PUCO Approves FirstEnergy’s Return to ESP IV with Modifications On December 18, 2024, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued a Finding and Order (“Order”) in two of FirstEnergy’s (FE) rate cases: 23-301-EL-SSO and 14-1297-EL-SSO. The first concerns FE’s withdrawal of their Fifth Electric Security Plan (ESP V), while the second addresses proposed tariff … Continued
Carolyn Brakey Wins Geauga County Commissioner Seat in Landslide Victory On November 5, voters overwhelming chose Carolyn Brakey as their next Geauga County Commissioner. Carolyn secured 33,849 votes to her opponent’s 17,474, a nearly 2-to-1 margin. Her vote total was the highest among all contested county-wide races, even surpassing President Trump’s Geauga County vote count, … Continued
PJM Files Request with FERC to Delay 2026/2027 BRA On October 15, 2024, PJM Interconnection (PJM) submitted a motion to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting a six-month delay for the currently scheduled Base Residual Auctions (BRA) and Incremental Auctions (IA) for the 2026/2027 Delivery Year (DY) through the 2029/2030 DY. The table below … Continued
Peak Loads for Summer 2024 As we approach September 30 — the end of the summer coincident peak (CP) management season — weather and load forecasts indicate that the five coincident peaks for capacity and transmission in the ATSI Zone have been set. Peak loads for capacity rebounded to loads reached in the summers of … Continued
Matt Brakey Files Testimony in Enbridge Gas Ohio 2023 Base Rate Case On August 9, 2024, regulatory counsel for the Ohio Energy Leadership Council (OELC) submitted the direct testimony of Matt Brakey in Enbridge Gas Ohio’s base rate case before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Enbridge, formerly Dominion Energy Ohio, filed its base … Continued
Utilities Respond to Expected Data Center Load Growth On May 13, 2024, AEP Ohio filed an Application for Approval of New Tariffs with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio which seeks to establish two new customer classifications: (1) the Data Center Power tariff for demands greater than 25 Megawatts (MW) and (2) the Mobile Data … Continued
Carolyn’s Campaign We are excited to announce that Carolyn Brakey is the Republican nominee for Geauga County Commissioner! Carolyn secured a 14-point victory Tuesday night. Carolyn now advances to November where she will face a Democrat challenger. Thank you for the incredible and ongoing support from so many of our clients and colleagues. Please feel … Continued
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