COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) – The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) ordered FirstEnergy to pay $250 million in restitution to customers and civil forfeitures after finding that the company’s utilities violated Ohio law.
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The violations were uncovered during an in-depth investigation involving an alleged bribery scheme surrounding aging power plants operated by FirstEnergy and a ratepayer bailout of the utility.
In its findings, the Commission observed “this pattern of violations contributed to the conduct giving rise to the HB 6 scandal.”…