CLEVELAND — This spring, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is considering an application by FirstEnergy to increase distribution rates for its Ohio Edison, Toledo Edison, and Illuminating Company customers.
Before PUCO makes its decision, the agency will be hosting public hearings in Cleveland and Akron over the next few days.
Here’s what we know.
FIRSTENERGY’S REQUEST
FirstEnergy says its application “for an increase in base rates aims to enable the companies to recover their costs of providing distribution service to customers, including service reliability improvements made in recent years.”…