FirstEnergy is asking Ohio regulators for three straight yearly increases to the delivery part of electric bills, starting in 2027. For a typical Toledo Edison home using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month, the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel says the added charge would reach $15.90 a month by year three. The request is pending before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, and no hearing dates have been set.
The increase would stack. Toledo Edison customers would pay an average of $5.30 more a month in the first year, $10.60 more in the second and $15.90 more in the third, according to the consumers’ counsel. By year three, that is $190.80 a year on top of today’s bill for a household at that usage…