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
FirstEnergy Files 2024 Base Distribution Rate Case On May 31, 2024, the FirstEnergy (FE) companies of Ohio Edison (OE), the Illuminating Company (CEI), and Toledo Edison (TE) filed a new base distribution rate case with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). This is FE’s first distribution rate case since 2007; its base distribution tariffs … Continued
PUCO Approves AEP ESP V Settlement On April 3, 2024, the PUCO issued an Opinion and Order modifying and approving the Stipulation and Recommendation agreed upon by 17 signatory parties in AEP’s Fifth Electric Security Plan (ESP V) case. This Opinion and Order authorizes AEP to implement its ESP V for a four-year period beginning … Continued