Reward yourself!

Did you know that using a smart thermostat can help you not only reduce energy use but also earn a reward? Once you have an eligible, Wi-Fi-connected thermostat installed, you can earn $55 by enrolling your thermostat in the City of Columbiana Electric Department’s Community Energy Saving Program.

The City of Columbiana is participating in Community Energy Savings: Smart Thermostat Program, a voluntary program designed to help reduce the cost of electricity. The cost of some electric bill components, like transmission, are based in part on the periods of highest energy consumption in the prior year. Reducing the demand for electricity during those peak periods translates into lower costs for everyone in the community in the following year. By enrolling your smart thermostat in this program, you agree to let the City of Columbiana Electric Department make brief, small adjustments to your thermostat during these times of high electric demand.

Enroll Today

Here’s how the program works:

• Purchase an eligible smart thermostat if you don’t already have one. Currently eligible smart thermostats can be found here: https://enrollmythermostat.com/faqs/amp-community-energy-savings.
• Electric customers of the City of Columbiana Electric Department, which participates in Efficiency Smart®, are eligible for up to a $100 rebate on qualifying smart thermostats: https://www.efficiencysmart.org/columbiana-ohio
• Install and enroll your smart thermostat. Go to https://enrollmythermostat.com/amp-community-energy-savings to confirm your eligibility and enroll.
• Receive a $55 e-gift card after you’ve successfully enrolled in the program.
• The City of Columbiana Electric Department may call brief, limited events where your thermostat is automatically adjusted. This will only occur from May 1 through Sept. 30, and we will adjust your thermostat by no more than four degrees for fewer than four hours during times of high demand.
• You can conveniently opt out of an event by changing your thermostat settings.
• Maintain your enrollment in the program and you will be entered for a chance to win a $250 e-gift card at the end of each summer season.

 Help your community.

By enrolling in the Community Energy Savings program, you are helping to decrease the demand for electricity during times of peak usage, lowering not only your energy costs, but the costs for everyone in your community.

Sign up now

If you have additional questions about the program, please visit our FAQ page or contact us at [email protected].

UPDATE: June 19, 2023

Road repairs took place today, June 19, 2023 in the Cimarron Development in preparation for paving to begin tomorrow, June 20, 2023 and will continue through the end of this week.

Delays are possible on the above roadways during hours when crews are working.

UPDATE: June 9, 2023

Crews will pave Bittersweet Drive on Tuesday June 13, 2023 and Wednesday June 14, 2023.

Paving on Howard Street will take place on Thursday, June  15, 2023.

Paving in Cimarron Development will begin on Friday, June 16, 2023 and then resume on Tuesday, June 20th through Friday, June 23, 2023

Delays are possible on the above roadways during hours when crews are working.

UPDATE:

Paving will begin on South Main Street and Duquesne Street on Monday, June 6th and will continue into Tuesday.

Paving on 6th Street will begin on Wednesday and continue on Thursday.

Delays are possible on the above roadways during hours when crews are working.

Milling is set to begin on May 23 & May 24, 2023. The streets included are as follows:

1. Cimarron Development to include Cimarron Lane, Hawkins Lane, Pueblo Lane, Apache Lane and Cherokee Lane.
2. S. Main Street -south of Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to Woodland Avenue.
3. 6th Street/ Edgewood Drive  from Firestone Avenue to the dead end.
4. Bittersweet Avenue  from Fairfield Avenue to the dead end.

Paving will begin after Memorial Day. The above streets along with the ones listed below will be paved.

1. Duquesne Street from South Main Street to Fairfield Avenue
2. Howard Street from South Main Street to Fairfield Avenue

Delays are possible on the above roadways during hours when crews are working.

At 11:44 AM this morning the Columbiana Police Department received a call of a possible incident, a train had jumped the track near East Friend Street crossing.

Officers responded and found that two Youngstown & Southeastern Railroad (Y&S) cars had several wheels that jumped the track south of East Friend Street. The Y & S employees stopped the train and decoupled the last three cars at the Friend Street crossing.

We have been advised that the cars were empty. The crossing will be closed until Y&S can clear the cars and complete some minor repairs.

No injuries or damage have been reported.

William Myers
Chief of Police

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In light of the Train Derailment that occurred in the Village of East Palestine, the City of Columbiana has been fielding calls this week from our city residents and business owners regarding the safety of our drinking water.  We are in contact with the Ohio EPA and the US EPA, as they regulate water, soil, and air contamination.  We have a good partnership with both agencies, in order to provide our residents with clean safe drinking water.  So far, we have been advised that there is no threat to our source water and air quality tests indicate no cause for concern.

We obtain our water from 11 wells throughout our community before treating the water at a state of the art water treatment plant.   Our wells are in completely separate aquifers from where the incident occurred and our wells are not directly impacted by surface water so we have no reason to believe that our source water has been impacted by this incident.  Out of abundance of caution, we have increased our sampling regime to ensure that we have not been negatively impacted by the incident.

Our local EPA representative offered the following information that may be helpful in answering other related questions.

Taggert Rd. Incident Hotline (234) 542-6474

US EPA has been performing air monitoring in response to the derailment. Information specific to the derailment, including air monitoring results, is available on their webpage:

Site Profile – East Palestine Train Derailment – EPA OSC Response

Efficiency Smart Program Deals for the City of Columbiana

UPDATE | October 18, 2022

Residents who are not in a contract with another natural gas supplier on their own should be receiving their letter in the mail this week from IGS (Interstate Gas Supply) regarding the Natural Gas Aggregation Program for the City of Columbiana.

You are automatically enrolled in the program and will not need to do anything.

If you would like to choose to opt-out you will need to send in the bottom portion of the letter or call IGS.

UPDATE | September 12, 2022

The City of Columbiana has entered into an agreement with IGS (Interstate Gas Supply) for the Natural Gas Aggregation Program for the City of Columbiana Residents.

The default fixed price to City of Columbiana Natural Gas Aggregation Program Customers for the utility billing cycles beginning December 2022 through March 2023 shall be calculated by adding to the applicable NYMEX final monthly settlement an amount equal to $.15/CCF.

For the utility billing cycles beginning April 2023 through November 2024 the default fixed price to City of Columbiana Natural Gas Aggregation Program Customers shall be $.809 per CCF.

If customers choose to not participate in the aggregation program, Columbia Gas will provide your gas supply along with its typical regulated distribution obligations.

For reference, the default standard choice offer through March 2023 provided by your regulated utility, Columbia Gas of Ohio, is the NYMEX monthly final settlement + a fixed basis adder of  $0.165 per CCF.  So customers choosing the City of Columbiana Gas Aggregation Program  will see a savings of $.015 per CCF for the billing cycles December 2022 through March 2023.

Enrollment letters will be mailed to residents who are not in a current contract and you will be placed into the new City Gas Aggregation Program. As always though, you will have the option to opt-out if you chose to do so. If you are in a current contract with another supplier you have the option to opt-in to the City Gas Aggregation Program at any time once you are out of your current contract.

If you have any questions please contact City Hall at 330-482-2173 option 6.

UPDATE | August 2, 2022

Our gas aggregation program negotiators are continuing to monitor the natural gas market prices daily. They are advising to continue holding off for the time being and quickly mobilize for a new price lock/signing date when the market offers some worthwhile downside on pricing.

When a new rate/contract is locked in all city residents, who are not in a current contract, will be placed into the new City gas aggregation program. As always though, you will have the option to opt-out if you chose to do so.

We will continue to post updates here as it becomes available or you may contact City Hall at 330-482-2173 option 6.

UPDATE | May 20, 2022

Discussions were held on May 19, 2022 with the gas aggregation program participating communities and the negotiators.

They are continuing to  monitor the market to find a new supplier and fixed rate offer to serve the program.

We will continue to post updates here as it becomes available or you may contact City Hall at 330-482-2173 option 6.

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The City of Columbiana is aware that our gas supplier, Volunteer Energy, has filed bankruptcy. You may receive a letter from Columbia Gas indicating that you will be put back to a default supplier determined by Columbia Gas.

Your Service will not be interrupted.

We are monitoring the situation closely. The hearing that was to be held on April 5th was postponed to April 7th. We have not heard any results yet.

Please check back here, for more information, as it becomes available.