CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH
Granville voters approved community electric aggregation in 2013, empowering the Village of Granville and Granville Township to secure better rates by pooling the electricity needs of residents and businesses. This combined purchasing power also provides access to renewable sources of electricity, making it easier and more affordable to choose clean, green electric. While all residents are automatically enrolled in the base-level aggregation program, residents and businesses have an additional opportunity to OPT IN to the Granville Green Electric Aggregation Program to get 100% renewable electric power for your home or business.
Opt in:
By email: jsell@aspenenergy.com
By phone: contact Jay Sell at 614-884-5300 ext. 234
(M-F from 8a.m.-5p.m.)
Following a Village Council vote in February 2025, the Village of Granville enrolled all of the Village’s metered infrastructure in the renewable electricity aggregation program. This means that all Village buildings, street lights and traffic signals are now effectively operating on renewable electricity.
Granville resident signing "I'm in" sign | Photo by Susan King
Imagine if everyone in Granville could flip the switch and get clean, green electricity....
With Granville’s Green Electric Aggregation Program, we can! Aggregation allows Granville residents to pool our energy needs and provides a choice of 100% renewable electricity.
To power your Granville home or business with green electricity (without needing solar panels or special equipment) all you need to do is OPT IN and enroll to Granville's Green Electric Aggregation Program:
By email: jsell@aspenenergy.com
By phone: contact Jay Sell at 614-884-5300 ext. 234 (M-F from 8a.m.-5p.m.)
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Cyclists on Broadway | Photo by Mary Rose O’Brien-Bernini
November 5, 2013: Residents of the Village of Granville and Granville Township vote to approve electric aggregation.
2015: Village of Granville and Granville Township contract with Constellation Energy Services, Inc. to be the energy supplier for the electric aggregation program.
2017: Village of Granville and Granville Township negotiate new contract with Dynegy to be the energy supplier.
June 1, 2023: Village of Granville and Granville Township contract with Energy Harbor to be the energy supplier.
January 18, 2023: Granville Village Council authorizes contract with Aspen Energy to manage Village electric aggregation plan with Energy Harbor. Read resolution
Fall 2024: Dynegy acquires Energy Harbor.
What information do I need to make the switch and opt in to green electric?
You'll need the Service Delivery Identifier on your AEP Ohio bill when you opt in. (See the area highlighted inside the circle).
The utility bill will show Dynegy as the supplier at the program rate for renewable energy at 7.59 cents/kWh. Unfortunately, the utility does not allow additional space on the bill to show program details, however, participants can verify enrollment in the renewable program using either the terms and conditions mailed with the welcome letter or the energy rate on the bill.
Yes! Residents of both Granville Township and the Village are able to opt in to get 100% renewable electric. Enroll
By email: jsell@aspenenergy.com
By phone: contact Jay Sell at 614-884-5300 ext. 234 (M-F from 8a.m.-5p.m.)
Residents may opt-in to the Granville Green Electric program one of two ways. Whichever way you choose, we recommend having your AEP account information handy. (See image above)
By email: jsell@aspenenergy.com
By phone: (M-F from 8a.m.-5p.m.) Village residents can contact Jay Sell at Aspen Energy at 614-884-5300 ext. 234. Township residents can contact Energy Harbor at 1-866-636-3749.
Once enrollment has been confirmed by the utility, you will receive a welcome letter confirming enrollment along with the terms and conditions for the program. Residents enrolled in the renewable product will see at the top of the terms and conditions the Energy Incentive listed as “100% Wind Sourced Renewable Energy Certificates.”
Aggregation is when a group of customers join together to form a single, larger customer that buys energy for its members. A large buying group may be able to get a better price for the group members than you can get on your own. In Ohio, local communities are allowed, by law, to join their citizens together to buy natural gas and/or electricity as a group and thereby gain buying power to solicit the lowest price for the group's natural gas and/or electricity needs. Learn more about aggregation.
Dinegy (formerly Energy Harbor) is the electric supplier for both the Village of Granville and Granville Township. The Village of Granville hired Aspen Energy to help manage the community aggregation program and can help residents opt in to green electricity supplied by Dinegy (formerly Energy Harbor).
AEP Ohio is the regulated utility that serves Granville and much of the Township. AEP Ohio owns the power lines and they handle your electric billing including costs for transmission and distribution of the power you use. However, over a decade ago Ohio changed its laws to allow energy customers to choose the supplier for their electricity generation. This benefits us all because we can now shop for the best rates and choose where our power comes from and how it is generated. So, AEP handles transmission and distribution and you (or your community via aggregation ) can pick which company handles the generation of your power. The Village of Granville and Granville Township have contracted with Dinegy (formerly Energy Harbor) to supply our energy through 2026.
The fixed price for Granville's regular electric aggregation is 7.15 cents per kWh, while the 100% renewable wind energy is just 7.59 cents per kWh. For the average Granville home, the added cost to opt in to renewable electricity is about $3.67 per month - less than a latte! See comparison.
The Granville Green Electric Aggregation Program offers a fixed price for 100% renewable electricity of 7.59 cents per kWh (compared to 7.15 cents per kWh for traditional “dirty” power). For the average Granville home, the added cost to opt in to renewable electricity is about $3.67 per month - less than a latte! Electric rates from other providers fluctuate frequently. View an apples-to-apples electric comparison from Energy Choice Ohio to view current rates.
While all residents are automatically enrolled in the base-level “Opt Out” aggregation program, residents and businesses have an additional opportunity to OPT IN to the Granville Green Electric Aggregation Program to get 100% renewable electric power for your home or business.
30% of Granville’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the generation of the electricity we use in our homes and businesses. By opting into the Granville Green Electric Aggregation Program, you are joining with other community members to drive that 30% towards zero - a significant step toward achieving our climate goals.
Yes! Small businesses in Granville can opt in and get 100% renewable electricity
By opting into the Granville Green Electric Aggregation Program, you are “effectively” using 100% renewable electricity to power your home or business. This is accomplished by our aggregation partner purchasing Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) that ensures every bit of electricity you use is balanced with an equal amount of renewable electricity fed into the electric grid. By opting in, you are increasing the demand for green energy, encouraging further development of renewable energy sources (e.g., solar, wind…)
Granville’s Energy Aggregator is in the process of making upgrades to their terms and conditions and billing system and after June 2026 customers with solar panels will be able to join the program.
Residents are free to opt-out of the aggregation program anytime for any reason without penalty or early termination fee.
Dynegy (formerly Energy Harbor) source wind energy from a number of generation facilities which, depending on cost and availability, may change over time in order to meet 100% of the required supply needs in a cost effective manner for residents.
The current supply agreement specifies renewable energy from wind generation sources at a guaranteed rate through June 2026. There is no provision in the contract to change the generation source or the cost to residents prior to June 2026, however, Dynegy (formerly Energy Harbor) would be happy to provide other renewable supply options, such as solar energy, for consideration in the future.
Pollinator pocket park on Broadway | Photo by Susan King