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Major Utility Providers
 
Utility Choice
The following list includes only the major companies that serve the region. Some communities even provide their own municipal utilities and many rural areas rely on regional cooperatives. For details about specific providers that serve your community, contact your municipal or county clerk.

Electricity Providers

Dayton Power & Light
937-331-3900
800-433-8500
www.dpandl.com

Duke Energy
513-421-9500
800-544-6900
www.duke-energy.com

Natural Gas Providers

Columbia Gas of Ohio
800-344-4077
www.columbiagasohio.com

Duke Energy
513-421-9500
800-544-6900
www.duke-energy.com

Ohio Valley Gas Company
Darke County Only
765-584-6842
www.ovgc.com/

Vectren Energy Delivery
800-227-1376
https://www.vectren.com/

Residential Telephone
 
AT&T
800-205-6268
www.att.com

Verizon
800-483-4000
www.verizon.com

Cincinnati Bell
888-CIN-BELL
www.cincinnatibell.com

Cable Television

Spectrum
New Service
855-855-4575
Customer Service
833-780-1880
www.spectrum.com

Water, Sewer & Waste Removal
Suppliers of water service, sewage, and solid waste removal vary within the boundaries of states, counties, and municipalities. For details about specific providers that serve your community, contact your municipal clerk or your county clerk if you live in an unincorporated area.

Online Utility Information
With the deregulation of utilities and surge of third-party suppliers, consumers have an unprecedented number of choices in utility providers. The following Internet guides may be helpful in researching and comparing various service providers.

Apples to Apples Comparisons
http://www.occ.ohio.gov/
Ohio’s residential utility consumer advocate organization

Energy Guide
www.energystar.gov
Provider directory and advice on lowering utility bills

Energy Price Shopping
www.energyshop.com
Comparative costs for gas and electric suppliers

Ohio County Utility Maps
https://www.puco.ohio.gov/utility-maps/
Details maps with utility providers

Office of the Ohio Consumer’s Council
http://www.occ.ohio.gov/
Ohio’s residential utility consumer advocate organization

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
www.puco.ohio.gov
Regulates utilities to ensure safe, reliable, reasonably priced services

Federal Government Resources

Administration on Aging
202-401-4634
Elder Care Locator
800-677-1116
https://acl.gov/

Department of Homeland Security
202-282-8000
www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

FHWA Office of Safety
Federal Highway Administration
202-366-6836
http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov

Health & Human Services
877-696-6775
www.hhs.gov

Social Security Administration
800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov

U.S. Department of Education
800-USA-LEARN
www.ed.gov