Citing a concern that FirstEnergy customers could be subjected to electric bill increases from approximately 4% to 30 % for Cleveland Electric Illuminating, 4% to 26% for Toledo Edison and 4% to 27% for Ohio Edison, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) and two major local government aggregation coalitions, representing all of FirstEnergy’s 1.9 million residential consumers, has filed briefs to ask the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to reject the utilities’ proposed electric security plan and the settlement of other parties that support it.
HEAP Summer Crisis Program Begins
June 1, 2012 by
Due to the mild Ohio winter and the anticipation of more days of extreme heat this summer, the Ohio Department of Development will begin the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Summer Crisis Program on June 1, 2012 instead of July 1, 2012. The program will run through August 31, 2012. Administered by the Ohio Department of Development's Office of Community Assistance, HEAP assists eligible households with cooling costs.
Watchdog Urges Rejection of FirstEnergy Rate Proposal
May 22, 2012 by
FirstEnergy’s customers could be subjected to higher electricity rates than necessary if a new proposed rate plan is approved, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) said Monday.
OCC Calls for Changes to AEP Rate Plan
May 7, 2012 by
Several of the charges that American Electric Power (AEP) has proposed for its rate plan should not be collected from residential customers, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) said in testimony filed last week.
Public Hearings Scheduled for AEP Rate Increase Proposal
April 16, 2012 by
American Electric Power (AEP) customers will get the opportunity to provide their insights into the company’s electric security plan after the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) scheduled four public hearings late Friday.
HEAP Summer Crisis Program Available Through August
August 26, 2010 by
Ohio Department of Development Director Lisa Patt-McDaniel wants to remind Ohioans who are elderly or have health problems that funding to assist eligible households with summer cooling costs through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Summer Crisis Program is available through August 31, 2010.
Agency Blasts Decision to Approve FirstEnergy Rate Plan
August 26, 2010 by
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) criticized a decision today by state regulators that failed to secure the lowest possible standard service rates for FirstEnergy’s customers by approving the utility’s rate plan.
Huge Solar Energy Facility Opens in Wyandot County
August 20, 2010 by
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland Thursday joined The Public Service Enterprise Group, Ohio State University President Dr. E. Gordon Gee, American Electric Power and other area leaders to open the PSEG Wyandot Solar Farm in Upper Sandusky.
The 80 acre, 12-megawatt facility becomes the largest solar energy facility operating in Ohio and one of the largest in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
Complaint – FirstEnergy Imparing Home Wind Turbines
August 12, 2010 by
FirstEnergy customers wishing to produce their own electric power from wind turbines face unlawful and burdensome obstacles created by the company, the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC) charged today in a complaint filed against the utility.
AEP Revenues Up, Profits Down
July 30, 2010 by
American Electric Power said Friday its second-quarter earnings dropped 57 percent, mainly from charges as the company slashed 11.5 percent of its work force and cut costs.
