The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) serves us as an energy "aggregator," negotiating better deals on electricity and natural gas. NOPEC customers in our community have been saving money through a deal for electricity service that NOPEC agreed to with First Energy Solutions, with residential customers saving 6 percent on the generation portion of their electric bills, compared with what they would have been paying to a utility. First Energy Solutions recently chose to terminate its contract with NOPEC. NOPEC now is in active discussions with suppliers to provide electricity for customers in our community at a discounted rate. A Question and Answer follows and if you would like further information you may visit www.nopecinfo.org/electricupdate or call 855-639-8159.