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Parties File Comments on Amendments to Standard Service Offer Rules
RESA Suggests Using Rulemaking to Develop New SSO Process
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, addressing the five-year rule review of the Standard Service Offers Rules.
As previously reported the Commission issued an Entry on April 14, 2026, proposing to conduct a five-year review of the Standard Service Offers rules set forth in Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-35. Note that attached to this Entry are the proposed amendments to Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-35 (Attachment A) and the BIA (Attachment B), Pursuant to the Commission entry, comments were to be filed no later than May 11, 2026.
Notably in its comments the Retail Energy Supply Association. (RESA) encouraged the PUC of Ohio to use the rulemaking that was opened to implement parts of HB 15 that among other things would eliminate electric security plans that ultimately define the default service product to be procured under the market Standard Service Offer (SSO) process that would be used going forward.
Highlights from filed comments include:
Duke Energy – “Requiring Annual ROE Testimony and Comparable Company Analysis Imposes Substantial and Unnecessary Burden and Complication into the Annual SEET Proceeding.”
“Inclusion of proposed capital budget requirements for future periods is unnecessary for the SEET and adds unreasonable burden and complexity.”
OCC – The SSO Rules should address potential data center load growth in Ohio.
Ohio Power – “The rules should allow for procedural amendments to the CBP component of an SSO with a 45-day approval.”
“The rule provision addressing the Significantly Significant Earnings Test (“SEET”) can be eliminated as unnecessary.”
RESA – “The Commission should adopt a rule that requires costs of processing switching and accessing data to cease being discriminatorily assessed against shopping customers and their suppliers.”
“The Commission should establish a collaborative process to discuss whether there should be any change to the current slice of the system SSO auction so that future MROs can have a “clear product definition.”
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