September 2, 2026
Duke Energy Ohio at the PUC of Ohio has sought a brief waiver of the new requirement -- regardless of mechanism -- to complete an expedited return of a mercantile customer to electricity default service
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August 28, 2026
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities reiterated that the utilities plan to file a proposal to address default service for data centers in "due course," and said that default service for data centers should not be addressed in a proceeding in which the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs have proposed other tariff…
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August 20, 2026
The PUC of Ohio, in adopting modified rules governing the PUC's processes and procedures, including in rate cases, denied a utility proposal to limit issues which may be raised by intervenors in rate cases
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August 18, 2026
Staff of the PUC of Ohio support the grant of limited waivers to both the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs and AEP Ohio concerning the use of an EDI transaction to allow retail suppliers to request an expedited return of a mercantile customer to default service
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August 7, 2026
Constellation Energy Generation, LLC and Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. (collectively "Constellation") have opposed a proposed data center tariff from the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities which would, as filed, require that data centers receive generation supply service from a competitive retail electric…
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July 17, 2026
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have requested, if needed, a temporary waiver of newly adopted Ohio Adm.Code 4901:1-21-21(A), governing the expedited return of mercantile customers to electricity default service, to the extent the rule is interpreted as requiring that an EDI transaction cited in the…
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July 8, 2026
The PUC of Ohio denied rehearing requests from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) and the Office of Ohio Consumers’ Counsel which had argued that PUCO erred when, in a recent order approving an amended corporate separation plan at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, PUCO failed to impose…
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July 2, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has disclosed winning bidders from the June 9, 2026 default service auction at the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities
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June 15, 2026
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have filed a proposed data center tariff that would, among other things, require data centers to take generation service from a competitive retail electric provider
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June 15, 2026
The Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) and the Office of Ohio Consumers’ Counsel filed a rehearing request at the PUC of Ohio arguing that PUCO erred when, in a recent order approving an amended corporate separation plan at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, PUCO failed to impose certain…
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June 11, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has posted the winning prices from the June 2026 auction for a portion of default service electricity supplies at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities
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June 11, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has further clarified whether the issue of the switching fee was before the Commission in the recent electric rate case of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities
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May 14, 2026
The PUC of Ohio approved an amended corporate separation plan (CSP) filed by the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, with such amended plan broadly prohibiting the EDCs from engaging in joint advertising or joint marketing with a competitive affiliate, but which does not explicitly state that the shared use…
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May 4, 2026
The winning retail suppliers from the annual auctions for supply for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) electricity customers at the Ohio electric utilities, for a term of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, have been disclosed
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April 29, 2026
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have filed updates to Rider GEN (Generation Service Rider), which reflect standard service offer (SSO) energy and capacity, for the period June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027
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April 28, 2026
Staff of the PUC of Ohio have recommended approval of an amended corporate separation plan (CSP) filed by the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, with such amended plan broadly prohibiting the EDCs from engaging in joint advertising or joint marketing with a competitive affiliate, but which does not…
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April 14, 2026
In a second rehearing order, the PUC of Ohio affirmed its decision not to modify the switching fee at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities as part of a rate case, but suggested several potential alternative paths that retail suppliers may potentially use to seek elimination of the switching fee
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April 1, 2026
A supplemental Request for Proposals process to procure electric supplies for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, for a term of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, awarded 100% of the PIPP load
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March 20, 2026
In a second rehearing request, the Retail Energy Supply Association alleged that the PUC of Ohio's recent decision affirming that, if not proposed to be changed by a utility, EDC fees charged to retail suppliers are not appropriate for adjudication in a rate case, with PUCO failing to explain what…
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March 18, 2026
The PUC of Ohio said in an order that data centers in the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' service area should not be eligible to be added to the Rider NMB pilot program after updated Rider NMB rates go into effect on April 1, 2026, except through a "reasonable arrangement" approved by the Commission…
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March 18, 2026
A Request for Proposals process to procure electric supplies for Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) customers at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, for a term of June 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, failed to attract any conforming bids
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February 18, 2026
The PUC of Ohio denied rehearing sought by retail energy suppliers concerning PUCO's November 2025 order in the electric distribution rate case of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities in which PUCO had rejected changes to various fees charged by the EDCs to retail suppliers
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February 18, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has reported the number of customers served by ResCom Energy, LLC d/b/a NextVolt Energy, which, as first reported by EnergyChoiceMatters.com last week , has defaulted on its obligations at PJM
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February 17, 2026
NextEra Energy Services Maryland Relinquishing Gas Supplier License; Coordinated Transition Of Customers As Applicable
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December 19, 2025
Includes $5 Million Payment To Retail Energy Trade Group
The FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have agreed that neither they nor any affiliates will offer competitive retail electric service in Ohio for a period of five years, under a settlement with major stakeholders
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