Ohio Utilities and Energy
Householder sentence: Darcy cartoon
Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was justifiably given the max 20 year sentence for steering the $60 million bribery scheme to win passage of the HB6 bailout of FirstEnergy nuclear power plants.
Republican lobbyist Matt Borges sentenced to 5 years in prison for role in bribery scandal
Matt Borges, the former Ohio Republican Party chairman, was sentenced Friday in federal court in Cincinnati for his role in the largest political corruption scheme in state history.
Have unpaid utility bills? Cleveland wants to help qualifying customers get caught up
The City of Cleveland has introduced a program to help Cleveland Public Power and Cleveland Water customers who are behind on payments, but are on a payment plan, to help pay utility bills.
Drilling in state parks: Republicans hope it can fuel a tax cut, but environmentalists fear the worst
Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman is looking to oil and gas production on state reserves to help replace lost state revenue that would result from income tax cuts that the legislature is eyeing.
State regulator allows NOPEC to continue operating, sets new rule for electric aggregators
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Wednesday allowed NOPEC to continuing aggregating electricity but put in place new rules for aggregators.
Gov. Mike DeWine selects PUCO staffer John Williams for utility regulating commission
Gov. Mike DeWine selected a former employee of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to fill the panel’s open seat.
46-vehicle pileup on Ohio Turnpike kills four, injures many more; eastbound lanes on toll road remain closed
A 46-vehicle pileup on the Ohio Turnpike killed four people Friday and injured many more in a crash that closed the toll road near Fremont, authorities said.
Federal judge removes FirstEnergy attorneys in shareholder lawsuit, asks for applications to replace them
U.S. District Judge John Adams on Wednesday removed FirstEnergy attorneys from a shareholder lawsuit.
Columbia Gas of Ohio wants to increase distribution rates, which could increase residential bills about $150 a year
Columbia Gas of Ohio wants to raise the distribution portion of a typical residential customer’s bill by 27.1%.
FirstEnergy shareholders’ attorneys identify Charles Jones, Michael Dowling for devising House Bill 6 payments
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Attorneys for FirstEnergy Corp. shareholders today identified two senior executives at the Akron utility as people behind the payments in the House Bill 6 scandal.
Judge orders attorneys for FirstEnergy investors to reveal who paid bribes in House Bill 6 scandal by Wednesday
A federal judge Tuesday ordered attorneys for FirstEnergy Corp. investors to name the people who paid the bribes in the House Bill 6 scandal by noon Wednesday, saying the public has a right to know how “the political process was so easily corrupted.”
Attorneys for FirstEnergy shareholders argue against judge’s demand for info on bribes in House Bill 6 scandal
Attorneys for shareholders of FirstEnergy Corp. argued Wednesday against publicly addressing a judge’s questions about who paid the bribes in the House Bill 6 scandal.
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