PUC Adopts New Rules to Apply to Low-Income Customers
May 13, 2025 the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued an order adopting new rules to be contained in a new chapter of the administrative code designated…
News Stories: Rulemaking
May 14, 2026
PUCO Approves FirstEnergy Utilities’ Amended Corporate Separation Plan
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved an amended corporate separation plan (CSP) filed by the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities. More specifically, PUCO noted…
Parties File Comments on Amendments to Standard Service Offer Rules
On May 11, 2026 parties filed initial comments with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) regarding administrative rules in Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-35,…
May 12, 2026
PUC Adopts Amendments to Gas Pipeline Rules
An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) issued an order that the amendments to the Ohio Public Utilities Commission’s five year review of the gas pipeline safety rules in…
May 7, 2026
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Energy Group File Proposed Rule Changes Including Making All Transmission Costs Bypassable
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Energy Group or OMAEG – The Commission Should Amend the Language of Ohio Adm.Code 4901:1-36- 04(B) to Ensure That the Transmission…
April 30, 2026
PUC Grants RESA’s Request for Rehearing Finding Customer-signed Verification is Applicable to Direct Solicitations Only
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an Order on Rehearing “grants in part, and denies, in part, the application for rehearing filed by the Retail Energy…
April 29, 2026
Staff Supports Approval of FirstEnergy’s Corporate Separation Plan
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) have recommended approval of an amended corporate separation plan (CSP) filed by the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities.…
April 24, 2026
Improving Customer Service and Protecting Consumers Through Onshoring
On April 23, 2026 the FCC published rules to encourage and facilitate the onshoring of foreign call centers. Comments are due May 26, 2026 and reply comments are due on…
April 16, 2026
Parties File Comments on Proposed Competition Rules
Rate Counsel – Rate Counsel’s continued position is that the most important consumer protection in the process of shopping for, renewing, or switching a contract…
April 10, 2026
Staff Proposes New Streamlined Complaint Process
The Texas Public Utilities Commission Staff issued a Memo and Proposal for Publication that proposes amendments to several complaint requirements identified in § 24.242,…
