Make Plans to Attend the Upcoming Ohio Energy Management Conference The Brakey team will have a strong presence at this month’s Ohio Energy Management Conference and will be leading several workshops. The conference is Ohio’s premier conference on energy rates, regulations, and efficiency. It will take place February 27-28 at the Columbus Renaissance Hotel. Brakey … Continued
AEP Zone Load Registers Near Predictive 1CP Level in Arctic Blast Brakey Energy provides email and text alerts in advance of loads having the potential to set the year’s American Electric Power (AEP) Zone Transmission Coincident Peak (CP, or 1CP) to clients enrolled in AEP’s Basic Transmission Cost Rider (BTCR) transmission pilot program. In mid-January, … Continued
Matt Brakey Testifies in FirstEnergy ESP V Case An evidentiary hearing in FirstEnergy’s fifth Electric Security Plan (ESP V) began on November 7, 2023 at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Over the course of 14 days, nearly 40 expert witnesses submitted testimony in the case. Matt Brakey was one of those expert witnesses … Continued
Dominion Energy Ohio Files New Rate Case On October 31, 2023, Dominion Energy Ohio (DEO) filed a new rate case with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). As stated in the application, DEO is seeking approval of an increase in distribution rates for natural gas service, an alternative rate plan, changes in DEO’s accounting … Continued
Enbridge to Buy East Ohio Gas Company, Two Other Utilities from Dominion Energy Inc. On September 5, 2023, Dominion Energy, Inc. (“Dominion”) announced that it entered into an agreement to sell the East Ohio Gas Company to Enbridge Inc., a Canadian pipeline operator. Enbridge will also acquire Questar Gas and the Public Service Company of … Continued
Disbursement of Settlement Checks for HB 6 Class Action Lawsuit Underway On July 7, 2023, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (“the Court”) entered an Order approving the $49 million settlement reached in Smith v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-3755. The Complaint in this class action case alleged … Continued
Matt Brakey Files Testimony in AEP ESP V Case on Behalf of OELC On June 9, 2023, Regulatory Counsel for the Ohio Energy Leadership Council (OELC) submitted the direct testimony of Matt Brakey in AEP Ohio’s Fifth Electric Security Plan (ESP V) case before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). In his testimony, Matt … Continued
Take Steps This Summer to Mitigate Your 2024/2025 Capacity Costs The start of this summer’s capacity cost management period is only two weeks away. For customers currently on a generation contract in which capacity charges are passed through, capacity charges are based on the customer’s metered demand during the five one-hour intervals of the year … Continued