For everyone here living in Ohio with natural gas service, it's time to look at changing your rate plans for the next year. I received a letter from Dominion East Ohio stating they were REDUCING my gas supply cost from $4.69/mcf to $4.59 for the next year, guaranteed from November 2015 until February 2016. While that looked fine, the cost then would be subject to market swings on a month-to-month basis after that...no deal there. I went to the Ohio Energy Choice website to see what the rates looked like, and found that I could lock in at $3.97 FIXED for the next 12 months, and without any early termination fee if I found a better rate. Now, I could have signed up for this right from the website, but I decided to call Dominion Energy Solution directly to make the change. Good thing, because the rep offered me a FIXED RATE of $3.75/mcf for a 12-24 month period, with NO EARLY TERMINATION FEE if I found a better rate within that time frame. That is a 20% reduction of the cost of fuel for me. Your savings may vary based on your current supplier & price. This was a no-brainer, so I took the 24 month plan and they will be emailing me the confirmation, and the new rate will go into effect at the next billing cycle. You can call Dominion Energy Solutions directly at 800-990-4090 to see what sort of offer you can receive. If you are not serviced by Dominion East Ohio, go to the website to compare rates from suppliers working with your natural gas distributor. Be sure to check to see if there is an early termination fee if you find a better rate down the road, as this could be as much as $100 or more to make changes to your contract, and make sure you're not getting into a variable, month-to-month contract which could cost you dearly if the market prices go up. There are very low introductory rates to lure in the unsuspecting, but the smart shopper will go after a rate that is locked in with no additional fees. The website is: http://www.energychoice.ohio.gov/ApplesToApplesCategory.aspx?Category=NaturalGas