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On July 2, 2026 RPA filed new testimony of Alex Rentrop, Director of Operations for RPA Energy, Inc d/g/a Green Choice Energy.

A hearing has been scheduled for July 15, 20 26 at 10:00 a.m. ET at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to obtain evidence relevant to the calculation of the forfeiture issued to RPA Energy d/b/a Green Choice Energy (RPA)Green.

Mr. Rentrop’s filed testimony covers two main topics. First, it provides enrollment figures immediately preceding and during the period of Staff’s initial investigation between 18 January 1 through June 30, 2021. His testimony then explains Attachments A and B of his testimony, which re-organize the information provided in Attachment 1 of the Prefilled testimony of Nedra Ramsey (May 11, 2026) detailing the alleged enrollment violations.

The testimony indicates that the “Company believes these exhibits demonstrate the relative scope of the violations alleged and clarify the issues in a more straightforward and user-friendly fashion than Staff’s Attachment . Attachments A and B facilitate review of the alleged violations on a “per-incident” basis, which the Company believes will be more efficient than a “per violation” review of 281 separate violations.

As reported previously, the PUCO has opened this investigation into “alleged unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable acts or practices” by retail gas and electricity supplier Green Choice Energy. This investigation was prompted by a Staff recommendation, which stated that Staff had sent a notice of probable non-compliance to RPA on June 21, 2021, but after extensive discussions between Staff and the supplier no resolution was reached.

The specific allegations of Staff are that “In late February 2021, based on review of customer contacts to the Commission’s call center, Staff became concerned about RPA’s marketing and enrollment practices. During the course of Staff’s investigation into a customer contact to the Commission’s call center, after reviewing the sales call audio recording RPA provided to Staff, Staff began to suspect that the recording was altered.” This was later confirmed according to Staff by a call made by an alleged RPA sales representative to a senior PUCO staffer who later listened to what she identified as an apparently redacted version of the telemarketing call recording. Other concerns were raised by a video recording of a door-to-door interaction viewed by Staff after which Staff determined, “…that RPA’s door-to-door sales agent engaged in misleading and deceptive marketing and solicitation practices.” There is also at least one allegation of slamming along with other customer complaints.  See also Supreme Court of Ohio Docket No. 2024-0236.

Any stipulations were due by July 2, 2026 but as this publication no filings were made.