Ohio Energy Report: August 2025

Peak Loads for Summer 2025 Brakey Energy provides email and text alerts in advance of potential Capacity and Transmission Coincident Peaks (CPs) to those clients that elect to receive them. As of August 25, 2025, Brakey Energy has issued 14 Capacity CP alerts, 15 FE (ATSI Zone) Transmission CP alerts, and 4 AEP Ohio CP … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: July 2025

PJM 2026/2027 Capacity Price Soars to New Historic High On July 22, 2025 PJM Interconnection (“PJM”) announced the results for its Planning Year 2026/2027 Base Residual Auction (BRA). The BRA auction price soared to a new historic high, coming in at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approved cap of $329.17/Megawatt (MW)-day. This is a $59.25/MW-day … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: December 2024

PUCO Approves FirstEnergy’s Return to ESP IV with Modifications On December 18, 2024, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued a Finding and Order (“Order”) in two of FirstEnergy’s (FE) rate cases: 23-301-EL-SSO and 14-1297-EL-SSO. The first concerns FE’s withdrawal of their Fifth Electric Security Plan (ESP V), while the second addresses proposed tariff … Continued

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: 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