Ohio
Top regulator’s exit raises questions about utility and fossil fuel influence
Critics question whether the former Ohio utility commission chair should have recused himself more often to avoid any appearance of bias.
Ohio
Ohio regulators decline to force FirstEnergy to hire an independent auditor
The order agrees that spending should be open to review but first requires the company to review itself.
Ohio
Ohio regulators OK Lake Erie wind farm with ‘poison pill’ that may kill project
Requirement for nightly shutdowns for two-thirds of the year reneges on compromise reached with agencies two years ago.
Ohio
Fate of AEP Ohio solar project hinges on question of need
Ohio regulators will rule on the need for the largest-yet solar energy project proposed in the state.
FirstEnergy
Ohio case tests limits of state regulators’ power to impose utility charges
The Ohio Supreme Court heard argument on the lack of limits for FirstEnergy’s credit rider.