Sierra Club: Ohio Supreme Court Overturns FirstEnergy Customer-Funded Nearly $600 Million Bailout
June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 19 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release:
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- Utility bailout attempts in Ohio continue to lose out to reason.
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Today, the Ohio Supreme Court overturned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's approval of a FirstEnergy bailout that left customers footing a nearly $600 million bill. The bailout misleadingly named the Distribution Modernization Rider (DMR) has cost customers up to $204 million annual . . .
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- Utility bailout attempts in Ohio continue to lose out to reason.
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Today, the Ohio Supreme Court overturned the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's approval of a FirstEnergy bailout that left customers footing a nearly $600 million bill. The bailout misleadingly named the Distribution Modernization Rider (DMR) has cost customers up to $204 million annual . . .