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On May 26, 2026 parties filed reply comments regarding administrative rules in Ohio Adm. Code Chapter 4901:1-35, addressing the five-year rule review of the standard service offers rules (5/26/26).

The Companies – Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, and Toledo Edison Company commented that the PUCO should not adopt RESA’s proposal for a rule that prohibits switching fees.  “However, the Commission has previously held that switching fees assessed to CRES are not discriminatory. “Consistent with our prior decisions regarding this issue, including with respect to AES Ohio, we affirm that the continuation of the switching fee is not discriminatory, counter to state policy, or otherwise unreasonable.”

OCC reiterated support for Staff’s proposed changes to the SSO rules. Additionally, the OCC stated that the PUCO should adopt rules requiring data centers to cover all costs of serving them, including generation expenses.

The Joint Commenters – RESA and Interstate Gas Supply commented that the PUCO should adopt the proposals advanced by several stakeholders to evaluate SSO procurement on a statewide basis within this proceeding and should convene additional stakeholder meetings to support this effort and ensure alignment with the timelines of the parallel PJM and FERC reviews. The PUCO should also reject AEP Ohio’s proposal to permit automatic procedural changes and instead retain the existing framework. The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Energy Group commented that the PUCO should reject the recommendation to impose anti-competitive regulations on data center customers as part of this case.