Top headlines of the week, April 4 2025
Here are some stories you may have missed on Dispatch.com and in the Columbus Dispatch newspaper.
- A price increase is coming for some AEP Ohio customers in June due to rising supply charges from power generators — not the utility.
- The price hike will affect customers who haven’t chosen an alternative electric supplier or aren’t part of an aggregation program.
Central Ohioans could soon see their electric bills increase.
Depending on who residents get their electricity from, consumers could see their bills rise in June due to a jump in supply charges, according to American Electric Power of Ohio. The increase will come from the power generator rather than AEP Ohio, which will not profit off the charge.
For an average resident using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity every month, this pass-through charge is expected to jump by around $27 per month, according to AEP Ohio. The hike is largely due to…
