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PUC Dismisses Utility's Proposed Default Service Plan

December 17, 2025

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Reporting by Paul Ring • ring@energychoicematters.com

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The PUC of Ohio has dismissed an electric security plan application filed by the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, which had been filed prior to a new law governing default service

The proposed plan, ESP VI, would have run through May 31, 2028

However, recent HB15 does not allow new electric security plans

Default service (SSO) may now only be established under a "market-rate offer" (MRO), though existing electric security plans may continue until the expiration date of the last delivery year for which PUCO has already approved an SSO procurement plan

Generally, the dismissed ESP VI did not include any major changes to default service procurement versus current practice

However, the dismissed ESP VI proceeding had also served as a forum to address other retail market issues

Most notably, in ESP VI, the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs had proposed a smart thermostat rebate program open to retail suppliers

This proposed ESP VI smart thermostat rebate program would have been separate from and in addition to a smart thermostat rebate program ordered and being implemented under the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' grid modernization program (Phase 2)

See more background here

Case 25-0092-EL-SSO, 25-92-EL-SSO

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