Ohio Energy Report: July 2024

Utilities Respond to Expected Data Center Load Growth On May 13, 2024, AEP Ohio filed an Application for Approval of New Tariffs with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio which seeks to establish two new customer classifications: (1) the Data Center Power tariff for demands greater than 25 Megawatts (MW) and (2) the Mobile Data … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: June 2024

FirstEnergy Files 2024 Base Distribution Rate Case On May 31, 2024, the FirstEnergy (FE) companies of Ohio Edison (OE), the Illuminating Company (CEI), and Toledo Edison (TE) filed a new base distribution rate case with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). This is FE’s first distribution rate case since 2007; its base distribution tariffs … 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: September 2023

Enbridge to Buy East Ohio Gas Company, Two Other Utilities from Dominion Energy Inc. On September 5, 2023, Dominion Energy, Inc. (“Dominion”) announced that it entered into an agreement to sell the East Ohio Gas Company to Enbridge Inc., a Canadian pipeline operator. Enbridge will also acquire Questar Gas and the Public Service Company of … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: August 2023

Disbursement of Settlement Checks for HB 6 Class Action Lawsuit Underway On July 7, 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (“the Court”) entered an Order approving the $49 million settlement reached in Smith v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-3755. The Complaint in this class action case alleged … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: July 2023

Carolyn Brakey to Hold First Fundraiser for County Commissioner Bid Carolyn Brakey, General Counsel to Brakey Energy, is running for Geauga County Commissioner. She currently serves as President of the Geauga County Board of Health. She counts among her Board accomplishments ending mask mandates in Geauga County schools, making the department more efficient, and cutting … Continued

Ohio Energy Report: June 2023

Matt Brakey Files Testimony in AEP ESP V Case on Behalf of OELC On June 9, 2023, Regulatory Counsel for the Ohio Energy Leadership Council (OELC) submitted the direct testimony of Matt Brakey in AEP Ohio’s Fifth Electric Security Plan (ESP V) case before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). In his testimony, Matt … Continued