and they will be put on a new payment plan.
** Early termination fees vary by supplier and by agreement. Contact the supplier listed on your bill for details.
*** Medium nonresidential customers have annual usage of more than 200 Mcf but less than or equal to 500 Mcf; large nonresidential customers have annual usage greater than 500 Mcf.
Another option to consider when shopping for natural gas is joining an aggregation buying group if one is available in your area. A large buying group may be able to get a better price for the group members than you might get on your own, and it may include other benefits such as energy use analysis and management. Typically, when local governments organize aggregation programs they will appear as a ballot issue and, if passed, generally are initiated on an opt-out basis, which means residents are automatically enrolled unless they choose not to participate by replying to the opt-out notice. Opt-in aggregation programs enable customers to join on an individual basis at the customer's specific request.
Things to consider when shopping for an Aggregation program:
To see if an aggregation program is available in your area, please visit the PUCO's natural gas aggregation map.
An Energy Choice Agreement, or contract, is an arrangement for setting the cost of natural gas between a supplier and a customer. These agreements can have a fixed rate, a variable rate, or a combination of both. A fixed rate remains the same each month for the duration of the contact, while variable rates can change depending on the nature of the agreement. Some agreements can even have a combination: a fixed price for a period of time and then variable afterwards, for example.
Things to consider when shopping for an Energy Choice Agreement:
To compare Energy Choice offers, please visit the PUCO's Apples to Apples Chart.
The MRR replaced the Monthly Variable Rate (MVR) program in July 2020. Customers on the MRR are charged the lower of the monthly variable rate submitted by their assigned MRR supplier or a “median MRR price” if the participating supplier's submitted rate is higher. The median MRR price is determined each month on the median of each MRR supplier's lowest monthly variable rate offer posted on the PUCO's Energy Choice Ohio website. All MRR suppliers must charge a variable rate at or below the median MRR determined for each month. More information regarding the MRR may be found in Dominion Energy Ohio's tariffs.
Things to consider with the Monthly Retail Rate:
The Standard Choice Offer (SCO) is the default rate that certain customers who are eligible for Energy Choice, but have not chosen a supplier or joined a municipal aggregation program, pay for their natural gas consumption. The SCO rate is a variable rate determined monthly by the market price for gas (i.e.,, the NYMEX futures month-end settlement price) plus a retail price adjustment determined in an annual auction process. This option is available to residential customers and to nonresidential customer with annual usage of 200 Mcf or less. It may also be elected by medium nonresidential customers with annual usage of more than 200 Mcf and up to 500 Mcf by contacting Dominion Energy Ohio.
Things to consider with Standard Choice Offer:
To see monthly historical gas cost rates, please see the Historical Rates page.
To see historical gas costs in chart form, please view the PUCO's Historical Natural Gas Rates document.
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