Local Communities Collaborate to Offer Residents and Small Businesses Electric and Natural Gas Aggregation Options
20 local Miami Valley communities are working with the Miami Valley Technology and Communications Group (MVTCG), formally MVCC, on electric and natural gas aggregation programs for residential and small business customers.
MVCC has had an electric aggregation program since the fall of 2023 and just recently, 18 of the 20 communities unanimously agreed to begin offering a natural gas aggregation program this fall. The other two communities, Clayton and Lewisburg, have natural gas aggregation as a November 2025 ballot measure.
“Aggregating energy supplies for our citizens and small businesses by taking advantage of increased buying power provides opportunities to potentially secure a lower price than an individual or small business shopping on their own,” Kettering City Manager Matt Greeson said.
Since the inception of the MVCC Electric Aggregation Program in 2023, participating residents and small businesses have saved nearly $30 million on energy costs.
Ohio law permits communities to form aggregated buying groups to negotiate electricity and natural gas prices on behalf of their citizens and small businesses.
“Unlike electric aggregation, which results in quantifiable savings, the objective with natural gas aggregation is competitive pricing, budget stability, and an established price ceiling,” noted Centerville Mayor Brooks Compton.
Residents and small businesses in the voluntary aggregation programs continue to receive monthly invoices and distribution services from AES Ohio and CenterPoint Energy. If they have a power outage or gas leak, those customers will still call the local utility company that is providing distribution services. By participating in the aggregation program, residents and business owners are simply choosing an alternative supplier. Participants can opt out of the program at any time with no penalty fee.
Participating communities in both electric and natural gas aggregation include Brookville, Centerville, Eaton, Englewood, Fairborn, Germantown, Kettering, Miamisburg, Monroe, Moraine, New Lebanon, Oakwood, Trotwood, Troy, Union, Vandalia and West Carrollton. Clayton and Lewisburg are participating in electric aggregation only, and Huber Heights is in the natural gas program only.
Additional information on opportunities to participate in the electric and natural gas aggregation programs will be forthcoming later this year.
