/tags/public-utilities-commission-of-ohio Public Utilities Commission of Ohio en-US Copyright Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:59:17 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-20/aep-ohio-proposes-onsite-fuel-cell-power-generation-for-aws-cologix-data-centers The demand for computing power at data centers is growing faster than the grid can produce the supply. AEP Ohio is proposing a new way to bring electricity to two large data centers that won’t tax the grid in an application the company filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:59:17 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-20/aep-ohio-proposes-onsite-fuel-cell-power-generation-for-aws-cologix-data-centers Renee Fox /politics-government/2025-01-27/study-reveals-flaws-in-ohios-retail-electricity-marketplace Researchers at Ohio State University crunched a decade’s worth of offers from retail electricity suppliers and found that for the past decade, most of the offers available on the market were bad deals for consumers. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-27/study-reveals-flaws-in-ohios-retail-electricity-marketplace Renee Fox /politics-government/2025-01-16/ohio-utility-regulators-move-ethics-questions-to-start-of-application-process-as-part-of-reforms There's an opening on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. For the first time, ethics paperwork was required at the beginning of the process, instead of in the middle. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:16:57 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-16/ohio-utility-regulators-move-ethics-questions-to-start-of-application-process-as-part-of-reforms Renee Fox /politics-government/2025-01-14/ohio-consumer-advocate-says-tech-companies-seeking-utility-deal-on-data-centers-are-worth-trillions Ohio Consumers' Counsel attorney Bill Michael's line of questioning on Tuesday suggested companies like Amazon, Meta and Microsoft can afford to pay their fair share, when it comes to purchasing electricity. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:28:13 GMT /politics-government/2025-01-14/ohio-consumer-advocate-says-tech-companies-seeking-utility-deal-on-data-centers-are-worth-trillions Renee Fox /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