Ohio Residential Renewable Energy Credit (REC) Program

The Ohio Residential Renewable Energy Credit (REC) program allows FirstEnergy to purchase Renewable Energy Credits from residential customers who produce energy from renewable energy resources. FirstEnergy's Ohio Operating Companies (Ohio Edison Company, The Toledo Edison Company, and The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company) will provide a residential REC purchase program that will be available to all customers until May 31, 2011.

Interconnection Process

If you have already signed an interconnection agreement, which includes participation in the Net Metering Energy Rider with your operating company, please proceed to the application process below.

If you have not signed an interconnection agreement with your operating company, please click on the link below to begin this process:

http://www.firstenergycorp.com/corporate/OHinterconnection.html

Application Process

Step 1: Customers interested in this program can complete the following application to get started.

Ohio REC Application Form

Step 2: If you have not filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to get your renewable project certified, go to the link below and complete the registration process. If you have completed this section already, proceed to the next step.

http://www.puco.ohio.gov/PUCO/Forms/Form.cfm?id=9464

Step 3: Once the Company has received your Application form and approved the certification documents from the PUCO, the Company will contact you to sign the Company's Residential Renewable Energy Credit Purchase Program contract. The contract contains provisions such as describing how the payment process works, verifying creditworthiness,and how the amount of the Renewable Energy Credits will be derived.

Ohio Residential REC Purchase Agreement (pdf)

Once this process is completed, FirstEnergy and you will be on the way to creating Renewable Energy together!

For additional questions or inquiries, please e-mail us or call us at 330-761-4419.

(05/07/10)