/tags/public-utilities-commission-of-ohio Public Utilities Commission of Ohio en-US Copyright Mon, 13 May 2024 17:11:03 GMT /2024-05-13/international-roadcheck-semis-pulled-over-highways The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is participating in International Roadcheck, a 72-hour blitz from May 14-16 throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada that checks motor carriers for safety violations. Mon, 13 May 2024 17:11:03 GMT /2024-05-13/international-roadcheck-semis-pulled-over-highways Tana Weingartner /politics-government/2024-05-03/audit-of-firstenergys-political-spending-could-cost-more-because-of-delays The cost of an audit to track First Energy's political spending after the corrupt House Bill 6 is likely to go up because it has taken so long to move forward with it. Fri, 03 May 2024 20:56:01 GMT /politics-government/2024-05-03/audit-of-firstenergys-political-spending-could-cost-more-because-of-delays Renee Fox /politics-government/2024-05-02/firstenergy-companies-asking-state-regulators-for-rate-increases The FirstEnergy companies that distribute electricity as Ohio Edison, Cleveland Electric and Toledo Edison are asking state regulators to increase rates and restructure how customers are charged. Thu, 02 May 2024 20:50:55 GMT /politics-government/2024-05-02/firstenergy-companies-asking-state-regulators-for-rate-increases Renee Fox /2023-02-28/southwest-ohio-new-area-code-283 Get ready to start dialing a new area code in Southwest Ohio. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 14:50:17 GMT /2023-02-28/southwest-ohio-new-area-code-283 Tana Weingartner /news/2022-10-14/aep-wants-state-regulators-to-lower-their-reliability-standards-to-allow-for-longer-more-frequent-outages But consumer advocates representing manufacturers and residential electric customers, and staff at a state regulatory agency are pushing back. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:42:46 GMT /news/2022-10-14/aep-wants-state-regulators-to-lower-their-reliability-standards-to-allow-for-longer-more-frequent-outages Renee Fox /politics-government/2022-09-15/special-counsel-hired-to-help-puco-with-document-requests-has-multiple-ties-to-hb-6-push An outside law firm working with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on responses to federal subpoenas and public records requests has multiple ties to the law at the heart of the state’s ongoing nuclear bailout corruption scandal. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2022-09-15/special-counsel-hired-to-help-puco-with-document-requests-has-multiple-ties-to-hb-6-push Kathiann M. Kolwalski /news/2022-07-05/aep-ready-for-state-regulators-to-review-forced-power-outages The Columbus-based electric utility has been criticized for outages following severe storms during days of extreme heat. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:59:23 GMT /news/2022-07-05/aep-ready-for-state-regulators-to-review-forced-power-outages Karen Kasler /news/2021-11-09/text-messages-between-former-firstenergy-execs-leads-to-call-for-new-audit The utility bosses talked about their companies' priorities and if they can get help from the then-chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 11:41:22 GMT /news/2021-11-09/text-messages-between-former-firstenergy-execs-leads-to-call-for-new-audit Andy Chow /news/2021-01-27/theres-a-new-effort-to-elect-ohio-utility-regulators The $61 million bribery scandal involving Ohio's nuclear plant bailout law and a utility widely believed to be FirstEnergy has brought new attention to… Wed, 27 Jan 2021 11:42:12 GMT /news/2021-01-27/theres-a-new-effort-to-elect-ohio-utility-regulators Karen Kasler /news/2020-11-18/gov-dewine-deflects-questions-on-fbi-search-of-public-utility-officials-home Gov. Mike DeWine is deflecting questions regarding an FBI search of the Columbus home of the the state's top utility regulator. At a coronavirus briefing… Wed, 18 Nov 2020 12:15:56 GMT /news/2020-11-18/gov-dewine-deflects-questions-on-fbi-search-of-public-utility-officials-home Mark Gillispie