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100% clean energy.
Clean Energy Columbus delivers clean power and electricity savings to over 220,000 Columbus residents and small businesses — no action required if you're already enrolled.
Community buying power
220,000+ customers negotiating together for better rates and cleaner energy.
Same bill, cleaner energy
Your electricity still arrives on your AEP Ohio bill. Only the source changes.
City-backed & voluntary
Approved by Columbus voters. No fees, no penalties to opt out anytime.
A thriving Columbus runs on clean energy.
Clean Energy Columbus is the City's community choice aggregation program. By combining the electricity demand of residents and small businesses, Columbus negotiates cleaner power and competitive rates on your behalf.
If you're an AEP Ohio customer in Columbus, chances are you're already enrolled — and your electricity is already 100% renewable.
"This effort goes beyond electricity. It's about building a healthier, more resilient, and more prosperous Columbus for everyone."
Your electricity, on a four-step journey.
Same wires. Same monthly bill from AEP Ohio. The only thing that changes is where your electricity originally comes from.
Source
Wind and solar farms generate 100% renewable electricity and feed it to the grid — including Ohio-based projects that are a key part of the mix.
Grid
Clean power flows into the regional electricity grid, available to communities across Ohio.
Delivery
The utility delivers electricity through the same wires and infrastructure you've always had.
Home
You power your home with 100% clean energy — reflected on your usual AEP Ohio bill.
Built for Columbus.
Working for you.
Save money on your electricity bill.
By pooling demand across 220,000+ customers, the City negotiates rates that beat AEP Ohio's standard offer year after year. Savings go directly back into your pocket.
View rate historyat 1,000 kWh/mo
since 2020
100% clean energy supply
Every kilowatt-hour supplied through the program is matched with renewable energy certificates from clean sources. Ohio-based solar and wind projects are a key part of that clean energy mix.
Ohio-built clean energy projects
Ohio-based solar and wind projects — from the fields of Pickaway County to the turbines of Huron and Erie — are an important part of the clean energy mix that makes Columbus's 100% goal possible.
Explore Ohio projects500+ Ohio jobs & growing
Over $800,000 invested in clean energy workforce training programs, with more than 500 Ohioans employed building the projects that deliver clean energy to Columbus.
Learn about workforce impactHomegrown.
Ohio-built.
Ohio-based clean energy projects are a meaningful part of the mix that makes Columbus's 100% clean energy goal possible — spanning counties across the state, from solar fields to wind turbines.
Five years of
real results.
Since 2020, Clean Energy Columbus has delivered measurable benefits to the Columbus community — financial savings, clean energy, local jobs, and a path toward a carbon-neutral future.
Competitive rates,
every contract year.
100% renewable electricity supply from AEP Energy. Fixed for the full 12-month contract term.
at 1,000 kWh / mo
Already enrolled? You're in.
Most AEP Ohio customers in Columbus are already participating. If you've received a welcome letter, your electricity is already 100% clean — no action needed.
Stories from the program.
A simple guide to your CEC electric bill
Where the CEC rate shows up on your AEP Ohio bill, what each line means, and how to confirm you're enrolled.
Read the guideWhat's ahead for Clean Energy Columbus in 2026
Expanded workforce partnerships and a refreshed customer portal are on the way.
Read moreFive years of progress: the 2025 impact report
$70M saved, hundreds of thousands of homes on clean energy supply. A look back at year five.
Read more