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Jenifer French was appointed as Public Utilities Chair of Ohio in 2021. Sam Randazzo, former head of the PUCO, died of apparent suicide earlier this year after he was indicted for bribery.
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Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo, accused of heavy involvement in the state's largest bribery scheme, died by suspected suicide Tuesday morning.
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Business & EconomyOhio’s electric customers were charged more than $100 million to subsidize two unprofitable coal plants in 2020.
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Former Ohio Public Utilities Commission Director Sam Randazzo had sought to have his trial moved to Columbus.
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The request from the Ohio Consumers' Counsel comes after Attorney General Dave Yost advised the PUCO to halt four investigations related to the nuclear power plant bailout law known as House Bill 6.
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For two days, Gov. Mike DeWine has been answering questions about the indictments of two former FirstEnergy executives and the man he appointed to chair Ohio's utility regulating panel.
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Randazzo is requesting his trial be transferred from Cincinnati to Columbus citing that many of the witnesses the defense may call live in Columbus.
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Earlier this month, AEP Ohio announced plans for another rate increase that the company said will pay for reliability-focused improvements to the electric grid. Under the plan, rates will go up about $1.50 a month or an average annual increase of less than 1 percent.
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The Ohio Consumers’ Counsel asked the PUCO to intervene and prevent low-income participants in the program from paying higher rates for electricity and therefore the rider that funds the PIPP program.
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Consumer advocates asked for changes to a program meant to keep homes warm even when people can’t pay. But the Ohio Public Utilities Commission denied those requests in their meeting Wednesday.