April 20, 2022
PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Utility Commits To Transition To Wholesale Auction For Default Service From Managed Portfolio
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January 10, 2022
Report: Customers On Retail Supply Paid $139 Million More Than Default Service Over Last 35 Months
The Ohio Consumers Counsel reported that, in recent shadow billing data by AEP Ohio, "it was shown that consumers who chose a marketer paid $139 million more in the aggregate than those who stayed on AEP Ohio’s SSO," over 35 months between January 2019 to November 2021.
November 18, 2021
PUC Approves Rate Case Settlement Under Which Default Service Adder Will Be Set At Zero
PUC Approves Utility Plan To Work With Consumer Advocate On Displaying, On Shopping Customers' Bills, Price Comparison; Calculation Of Savings Available Under Default Service
October 20, 2021
PUC Approves Settlement Under Which Retail Supplier Will Provide Up To $215,000 In Additional Customer Re-Rates, Forego Collection Of $800,000
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopted without modification a settlement among PALMco Power OH, LLC and PALMco Energy OH, LLC (PALMco), Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel under which PALMco will provide up to $215,000 in further…
October 13, 2021
Consumer Advocate Asks PUC To Ban Robocalls, As Part Of New Rulemaking
The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel has filed, in comments to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, a broad proposal for a series of retail energy market rule changes
September 22, 2021
Retail Supplier To Provide Up To $215,000 In Additional Customer Re-Rates, Forego Collection Of $800,000, Under Settlement With PUC Staff
PALMco Power OH, LLC and PALMco Energy OH, LLC (PALMco) have entered into a settlement with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel under which PALMco would provide up to $215,000 in further re-rates to customers, and forego collection of over…
August 31, 2021
Utility To Transition To Auction For Default Service From Managed Portfolio, Under Proposed Settlement
Settlement Would Require Price To Compare To Be Listed On Shopping Customers' Bills
Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., on August 31 gave notice to the Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (Commission) of its intent to file an application pursuant to Section 4929.04 of the Ohio Revised Code under which Duke Energy Ohio will request that the Commission approve Duke Energy Ohio's…
July 26, 2021
PUC Staff Recommend Currently Bypassable Costs Be Moved To Distribution Rates
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have filed a Staff Report concerning the current rate case of Dayton Power & Light, and in such report have recommended moving, to distribution rates, a percentage of the current PUCO/OCC assessment expense that is currently recovered in default…
July 15, 2021
PUC Approves Utility's Time Of Use Generation Rate Offering For Default Service Customers
PUC Orders Utility To File Testimony Regarding Use Of AMI Data For Wholesale Settlements, THEO, NSPL, & PLC
March 15, 2021
Default Service Adder Would Be Set At Zero In Utility's Rate Case Stipulation
Utility Withdraws New Language Regarding Ability To Suspend Consolidated Billing For Retail Suppliers "Not Following" State Regulations
February 24, 2021
Update #2 (2/25): PUC Requires That Price To Compare Message Be Included On Utility Bills, But Does Not Adopt Proposed Language About Saving Money
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January 29, 2021
Consumers' Counsel Proposes Rule Requiring Utilities To Offer Time Of Use Rate Option As "Standard Service Offer"
The Ohio Consumers' Counsel has proposed that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio adopt a rule that would require the electric utilities to offer, "as a standard service offer," an optional rate design tariff for demand, load, and time-based options for customers with AMI meters
January 27, 2021
PUC Approves Time Of Use Generation Rate Option For Non-Shopping Customers Served By Default Provider
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the application of the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities to revise the Generation Service Rider (Rider GEN) to add a time-varying rate offering for non-shopping customers.
January 27, 2021
PUC Issues Rehearing On Proposed Switch Block Mechanism; Billing Of "Non-Jurisdictional Service" On Utility Bills; Shadow Billing
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order on rehearing in a rulemaking concerning minimum requirements for utility bills.
December 30, 2020
PUC Approves Supplier's License Renewals Opposed By OCC
Commissioner Warns All Suppliers That PUC's Patience Is Not Unlimited
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved the renewal applications of Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC d/b/a Verde Energy for certification as a competitive retail electric and gas service provider in Ohio.
December 22, 2020
Retail Suppliers To Pay $174,000 Forfeiture Under Settlement With PUC Staff
SFE Energy Ohio, Inc. (SFE) and Statewise Energy Ohio, LLC (Statewise) would collectively pay a forfeiture of $174,000 under a settlement with Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, to resolve a Commission investigation proceeding and various…
November 3, 2020
PUC Staff Favor's Utility Proposal To List Amount Of Shadow-Billed Default Service Cost On Shopping Customers' Bill, Prominently On First Page
OCC: Utility Data Shows Residential Customers Paying More By Shopping, Compared To Default Service
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio filed comments in support of the application of Ohio Power Company (the 'Company' or 'AEP Ohio') for approval of a modified bill format that would provide the shadow-billed total supply cost that a shopping customer would have paid, had the customer…
August 18, 2020
Ohio Utility Says PUCO's "Dual Auctions" For Default Service Capacity, Energy Impermissibly Preclude Utility From Its Statutory Options To Consider Generation, Bilateral Contracts
Various parties filed for rehearing of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's recent order requiring the utilities to submit plans to conduct simultaneous dual auctions for Standard Service Offer (SSO) supplies.
August 12, 2020
PUC Issues Rehearing Order On Door to Door Marketing Resumption
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied the application for rehearing filed by the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel concerning the Commission’s June 17, 2020 entry which allows competitive retail electric service providers and competitive retail natural gas service suppliers to resume…
July 20, 2020
Large Municipal Aggregator Requests PUC Suspend Newly Allowed Door-to-Door Marketing Until, "Vaccine, Cure, Or Widespread Immunity"
A group including the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, Ohio Consumers’ Counsel, and other groups advocating for low-income customers, petitioned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for rehearing of its recent order allowing the resumption of door-to-door marketing by retail energy suppliers
June 17, 2020
Ohio PUC Denies Rehearing Requests Concerning Grant Of Broker License To FirstEnergy Advisors
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied the applications for rehearing filed by Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council, the Retail Energy Supply Association, and Ohio Consumers’ Counsel concerning PUCO's prior order which granted an electric broker and aggregator license to Suvon, LLC, d/b/a…
June 16, 2020
PUC Staff Recommends Approval Of Retail Suppliers' License Renewals Which Are Opposed By Consumers' Counsel
Retail Supplier Details Marketing, Compliance Changes
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio filed comments recommending that PUCO approve the renewal of Verde Energy USA Ohio, LLC's (Verde) electricity and gas supplier licenses in Ohio.
May 20, 2020
PUC Denies Consumer Counsel's Request To Warn Customers Of Potential Higher Costs From Retail Suppliers, Cease Provision Of Customer Lists, In Light Of Pandemic
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied a request from the Ohio Consumers' Counsel to revise PUCO's Apples to Apples shopping site, to warn customers about potential exposure to higher costs due to switching to a retail supplier, and denied OCC's request to cease the provision of utility…
May 20, 2020
PUCO Staff Recommend That If Utility's Sought Battery Storage Allowed To Participate In Wholesale Market, Participation Be Initially Limited To Regulation Service
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio have filed comments on a battery storage project proposed by Duke Energy Ohio, and said that, if the Commission authorizes the project to participate in the wholesale market, such authority be limited to the 'Regulation D' frequency market, and any…
May 14, 2020
Consumer Counsel Says COVID Emergency Should Prompt PUC To Educate Customers About "Bitter Reality" That Few Retail Supplier Offers Are Cheaper Than Default Service
Given the economic pressures on customers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel said that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio should incorporate in its choice education materials the "bitter reality" that a "dwindling" number of offers from competitive retail…