TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Edison customers are getting hit with an increase of as much as 47 percent beginning in June.
One way to avoid sky-high electricity costs when the next bill arrives is to shop for the source of your electricity.
Ohio allows consumers to shop for source of their electricity, letting you compare prices and choose a better deal than you get from local utility companies such as Toledo Edison.
The Ohio Public Utility Commission has created a website to allow customers to compare prices of potential alternative suppliers.
You can check out the apples-to-apples comparison on this website.
It can be helpful to have your electric bill in hand to help you see how much energy you use when you're shopping for a potential new supplier.
If you find a better deal, you can sign up with a new supplier. Keep in mind it may take several billing cycles for the new rates from your new supplier to show up on your electric bill.
While customers can choose their energy supplier with the tool, you will continue to pay Toledo Edison for delivering that energy. That portion of the bill will remain the same regardless of which supplier customers select.
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