July, 2020
POLICY UPDATES
The HB-6 Circus Continues

It’s been pretty well known around Capitol Square that Householder used FirstEnergy money to support primary candidates that helped make him Speaker, and then expected to vote for HB 6. It’s just that nobody knew how, but given the Statehouse pay-to-play environment, most of us just shrugged it off. 

PUCO, Vectren and PIPP

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued a Finding and Order yesterday that partly approved and partly modified Vectren's proposed transition plan. Under these plans, utilities provide a roadmap for how they will restart meter reading, repairs, disconnections, and other activities suspended during the pandemic.

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STAY INFORMED OF OHIO UTILITY COVID-19 TRANSITION PLANS
We've published a webpage that provides all the details of Ohio's utility program restarts including disconnection notices, fees and financial aid.

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