Ohio Energy Report: November 2024

Carolyn Brakey Wins Geauga County Commissioner Seat in Landslide Victory On November 5, voters overwhelming chose Carolyn Brakey as their next Geauga County Commissioner. Carolyn secured 33,849 votes to her opponent’s 17,474, a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Her vote total was the highest among all contested county-wide races, even surpassing President Trump’s Geauga County vote count, … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: October 2024

PJM Files Request with FERC to Delay 2026/2027 BRA On October 15, 2024, PJM Interconnection (PJM) submitted a motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting a six-month delay for the currently scheduled Base Residual Auctions (BRA) and Incremental Auctions (IA) for the 2026/2027 Delivery Year (DY) through the 2029/2030 DY. The table below … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: September 2024

Peak Loads for Summer 2024 As we approach September 30 — the end of the summer coincident peak (CP) management season — weather and load forecasts indicate that the five coincident peaks for capacity and transmission in the ATSI Zone have been set. Peak loads for capacity rebounded to loads reached in the summers of … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: August 2024

Matt Brakey Files Testimony in Enbridge Gas Ohio 2023 Base Rate Case On August 9, 2024, regulatory counsel for the Ohio Energy Leadership Council (OELC) submitted the direct testimony of Matt Brakey in Enbridge Gas Ohio’s base rate case before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Enbridge, formerly Dominion Energy Ohio, filed its base … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: May 2024

PUCO Approves FirstEnergy’s ESP V with Modifications On May 15, 2024, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued an Opinion and Order modifying and approving FirstEnergy’s (FE) Fifth Electric Security Plan (ESP V). This Opinion and Order authorizes FE to implement its ESP V for a five-year period beginning on June 1, 2024 and … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: May 2023

Take Steps This Summer to Mitigate Your 2024/2025 Capacity Costs The start of this summer’s capacity cost management period is only two weeks away. For customers currently on a generation contract in which capacity charges are passed through, capacity charges are based on the customer’s metered demand during the five one-hour intervals of the year … Continued