December 17, 2025
PUC Dismisses Utility's Proposed Default Service Plan
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
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November 19, 2025
PUC Denies Elimination Of Fees, Tariff Changes Sought By Retail Suppliers
In an order in the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' distribution rate case, the PUC of Ohio denied most of the relief sought by retail suppliers, including suppliers' sought elimination of the switching fee, and elimination of fees associated with accessing customer usage data
November 19, 2025
PUCO Says Use Of FirstEnergy Name By Utilities' Former Competitive Affiliates Did Not Violate Corporate Separation Rules
PUCO Finds CRES Competitors Were Harmed By FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs' Warm Transfers, Consolidated Billing For Products Business
April 16, 2025
PUC Defers Consideration Of Potential Changes To Nonbypassable Rider For Non-Market RTO Charges, Opt-out
The PUC of Ohio has deferred, to the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' current electric security plan proceeding, potential changes to the utilities' Rider NMB and the Rider NMB opt-out pilot
April 4, 2025
Parent Of Choice Utilities Names Former Google Head Of Energy Policy As VP, Federal Government Affairs
FirstEnergy Corp. announced that Nick Pearson has been named Vice President, Federal Government Affairs, effective April 7.
April 2, 2025
RFP For Retail Suppliers To Serve PIPP Customers Fails To Receive Any Qualifying Bids
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, 2025 to May 31, 2026, failed to attract any conforming bids
March 24, 2025
Retail Suppliers Seek Elimination of Switching Fee, Seek Further Unbundling Of Costs
In testimony in the rate case of the FirstEnergy Ohio electric utilities, IGS Energy and the Retail Energy Supply Association sought, among other things, elimination of the $5 switching fee
March 11, 2025
Consumers' Counsel Recommends Change In How Choice Utility Procures RECs To Avoid Higher Costs, Floats Invoking Force Majeure
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has recommended that the PUC of Ohio adopt changes in REC procurement at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, as recommended by an auditor, as a means of reducing renewable energy compliance costs, with OCC floating the potential to invoke a force majeure to avoid "excessive"…
February 3, 2025
Utilities Propose Smart Thermostat Rebate Program Open To Retail Suppliers
With respect to retail market issues, the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' newly filed electric security plan (ESP VI) maintains various provisions previously adopted or ordered by the PUC of Ohio in May 2024 under ESP V, prior to the FirstEnergy Ohio EDCs withdrawing ESP V
December 18, 2024
PUC OKs Increased Utility Promotion Of Default Service Time-Varying Rate Options For Non-Shopping Customers
A Public Utilities Commission of approved a grid modernization plan at…
December 18, 2024
PUC Approves Changes To Prior Default Service Procurement Design As A Result Of Electric Security Plan Withdrawal
A Public Utilities Commission has approved…
November 22, 2024
NRG Suggests Requiring That Default Service Suppliers Procure Capacity From Smart Thermostats Or DERs As Part Of Resource Adequacy Solution
As one of the means to address resource adequacy concerns, a PSC should consider requiring wholesale default service electricity suppliers to bilaterally procure capacity from smart thermostat customers and distributed energy resources, NRG says
November 13, 2024
PUC Staff Make Recommendations On Changes To Utilities' Default Service Plan
Staff of a PUC have filed…
October 30, 2024
Consumers Counsel Says Market Rate Offers Should Be Used To Provide Default Service, Citing Maturity Of Market, "Competitive" Prices From Retail Suppliers
A Market Rate Offer (MRO) should be used to procure default service electricity supplies
October 29, 2024
FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Withdraw Current Default Service Plan
Citing a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision concerning the PUC of Ohio's rehearing authority…
September 23, 2024
Retail Supplier Suggests $100 Million Forfeiture For Utility For Alleged Affiliate Rules Violations
A retail energy supplier has suggested in testimony that a Public Utilities Commission should consider imposing a forfeiture of over $100 million against…
September 4, 2024
Utilities Confirm Cessation Of Operations By Competitive Affiliate Broker, Also End of Utility-Offered Non-Electric Products & Services
Several utilities, in seeking an amendment to their corporate separation plan, have confirmed the cessation of operations by a competitive affiliate engaged in retail energy brokering
August 21, 2024
PUC Approves Utilities' Petition To Move Upcoming Default Service Auction
The PUC of Ohio approved the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities' request for certain changes in their PUCO-approved default service auctions under their current electric security plan (ESP V), which was approved by PUCO, with modifications, in May 2024
August 1, 2024
FirstEnergy Talking To Its Retail Choice States About Developing Regulated-Type Generating Capacity In Light Of Record High PJM Capacity Prices
During a second quarter earnings call, FirstEnergy Corp. CEO Brian Tierney said that…
July 31, 2024
Utilities Seek To Hold "Summer" Default Service Auction In October, Revise Number Of Tranches For Each Product Term Length
Several utilities have requested…
May 15, 2024
PUC Denies Changes To Default Service Procurements, Including Risk Cap
--- Orders New Smart Thermostat Rebate Program, Directs That Program Consider Terms Of Recently Adopted Program Open To Retail Suppliers A Public Utilities Commission adopted…
May 10, 2024
Update On Number Of Customers Dropped To Default Service, Switching Fee Waived For Customers Re-entering Retail Market
Several electric utilities have disclosed the number of customers that were being served by…
May 6, 2024
Winning Retail Suppliers Selected To Serve Low-Income Load Revealed
A Public Utilities Ohio has disclosed…
April 30, 2024
Retail Supplier Alleged To Have Defaulted, Credit Provider Exercises Step-in Rights & Says Customers Should Be Dropped To Default Service
A regulatory filing averred to be from…
April 15, 2024
Utilities Will Seek To Increase Awareness Of Default Service Time-Varying Rate Options For Non-Shopping Customers
Several major parties in the grid modernization proceeding of…