Dive Summary:
- A Wednesday vote by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio will determine whether FirstEnergy will be required to pay customers millions of dollars in rebates.
- The utility allegedly overpaid for renewable energy credits and then passed the extra cost on to customers.
- Details on the estimated amount of the overcharges were blocked from public view due to confidentiality claims, but a Natural Resources Defense Council estimates the amount to be between $96 million and $126 million.
From the article:
... Portions of audits detailing the estimated amount of the overcharges have been blocked from public view because of confidentiality claims by the company. That has meant other parties in the case, including FirstEnergy competitor American Electric Power-Ohio and the Ohio Consumers' Counsel representing utility ratepayers, couldn't discuss the figures. ...