By: Thomas Gnau | There will be two local hearings next month on a Dayton Power & Light requested rate increase. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has scheduled public hearings on the rate increase request — at 1
Ohio regulators say utilities can’t keep federal tax cut
By: WTOL11 | State utility regulators in Ohio have rejected legal arguments by the state’s four big electric utilities seeking to avoid returning proceeds from the federal tax cut to customers through rate reductions. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s
ComEd Files For $23 Million Rate Decrease
By: Katherine Newman | ComEd recently filed their annual formula rate update with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). The new rates call for a $23 million decrease overall, compared to the currently approved rates. If approved, the new rates would
Ameren files for rate rise but says bills should go down in 2019
By: Tim Ditman | A recent Ameren filing with the Illinois Commerce Commission could lead to an electricity-rate increase, but the utility said other factors will actually lead to an overall decrease on your power bill starting in January. Ameren spokeswoman
Illinois Commerce Commission orders five major utilities to share tax savings with customers
By: Kevin Randolph | The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) recently approved tariffs requiring five Illinois utilities to pass savings from federal corporate income tax reductions on to their customers. The affected utilities are Peoples Gas, North Shore Gas, Nicor Gas,
Ameren Illinois customers will pay less for electricity
By: Joseph Bustos | Several electricity rate adjustments, one on the supply side and one on the delivery side, are expected to take place in the next several months for ratepayers including one that is expected to save Ameren Illinois
Eversource Customers To See Rates Rise Under PURA Decision
By: Gregory B. Hladkey | About 1.2 million Connecticut consumers who get their power from Eversource will be paying $5.40 per month more in the coming year under rate increases just granted by state regulators, but officials say it could
Why is the average price of your electricity going down in Ohio?
By: Dan DeRoos | Every year The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Energy Institute (GEI) compares what the average cost of electricity is in each state and for the third straight year prices have fallen in Ohio, despite the national average reaching its
Ameren estimates average power bill up by $11 in April
By: Ben Hohenstatt | Unseasonable weather has made this April has been one cruel month. There have been 16 days with highs lower than the historic average, according to Weather Underground. This week began with flurries of snow. The persistent
FirstEnergy Asks Administration For Help To Get Customers To Pay More
By: Reid Frazier | A bankrupt energy company in Ohio wants the Trump administration to help its struggling coal and nuclear plants. FirstEnergy warns of power outages if the plants close. TRANSCRIPT NOEL KING, HOST: An Ohio power company that